Category Archives: Books

When the world has got you down, here are some pick-me-ups.

Posted on November 12, 2020 by

My SIL sent me this article from the Washington Post that has a list of feel-good books. We could all use one like that sometimes; I need to share. I haven’t read any of these, so I cannot comment on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading | 5 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 10/21/20.

Posted on October 21, 2020 by

Joining Kat and friends on Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting. One of these weeks I will take a photo of the nearly finished BDJ currently on the needles. This is not the week. Reading. My nightly reading binge continues! I am enjoying … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 8/12/20.

Posted on August 12, 2020 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting. Today I delivered the three kids’ sweaters to the library for their silent auction later this month. I am so happy to have found a deserving place for them. Next up, I … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 8/5/20.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by

Joining Kat and friends today to talk about knitting and reading. Knitting. Reading.   The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. One of you mentioned reading the Ruth Galloway series. I remembered reading the first one, pictured left, a couple years … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby stuff, Books, BSJ, knitting, Reading, Unraveled Wednesdays | 8 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 7/29/20.

Posted on July 29, 2020 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting, or, fun with the button box. I went through my button box and came up with these two possibilities for the In Threes child sweater. The white ones are real mother-of-pearl.   … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday, 7/22/20.

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting. The In Threes sweater is coming along nicely, albeit with the occasional unraveling. I bound off the sleeve caps on Monday night. If all goes well I shall be able to show … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby stuff, Books, Reading, Sweaters, Television, Unraveled Wednesdays | 9 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 6/3/2020.

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Knitting. This is a scarf I finished last week, still not blocked. Both yarns are Blue Moon Fiber Arts; the variegated sparkly one is the second half of the skein I used in … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew, Books, Coronavirus, Minneapolis, Reading, Unraveled Wednesdays, Zuni | 7 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday.

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

(I had an entire post done for this day, and WordPress deleted it. Arghhh…) (Attempting to recreate it as best as I can remember it, but the links may be gone forever.) Joining with Kat for Unraveled Wednesday. Last Thursday … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Coronavirus, knitting, Reading, Unraveled Wednesdays | 6 Comments

Welcome me back to the land of the living.

Posted on February 22, 2020 by

Yes, that is an overstatement. But it is how I feel after 4-1/2 days in bed coughing up a lung — no mean accomplishment, given that it was a dry cough — and peeing my pants every.damned.time. It is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Rants, various, Reading | 7 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 11/13/19 (I’m back!)

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

Knitting. My Unraveled posts have been on a too-long hiatus because reasons, not because I haven’t been knitting. Reason 1. I became dissatisfied with the colors of my Boxy. It is being knitted from all the different fingering weight red … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, Books, Boxy, Fairfield sweater, Reading, Socks, Unraveled Wednesdays | 11 Comments