Monthly Archives: March 2014

Yarn Along

Posted on March 12, 2014 by lfpbe

Yes, again with the sweaters. I think I’m officially obsessed with these little rollneck sweaters in Lion Brand Amazing Yarn. After this one, I’ll try a different project…maybe. I’m enjoying A Room of One’s Own, not so much because it … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts on Sebastian Barry’s The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty

Posted on March 11, 2014 by badkitty1016

In Part Three Eneas finally gets some good news.  He returns to England and visits the War Office, where he learns that his pension has been collecting while he was in Nigeria.  He is a rich man with twelve hundred … Continue reading →

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Five Things I Did Today Instead of Writing About The Crucible

Posted on March 10, 2014 by lfpbe

I didn’t write about The Crucible today, although some of the thoughts I had about the play during my morning walk were pretty darned profound. I’m studying the play with the student I tutor, and I’m still trying to make … Continue reading →

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A Review of Norman Rush’s Subtle Bodies

Posted on March 9, 2014 by lfpbe

Norman Rush is the best novelist you’ve never heard of. I don’t mean that to be condescending, since I hadn’t heard of him either until I found a copy of his novel Mating in a university bookstore in Baltimore in … Continue reading →

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The part of the book in which it becomes clear why it has the name it has: progress report on Sebastian Barry’s The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty

Posted on March 8, 2014 by badkitty1016

When last we spoke, Eneas McNulty had run from Ireland under pain of death from the IRA militants in his hometown of Sligo.  Part Two details what he does after he leaves.  I feel like Barry takes some liberties with … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Richard Hugo’s “To Women”

Posted on March 7, 2014 by lfpbe

Richard Hugo’s poem “To Women” was included in the Norton Anthology that we used as a poetry text in A.P. English. We weren’t assigned to read this poem, but I found it anyway when I was flipping through the book … Continue reading →

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My Uneasy Truce with the F Word

Posted on March 6, 2014 by lfpbe

A book blog called the Classics Club is sponsoring a challenge each month in 2014. I missed January and February, but I’m planning to start participating in each challenging beginning this month. The idea is that each month has a … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along – Plus an Announcement!

Posted on March 5, 2014 by lfpbe

Here’s the first sleeve of the Storm Cloud Sweater. I’ve worked on it very little this week, largely because of another knitting-related project: I finally opened my Etsy store! This project has been a long time in coming. Of course … Continue reading →

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So today sucked. Here’s why.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by badkitty1016

Today sucked because in two days I get to be here.  And I need a vacation.  I have some plans to wax philosophical on the blog about my relationship with Yosemite, but I’m not sure it’s going to happen.  I … Continue reading →

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Well, Drat

Posted on March 3, 2014 by lfpbe

I had such high hopes for this blog post. It was going to be about feminism, and the title was going to be “My Uneasy Peace with the F Word.” How great is that? But then – driving home in … Continue reading →

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