Tracks

Books, Movies

I’m so excited to share this movie review! I watched Tracks last evening. Found on Netflix. It’s based on a true life event and book by Robyn Davidson. She journeyed across the desert to the ocean with camels and just herself, it lasted 1700 miles and hundreds of days. It was fantastic, the storyline itself was amazing, the fact it’s true is almost unbelievable. I’ve since downloaded the book to read. Robyn Davidson’s adventures in the Australian Desert was inspiring and says a lot about basic human needs and desires. The story is filled with girl power. I laughed and cried (Well blubbered really). Worth seeing for sure!!

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Perfect by Rachel Joyce

Books

I finished this book last week. I’m now an absolute fan of Rachel Joyce. She gets you on the first page and keeps your attention until the last. Thought provoking and touching this book is about the stories of Byron a young boy and Jim an Obsessive-compulsive middle aged man. Both stories of tragedy and loss. Worth a read.

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New projects

Crafts, Fashion, Knitting, Uncategorized

Finished this Beret from one of my favorite books, More Last-minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. It’s one of my go to pattern books for basic well written patterns.

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The yarn I used for my beret was a gift from a friend who visited Iceland. I was thrilled to receive this beautiful skein of Lopi.
Another pattern I’m starting for the New Year is from Joelle Hoverson’s first book Last-minute Knitted Gifts. I’m using this Berocco Yarn, Folio. The superfine alpaca and rayon mix will give the Hourglass Sweater a nice drape.

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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce

Books, Uncategorized

I finally finished this book, once I got into the story and I wasn’t distracted by other reads I was hooked. The story was a journey like the companion of this book The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. I wish I had read them closer together because some of the meaning was lost in my memory. The book was about a lady who was in the process of dying and remembering her life. Each chapter a story of past or present as she confessed her truths. Absolving her sins and finding meaning along the way as she waited for Harold Fry. The ending had an interesting twist on reality. Definitely worth a read.

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