We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. — George Bernard Shaw
I have a completed pair of socks! Yay! Thanks to Vera for clueing me in to this sock pattern. It is free, well written, and a joy to knit! (Bonus… the fit is fab!)
I am contemplating my next pair of socks… and I saw these socks (Ravelry link) and have been thinking about them… lots. I have lots of sock yarn left overs, but I have not yet considered how many I have that will work well together.
I also have been doing some creative playing! Kym sent me an email for Sketchbook Revival… two weeks of inspiration (and it is free!) It started on Monday, I had time to sit down and watch the first video on Tuesday… and so I started. I have not painted anything creatively in eons… and I know next to nothing about watercolors… but gosh was Day One fun! I plan to doodle a bit more today and then settle in and watch Day Two’s video.
A quiet reading week for me… just one finish:
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I wasn’t in a hurry. I never have to be in any particular place at any particular time. Let time watch me, not me it.
Whew! This is a book in which you must pay attention… closely. The subtleties are extraordinary, and they are a very important undercurrent of this book.
The story felt very disjointed to me, at times, abrupt endings. Moving on to abrupt topics. Abruptly leaving those topics… and yet… Tokarczuk returned to each thing that felt disjointed… eventually. But once I really started actively listening, I began to notice the subtleties that changed my understanding of what was going on.
All that being said, this is not an easy listen… because you have to really think… hard… often. That makes it not a “calgon take me away read”… but all that aside… The writing is really beautiful. The translation is excellent. And stepping outside of my “reading comfort zone” to consider a challenging read is a very, very good thing.
I heartily recommend… but your milage may vary.
That is all for me today… I am off to do some watercolor doodling! What fun thing are you going to do today?
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Yay for a finished pair of socks! And thank you for linking the pattern; I’d been wondering which pattern you were using! They look scrumptious and lovely.
I’m glad you ended up enjoying your book. I’m on the wait list for The Books of Jacob by the same author and I’m a little nervous about it… Your thoughts on this one are encouraging!
Those are very nice looking socks! And Flight? I read it right after it won the International Booker Prize, and . . . it is VERY chewy. It’s one of those Important books that I really did not enjoy all that much, but feel better for having gotten through. Such a ringing recommendation. 😉
Love how your socks turned out Kat! I had also noticed that “Bits and Bobs” pattern and thought it looked interesting and fun. Flight sounds interesting…but weird! Nice to see your water color doodling – looks like a lot of fun!
I’m getting those emails and have yet to watch one! I need to make space in my day just for that. Love your doodles 🙂 Your socks are spectacular!
Those socks look terrific and are now in my library. And your sketchbook looks terrific! I love that you saw so many different things to draw in your colorful watercolor circles. You just might have put this on my one new thing list for April. They are more than just doodles to me!
Terrific socks! They look nice and also very comfortable. And I love your cheerful little circles! Doodling with paint sounds like such fun.
Those socks look so professional.
I love those socks! And your watercolor doodles are terrific and that sounds like a lot of fun.
What a lovely pair of socks Kat and thank you for sharing the link to the pattern!
Nice finish! If you are at all interesting in PNW history, I’d recommend two books by Timothy Egan: The Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher and The Big Burn. The first book includes lots of amazing photographs of Native Americans.
I picked up Flights from the library yesterday. I love Tokarczuk and Croft in Drive Your Plow and Books of Jacob, so of course I needed to check this one out too … I guess we’ll see?!
A new pair of socks is always a good thing. I love the quote – so true. I was also looking at the Bits and Bobs sock pattern.