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I’ve been an anemic blogger lately, though other parts of my writing life are hopping along nicely. Maybe sometime soon I’ll devote a blog post to all the projects I have going on in my real-world life. I am still … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
I finished the back of my oatmeal sweater last weekend, and today I cast on for the front. I enjoyed making my brown English rib sweater over the summer (summers aren’t horrendously hot where I live, though this past one … Continue reading
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A Review of Nell Zink’s Mislaid
The premise of this novel is a fascinating one: what would happen if a lesbian and a gay man got married? Zink raises the stakes by posing this question in the context of an all-women’s college in Virginia in the … Continue reading
Thoughts on Acts I and II of The Winter’s Tale
It occurred to me the other day that I can’t remember the last time I read a Shakespeare play that I had never read before. There’s one exception – I did read As You Like It for the first time … Continue reading
Beads and More Beads: A Holiday Fundraiser
Hi Friends, I have a fundraiser in the works this holiday season. I am selling beading and beadmaking kits. Each and every bead in these kits was handmade from recycled magazines and newspapers (see photos). Each kit comes with fishing … Continue reading
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My short attention span for books continues, but today’s photo is of Camara Laye’s The Radiance of the King, which is really good but a little cringeworthy for all the racism and ignorance it showcases – in the first chapter at … Continue reading
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A Review of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train
This review will be brief – I read a library copy almost two months ago, and I did take a few notes but not enough for a detailed review. But that’s OK, since this book was extremely popular and I’m … Continue reading
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That Time I Made Hundreds of Beads and Photographed Them in the Evening Light (And Yes, Also Yarn Along)
Above you can see why I haven’t been knitting much lately. I needed to do a craft with second and third graders as part of a job interview, so I pulled out this old favorite. These beads are easy and … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I haven’t been doing much knitting lately. I do still care about this project, but I’ve been reading more than usual and also working on another craft – beadmaking – that sucks me into its web once a decade or … Continue reading
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Final Thoughts on George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows (by Bethany)
Well, I finished it – and yes, it was entertaining at times. Unlike Outlander and other series, the books in A Song of Ice and Fire don’t vary much from one another in quality or in general mood. All of … Continue reading
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Postcards From Purgatory 