Honestly. I need to finish some kind of yarn-y project. I need a pair of #3 DPNs to finish my honey hat and I tell you, every time I walk into Michael's to procure them, I get distracted by the wreaths. I want a new springy wreath something fierce but I just haven't found the one, or been bitten by the right DIY bug. Maybe some pinterest-ing will do the trick.
I HAVE been finishing books! I read
22 Britannia Road and I am curious to hear some feedback from others. The book was beautifully written and focused on an aspect of WWII that I've never learned much about - Polish refugees. It left me scratching my head because the descriptions of what was happening were so very detailed but somehow I felt the characters were still a bit shallow and undeveloped. I spent the majority of the book not knowing whose side I was on. It reminded me of
The Light Between Two Oceans in this way. I described it to a friend who had read
The Light Between Two Oceans by saying that the hard parts of
22 Britannia Road are harder than
TLBTO, but the sad parts are not as sad, and that presents a peculiar emotional disconnect. Have you read it?
Right now I am reading
O, Pioneer! by Willa Cather. Let's be honest, it is hard for me to get excited about a book that starts with a kitten in despair, and I'm still not really invested in the book but I'm finishing it because it is reasonably short. Am I missing out on Willa Cather greatness in another book?
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Simple Things.
your camera is definitely working in full gear....lovely photo. So springy. now, to get your knitting in-gear, too!!! (if you are onto dps on a hat, sounds like it is almost an FO!)
ReplyDeleteLove the daffodil! Funny coincidence as I just finished O Pioneers last week and felt the same. It was slow to get into and to be honest, most of the book is slow and homey feeling until the end. You'll see what I mean!
ReplyDeleteThat such a lovely daffodil— I can almost smell it. :) I cannot wait to see more life springing up around here, although I did spot my first snowdrops last week.
ReplyDeleteI miss fiction books, almost don't have time for them right now. Someday I will catch up - yours sound really intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI haVent read oh pioneer, it's on the to read list. Now that the excitement has died down at your house, I'm guessing you might squeeze in some more knitting time, fingers crossed!!
ReplyDeleteLove the daffodil picture! Haven't read Oh Pioneer, but it sound good. :)
ReplyDeleteWilla Cather is on my to-read list, having only read and hated My Antonia in middle school... I figure I'd better give it another go. You're not convincing me though, haha!
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