Category: Books

Wednesday Market Day

Books, Knitting, Poetry, Restaurants, Uncategorized

Today I spent my time finishing projects, and starting new ones. I didn’t travel to my writing group today. I’ve learned that I can’t make time and it won’t stand still for me. My Wisp Wrap is almost complete. Which is good because I want to wear it on Saturday!! I have to decide on ribbons or buttons to secure it. Ribbons would be fun because I can lace it up any which way. The wrap is designed with eyelets around the perimeter.
I found these books at The Box Of Delights bookshop in Wolfville. The cover is what catches my eye then I read the back and first page. If I’m intrigued it’s a go!!

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The Wolfville Farmers Market will feed
me before I pick up our CSA share for this week. Our shares have been packed with the local bountiful harvest of late and I’m looking forward to what I may find. Whatever is in season always seems to blend well in a soup, so if all else fails…soups on!! Here’s some great offerings from Frais Catering who will be at tonight’s community supper. Love it!! I wish you could have experienced the wonderful smells from Frais Catering as I was sitting at The Wool n Tart finishing up my commissioned pieces for delivery.

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Future projects, the CoBaSi teal/turquoise will be striped socks and the CoBaSi plus in olives will be a drop stitch cowl.

I found these beautiful words in my Taproot Magazine.

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Roost

Books

So last night I finished reading Roost by Ali Bryan. It was one of the best stories I’ve read in awhile. A first novel by this author. What is it with first novels? First novels join the group of other amazing firsts I guess. Including The first kiss. I was impressed by the honesty of the novel. I felt the emotions of the main character who is a single parent with two young children. I laughed, cried, and goofed up right along with her. I loved it!! A quick read but very satisfying.

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Catch up

Books, Dance, Fashion, Knitting, Music, Restaurants, Uncategorized

So I’ve been knitting, dancing, reading lately but not sharing.

Tuesday Night knitting group:

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Osmena Hat:

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Which I finished today while I ate this lovely lunch by the cool folk at The Rolled Oat:

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I will be starting Flamenco lessons next week so I picked up this lace skirt for my class:

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New book to start. I heard a lot of great things about it, Canadian author, whoop whoop!!

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Books

I finished this book a few days ago. It’s the story of a bookseller living on an island and how he travels through grief and life to find happiness. I found it moving and very funny at times. The main characters A.J. and Amelia both have equal airtime in the beginning but for some reason Amelia gets dropped for A.J.’s story leaving me wondering what happened to her even after she rejoins the story. I wanted to know more about her, she was such a developed character in the beginning. The other threads of the story bring a lot of interest and keeps you reading so not all is lost. I enjoyed this book overall.
Here is a quote I loved: “We aren’t the things we collect, acquire, read. We are, for as long as we are here, only love. The things we loved. The people we loved.”

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A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Books

I had to finish this book. I couldn’t savour it any longer. I loved it. I love the feeling you get when a story draws you in. Like you are part of it. It was a fascinating book about a young girl called Nao and Ruth, a writer. Living lives far apart. Ruth finds Nao’s secret diary washed up on a beach. The story is heart breaking, and full of hope. The characters were intriguing and I really wanted to get to know them. It reminded me of The Diary of Anne Frank. Teenage angst, love, and philosophizing.

Here are a few quotes that I loved:

“I’ve always thought of writing as the opposite of suicide. That writing was about immortality. Defeating death, or at least forestalling it.”

“Crazy is the price you pay for having an imagination. It’s your superpower.”