I’m behind. First it was the computer, then it was the computer again. And the taxes. Fortunately I’ve got the stacks of paperwork clipped together, in some semblance of order (here’s hoping that the accountant can wrap his mind around my sense of order) and now all that’s left is copying files to a CD. That is what started this whole fiasco in the first place. I couldn’t write (or play) cds other than music. Finally most of my programs and files are reloaded. I LOST my email and my address book. Really a bad thing. I had sort of left this part out of my thoughts when I was backing everything up and trying to fit years worth of information onto memory sticks and… and… there’s a lot! I miss my address book. I’ll rebuild it as I get emails. There were probably loads of addresses in there that I would never use again but still… it is really inconvenient.
The back of the Vine Lace Cardi is off the needles and sitting quietly in my knitting bag. The left front halfway. I pop a movie into the machine at night, sit down to knit and fall asleep. I’ve been missing major parts of the films and of my knitting time. Spring fever? You’d think with the time change it would be easier to stay awake.
Cassie has a great post on blogging. It should have been mine. It’s come up quite a lot lately. C decided he wanted to learn how to use the computer, get online. (I’ve set him up on my old, OLD computer with dial up… good to learn on, this one is MINE.) He called me from a clients the other day and asked for my blog address. Heck, he’s never read it. He wanted to give it to a client. Made me nervous. Who do you share your blog with? Funny thing how we share it with strangers, are surprised by how far flung the readers are but don’t share with co workers, family, friends outside the fiber community. Yep, good post, go read it.
Then there is my reading list or lack there of. I’m in a book slump. Anybody out there reading something really good? Yesterday, I went through the stacks at the library and finally after 20 minutes came up with a book by Anita Diamant, The Last Days of Dogtown. Julia had piqued my interest in Dogtown a month or so ago when she wrote me about this, the rocks of Dogtown. (that’s not the site she directed me to, but as I ‘ve said, I lost my email.)
Well, if you’ve gotten through this post, that’s something. Pictures tomorrow… after it stops snowing.
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last summer i read 2 books i LOVED, “these is my words” and the sequel, “sarah’s quilt”, by nancy e. turner
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when i read tehm, i didn’t realize they were based on the author’s grandmother. they are written in diary form, really make you think about how easy our lives are now!
Thanks for the book referral! Despite previously living on the North Shore for six years, I’ve never heard of Dogtown. I’ll have to check the book out. I finished The Tender Bar by JR Moehringer last night. It made me cry.
This run of ‘sprinter’ is getting old. It’s too warm for socks and too cold for sandals. Cassie did hit the nail on the head with that post.
The Snow Fox by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer.
Cassie did hit it. My immediate circle found the blog because of the DH’s accident and one of the few who knew about it forwarding it around. I feel exposed in a way I haven’t before.
You need book advice? I’m a librarian. I can help. But first, you need to give me a couple of titles of books you’ve enjoyed.
Hello, from the roving recommender-of-books!
Some things that I’ve loved:
Memoirs of a Geisha – Haven’t seen the movie, can’t compare, but just about everyone I’ve recommended this to, liked it.
The Botany of Desire – It’s non-fiction, about plants. It’s fascinating. No one believes me about that, but it is.
Good Omens – Silly (but not too silly) fantasy, very funny, very clever.
If you haven’t read The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, definitely check that out.
I am reading ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books’ and really enjoying it.
I enjoyed “The Conjurer’s Bird” by Martin Davies (via Norma) and am currently reading Susan Wittig Albert’s China Bayles series. I stumbled upon “Indigo Dying” while looking for books on dye plants and am now reading the rest of the series. China is a former lawyer turned herbalist and the books are mysteries interspersed with lots of herbal lore.
Hey, Judy — I’ve enjoyed Blink and Freakonomics lately…thought provoking and good for conversation. And in the serial killer vein, Lovely Bones is really pretty cool…if you’re into that kind of thing. The Echinacae is wound and ready to go…just gotta finish the Lenten knitting…Take care.
How about a few by Gail Tsukiyama? I loved The Saurai’s Garden, The Language of the Threads, and Women of the Silk. All excellent reads.
I share my blog with everyone – family and strangers alike. I try to keep my blog clean (swear word free and topic friendly) so anyone can read it.