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too many mysteries
3 that I have either stopped or skimmed the remainder. They are pretty good mysteries but I get bored with the plots.The Dying Light by Henry Porter, 2009. Like an episode of Spooks, and well enough written but I sent … Continue reading →
mitts
mitts for Mum, really nice sock wool that shrinks after a few washings so I’m not going to make any more socks of it.
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Am enjoying The Bishop’s Man by Linden MacIntyre 2009. Good novel, interesting topic. The flawed father tries to deal with the ramifications of spending years burying abuse scandals for his bishop. Just listened to Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg, … Continue reading →
Socks and booties
Colourful sock purple sock Booties for Laura click on photo for bigger image
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Extraordinary Canadians Lucy Maud Montgomery by Jane Urquhart 2009. Thoughtful book – well written. Interesting discussion of women writers, how they were dismissed as not real writers. Makes you want to go back and read all the books again. Midnight … Continue reading →
The Blue Shawl is done
My first, and maybe last?, attempt at a shawl. click on image to see larger view
Continue reading →Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason, 2009. Good mystery. Indridason is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction, this is book number 6 of a series with Erlendur – the detective. The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for … Continue reading →
a book thief, some spies, and a piano teacher
The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett, 2009. Very interesting – the story of a book thief who has absolutely no … Continue reading →
books
The boy in the moon : a father’s search for his disabled son by Ian Brown, 2009. An excellent book, very well written. A page turner really as he looks at ethics and money and humanity and through it all, … Continue reading →