Embroidery Notes
Panel two of the William Morris design is done. I’m still going way faster than I initially thought I’d be doing, but it is something a little different, so I’ve been enjoying that.
Circe – Madeline Miller
I really enjoyed this book. Circe’s a fairly minor character in the Odyssey (I think – I’ve blocked out most of reading that in high school. I hated it – though it was probably as much the boring instruction as anything else). In this book, we get the story of how the demigod child of
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Canning Notes
My mother had a bumper crop of raspberries earlier this summer. She had so many I told her I’d take as many as she could freeze for me. I knew I wouldn’t be able to do anything with them then, but figured September would probably be better. And I managed jam. The smell was heavenly.
Garden Notes
The garden’s definitely on the wane. I pulled out the cucumbers yesterday – they were not looking good. I will say, they were fantastically prolific. One vine would have been plenty for us. I left the peppers and tomatoes. There are a few more fruits on there that still might ripen. We haven’t actually had
A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Becky Chambers
Loved this book – it’s the story of the crew of a ship that builds wormhole tunnels, who are suddenly forced to go the long way around for their next job. The crew are not all human, which is great, so you get treated to a whole variety of people with incredibly different backgrounds. And
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Embroidery Notes
I’ve finished the first panel of the William Morris design way faster than I thought I would. I’m finding I can work on cross stitch longer than I can knitting – it seems to be a little less complicated for when I’m tired enough that trying to keep tracking of knitting becomes dangerous for the
Knitting Notes
The first Gordes sock is done. I did have to frog and start over the first time through the cuff, but that turned out to be a good thing. I took the opportunity to go up a couple needle sizes when I did that. This yarn is light fingering weight, and it definitely benefited from
Antarctica – Gabrielle Walker
Really interesting portrait of Antarctica – both the people there (past and present), and the science they’re finding. It’s from 2013, so a smidge dated at this point, but still lots of interesting things covered. You’ll find climate science, meteorology, astronomy, and biology – not to mention how living in such an isolated location impacts
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Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse
A good chunk of the rest of the world is suddenly underwater, but Dinetah (formerly the Navajo reservation) had the forsight to wall itself off, and they’ve managed to survive. The flood has also brought back magic. So we’ve got a fairly standard fare of kickass female protagonist with a past, and smart ass guy
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Embroidery Notes
So apparently my reaction to the pandemic is to craft – I feel like I’m in a run of small knitting items. And, because I’m apparently insane, I wanted to add to that. I’ve tried some straight embroidery lately, but I used to do cross stitch back in the day, and figured that would be