Good Morning!
It appears that the cooler temps have finally come to Eastern PA. Today's high is forecast to only be 59. Luckily I took some chicken soup out of the freezer for dinner tonight. I wanted an easy dinner since I will be with Iris today. I'm anxious to see how she is doing (and also Colin) with Mailing away for several days.
It's Wednesday which means it's time to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers to talk all about what we are making and reading. Wednesday's blogs are always filled with interesting and inspiring things!
My own knitting (or rather lack of) isn't all that inspiring. Not much has been knit in the past week. Only 10 or so rows on a heel flap.
At least there was no unraveling. And, at least this is a shortie sock. Not sure I will get anything done on it today, but we shall see.
I've finished 4 books since I last posted any updates on reading. First up The Crowded Grave by Martin Walker. This is the 4th novel in the Bruno, Chief of Police series and quite enjoyable. There were even some laugh out loud scenes. I'll be requesting the 5th book in this series shortly.
Next I read Kitchen Yarns by Ann Hood. This book was recommended by a friend of a friend. A memoir with recipes, I was sure I would enjoy it. And I did. Not great writing, but it was perfect for me at the time I read it. Easy and enjoyable.
Fletch and I finished listening to Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton. Sarah had thought we would enjoy this and she was right! Thank you Sarah for the recommendation. I loved, too, that the book was narrated by the author (such a soothing voice). We started to listen to Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, but neither of us could get into the story and we both found the narrators to be annoying.
Last night I finished The Names by Florence Knapp. Many of you have already read this and raved about it, but I struggled a lot with this book. The abuse that Gordon (the father) showered on his children and especially his wife was just very hard to read. There were times I had to put the book down for a bit.
That's it for me! Hope your Wednesday brings some joy.
Our high is only 50 here today, and we're supposed to have winds that will take the feels-like temps into the 30s. Soup sounds good! I agree that the abuse in The Names was hard to take, but I really liked the author's approach -- I thought it was interesting how the mother and son couldn't avoid hard things even in the alternate timelines. So glad you enjoyed Raising Hare!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had some chicken soup in my freezer! I've got all the ingredients and planned to make enchiladas for dinner but soup sounds much better. I felt the same way about The Names as Sarah but some of the abuse was brutal. I'm going to put Kitchen Yarns on my list for the next time I've run out of reading material. Have a good Wednesday with Iris!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's just hard to get to knitting, isn't it? I am not one of the "always knitting" knitters . . . so sometimes my progress is quite slow. That used to make me feel kinda bad . . . but not anymore! Why rush! I agree - The Names was tough to read at times, but overall I think it was one of the best books I've read this year. I loved the clever approach the author took in telling the story. Hope you have a great day with Iris!
ReplyDeleteI have soup on my radar as well, but Steve requested pizza tonight so I pulled a dough out of the freezer for that! I am on the waitlist for Raising Hare and I am eager to get it!
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