books
Listened to Sing You Home, 2011, by Jodi Picoult and it was good. Long but entertaining but I hated the music tracks – it’s offensive to have someone chose music for you. Infertility issues and who has rites to the … Continue reading →
Knitting
2 Kate Davies items: Hat for Mum and sweater for me
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Finished James Fitzgerald’s book, What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son’s Quest to Redeem the Past, 2010 and it was good. A bit long and very sad but interesting. He writes well about his grandfather, famous but forgotten because of his … Continue reading →
good mystery
The Janus Stone: A Ruth Galloway Mystery by Elly Griffiths, 2010, second book of Norfolk set mysteries. Very likeable characters, Ruth puts up with no nonsense and gets into all kinds of trouble. The plot is a bit bizarre but … Continue reading →
sweetgeorgia socks and scarf progress
Scarf is nearly done: Yarn from SweetGeorgia in Vancouver BC, for these socks.
Continue reading →good book, awful book
Start with the good book, The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell, 2011. Two stories that eventually come together set in London in the 50s and now. Good writer, realistic depictions of people and babies. Liked this book. … Continue reading →
Atlantic and a mystery
Finished listening to Simon Winchester’s Atlantic, 2011, read by Simon himself. Good to listen to, very interesting book but I needed the visual supports – the maps, the photos – of the places he was talking about. What an interesting … Continue reading →
3 other things I should be knitting but doing this instead..
Pattern is Stephen West’s Clockwork
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Two mysteries
The latest Jacqueline Winspear is good, A Lesson in Secrets, 2011. Like comfort food, good to return to familiar characters performing up to speed. Maisie Dobbs solves the problems as usual. Listened to my first Craig Russell, Blood Eagle, 2005. … Continue reading →