Greetings, Unravelers!
While I would love to say that it is all knitting and reading – all the time here, sometimes life interrupts that scheme. This is one of those weeks with lots of busy-ness with Easter prep. Shopping to do, things to ship, meals to plan…in all days of very full lists!
And, sadly, there also has been the tiniest bits of unraveling this week – thanks to my not color-coding a pattern. But, the first clue of the Lunar Phase MKAL is complete and I am eagerly awaiting clue two! Not that I will get to it this week, but it will be my Easter afternoon treat!
I also have been doing a tiny bit of knitting on my Cluaranach, although these dark rainy days make light a premium for knitting with dark purple yarn!
But, fortunately I have a good book or three to keep me company while I prep and knit!
I finished The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson. I enjoyed this first book in the Sheriff Longmire series and found it a very enjoyable listen! I am late to the Longmire books, but not to the television series and I liked getting to know the familiar characters better in the story. This won’t be my last Longmire book! I gave it 4-stars and recommend.
I also finished Wave, which was a very quick listen. I gave this book 4-stars – I don’t recall how this book came on my radar, but I am so glad it did. How do you go on in the face of unbelievable tragedy? How do you move forward? How do you not give up when everything inside you is telling you that is just what you should do… Sonali Deraniyagala shares her painful journey in the most beautiful and eloquent way. She shares the ugliness, the wrenching despair, and the journey back to the land of the living. I highly recommend.
But, my stand out this week was a NetGalley ARC of Paula McLain’s Love and Ruin. This book did not at all unfold in a way I expected it to but trust me when I tell you that that was a very good thing! The story is about Martha Gellhorn’s life and relationship with Ernest Hemingway. It is a sad, but very compelling story. I gave this book 5-stars and I highly recommend reading it! The writing is truly wonderful, and it was a book I did not want to end!
I am currently about halfway through the audio-book of All the Light We Cannot See and reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and I am enjoying both tremendously!
If you are joining us this week, please leave your link in the comments. What is on your radar this week!
I’ve been reading “The Radium Girls,” which I think I got because a friend had read it and recommended it. It’s an interesting story that was entirely new to me.
Just thinking about Wave makes my heart clutch a little. I read it as part of Book Bingo in 2014, and I think the author wrote the best narrative on grief that I’ve ever read, especially in her unimaginable circumstances. I still think of the book and the author four years later.
Your purple Cluaranach is lovely in any light, and here’s hoping we all get a bit more knitting time!
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Your reading life has been busy! Hope the days lighten up so you can have more knitting time too. How many hours do you knit on average?
Oh my gosh! I didn’t even know there were Longmire books. I love the show so I’ll definitely go in search of the books. Thanks for that tip! Btw, that purple yarn is knitting up so prettily! Can’t wait to see the finished and blocked piece.
http://www.jgknits.com/2018/03/progress.html
I just mentioned Longmire to Doug last night as a potential watch. (He kiddingly asked me if he was related to Brockmire…) We went with Breaking Bad! As usual your reading is amazing! xo
Love the color of the piece you’re knitting…and your plate indeed does “groan” a bit – but I’m confident you’ll get it ALL Done!
For me: Dostadning continues…and in between -for one must pause a bit: I knit, read, and also, stitch on Baby Elias’ quilt…may be finished in the next couple days! Here’s the link to my post:
http://honorefrancois.typepad.com/morning_glory_studio/2018/03/unraveled-wednesday-3282018–1.html
Cheers~
That purple yarn is just so gorgeous. I kind of drool a little every time you post an update! Here’s to getting all the things on your list done . . . with plenty of time for knitting and reading. 🙂
Here’s my post this week — http://steppingawayfromtheedge.typepad.com/weblog/2018/03/unravelling-life.html
Super excited for Love and Ruin (I have a very weird love of Hemingway AND his wives!) … hoping you get all your knitting back on track – too pretty to lose time!
http://mere-et-filles.blogspot.com/2018/03/unraveled-wednesday.html
I love that picture. Ten more days and I can knit and read again!
Lovely knitting as always and I’m busy too with the Easter prep, I’ve got them coming here for the weekend! I am not ready….yet..
I love that color in the shawl. I hope your Easter preparations go smoothly. If not the day will still be lovely. I enjoyed Circling the Sun by Paula McClain. She does write well. I just finished Lilian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney. Lilian looks back on her life via walking in NYC. The book is full of witty word play and tongue-in-cheek humor. It was a nice break from the current political news.
http://prairiespirits.blogspot.com/2018/03/spring.html
I tried and tried to get my book group to read Wave but they refused. “Too sad.” “I don’t want to read about something so sad.” Clearly, I did not sell the book correctly.
Life does get pretty busy at times and this is a busy time with a holiday coming up. I feel like this month has flown by! Great work on your knitting and reading! Glad you like your current audiobooks, I am interested in reading or listening to both of those too. Happy Knitting!
Here is my link for this week: https://needlesandwool.blogspot.ca/2018/03/knitting-progress-and-reading.html
Your purple knitting is gorgeous, love it! Worth all the effort. Thanks so much for the recommendation about The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson. I had no clue the Longmire series was based on a book and I love that show. We haven’t had live TV or cable for a decade, but my husband and I do one show until it runs out, a little every night (since we haven’t watched for years we have long series to watch). Longmire was one of these and I was so disappointed when it was over (I keep waiting for more). So this will be fun to hunt down. Have a lovely Easter!
Ah and my blog today! I’m doing the Color Shifting Shawl and loving it! The colors and design is great. Lots of interest and texture, but simple.
http://lovelyyarnescapes.blogspot.com/2018/03/wednesdays-yarns-color-shifting-shawl.html
Love and Ruin sounds like something I’d enjoy. Thank you so much for mentioning it!
I’ve blogged about my knitting and reading this week over at http://www.knitpotion.com/2018/03/unraveled-wednesdays-knitting-and-reading/
Man, I am loving that purple!!