Category Archives: Books

Unraveled.

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Progress continues — two steps forward, step-and-a-half back — on Carbeth. Funnily enough, I am not bothered at all by having to rip and reknit repeatedly, probably because the knitting, on US#10-1/2 needles, goes so fast. Plus, I got to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Carbeth, Unraveled Wednesdays | 7 Comments

Daily chuckle.

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

From Michael Perry’s latest book.

Posted in Books, Silliness | 4 Comments

Unraveled; or, my 2018 year in books.

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

I suck at externally prescribed activities. KALs, swaps, mutual letter-writing; it sounds like such a good idea, such a fun and rewarding activity… and then life steps in and I get distracted and pffft! I’m no masochist, so after signing up … Continue reading →

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My year in books.

Posted on January 2, 2018 by

My reading was not deep nor particularly wide in 2017. Sixty-two books, down from 72 in 2016 and 90 in 2015. What’s up with that? I blame the distraction of the iPad. The Fever Abbott, Megan The Absent One (Department … Continue reading →

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What’s happening? Not much.

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

Not much to say, but I feel like I should post something. I have learned from experience, however, that if I have photos the post(s) write themselves. Here goes… Elder Son and GF have unpacked nearly all their books. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, Andrew, Animals, Books, Christmas, Milady, Percy, Winter | 5 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday.

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

Last Thursday we went out to run errands and have an early dinner. What to knit in the car? The mitered square afghan — nearly done! — is way, way too big to be portable, but I have noticed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Cowls, knitting, Reading, Unraveled Wednesdays | 5 Comments

Unraveled (for realz).

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Joining Kat and friends. I had a couple handknits that I had made but which I never, or almost never, wore. Awhile back it occurred to me that I could frog them and reclaim the yarn. Here is their story. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Cowls, knitting, Reading, Scarves, Unraveled Wednesdays | 13 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday #4.

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Joining Kat for Unraveled Wednesdays! After deciding I had made enough dead baby buntings, I returned to the never-ending afghan knitting. As for unraveling, that always happens somewhere in the knitting — a dropped stitch, a forgotten decrease. On a … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday #2.

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

(Damn. This is the second third time I have had to write this post. WordPress keeps losing it even though I saved it multiple times! That used to happen all the time to people on TypePad, but this is the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Community knitting, Unraveled Wednesdays | 10 Comments
Posted on May 10, 2017 by

What I have been listening to. Siddhartha Mukherjee writes really good books about medical stuff. I listened to Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer a couple years ago and loved it. The Gene was also intriguing; it traced the history … Continue reading →

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