Books
Listening to Foreign Bodies by Cynthia Ozick, 2011, in the car. Not sure I like it, not sure I like a single character. Do like the piano’s presence. Not being a particularly literary person, the remix of a Henry James … Continue reading →
Love my spindle
KCL Woods
Continue reading →Spinning and socks and a vest
Spinning, practice Vest for Mum Tangent, by Ruth Sorensen. Interesting pattern, all one piece Bosenberry Ladybug Fiber Company
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Really like Andrew Westoll’s The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary, 2011. He is a good writer and it is a great story. Very glad I bought this book. He spent months at Fauna Sanctuary, a refuge for thirteen chimps rescued from … Continue reading →
Vest and socks
Started Tangent by Ruth Sorensen. Fascinating pattern, a bit tricky to figure out but intesting to knit. Finished socks for Bran, Wendy Johnson’s Diamond Gansey Socks, a favorite pattern of mine. It’s hard to see the pattern in the varigated … Continue reading →
holey scarf
Having fun making the Swiss Cheese scarf and reading Fauna by Alissa York, 2011 about a likeable crew of characters and animals living alternate lives in the Don Valley in Toronto. Not plot driven, but a good book. Has a … Continue reading →
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Can I blog from my iPad?
Continue reading →scarf, hat and books
Family Album by Penelope Lively, 2009. Bit too close to home, re: messed up family. An uncomfortable read but it’s a good book. Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest, Wade Davis, 2011. Very interesting … Continue reading →
baby sweater
2 books
Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James, 2011. PD combines Jane Austen with a mystery, and it’s very well done. It feels like the same characters. Started reading it but am now listening to it and think I like it better … Continue reading →