Unraveled Wednesday 8/28/24

 Hello, Hello and Good Morning!

It's sticky here in Eastern PA...hopefully this is the last day of this type of weather.  It is also really overcast this morning.  Not sure if showers are in the forecast or not, but the garden could stand with a bit of rain and maybe that would cool things off a bit.

Today we find ourselves at the last Unraveled Wednesday for August 2024.  It seems impossible, doesn't it?  Time to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers.  Fortunately I found a bit of time to do a small bit of knitting this past week.  One sock was finished and the second one has been started.

I'm finding these to be fun!  And, changing colors every so often is keeping the plain vanilla pattern interesting.  This is the May Sock Squad yarn from The Farmer's Daughter.

Semplice saw a little bit of progress.  I think I managed to knit another 6 rows and the reverse stockinette is now more visible.

Monday's mail brought my September Sock Squad yarn.  The color is "Brush Watcher" and it is a glorious harvest or Autumn shade.  Very rich looking I think.  Some cozy socks will be made.

On the reading front, some finishes!  Fletch and I finally finished listening to Nobody's Fool which feels like an accomplishment and a relief!  Listening time is just under 25 hours and when you only listen for 15 minutes after dinner (and not every night), it takes some time to get through.  I would say we somewhat enjoyed it.  It probably would have been better to read it (more quickly).  My favorite Richard Russo book is still "Empire Falls."

I also finished The Ministry of Time which is the latest pick for the Read With Us group.  Our discussion will be September 19th.  This book surprised me.  I was not expecting to like it, but I did.  A lot.  However, I found the ending to be a disappointment - it almost felt too rushed and too contrived (in my opinion).  I'm looking forward to our group discussion.

Now I am in the midst (a bit more than halfway through) Agony Hill which I am enjoying.  This mystery takes place in the fictional Vermont town of Bethany in the Connecticut River Valley.  I know that area well and the author has done a good job of portraying the way Vermonters can be quite quirky!  It's also fun to have "real" towns and villages mentioned that are familiar to me.  I should finish this book in a day or so.  

I can see that "Sipsworth" will be ready for me to pick up soon (I'm next in line and it's been "shipped" - meaning coming from another library).  The other books I am in queue for seem a long way off...but experience shows that the queues can move quickly.

For your amusement, here is a picture of Steve the Beav (our resident groundhog) munching on an apple.  Not a great picture, but I had to take it through the door...the moment Steve detects any movement at the house he runs (so funny to watch) back to his home which is under our shed.  Between the deer, the birds, the squirrels and Steve, the apples are dwindling.

Happy Hump Day!  Hope it's a good one for you all.