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Posted by ellice on October 11, 2009, 2:13 pm
So, inspired by all the reading conversation, and my seemingly endless too
tired to stitch situation - I read - 2 books in about 12 hours!
First - book by Dara Horn called "All Other Nights" - interesting, well
written (who am I to say - the author has a doctorate in comparative lit
from Harvard). A bit surprising - but kept me going after a while. Story
about a Union soldier, son of a pretty wealthy Jewish mercantile NY family,
who runs off to the army, and becomes a spy, including of course romance.
Has some little known history woven in with the fiction, and for those
interested in the real history, she gives a good set of references in the
final author's note. Much better (Donna will appreciate) than another Civil
war spy/romance novel some of us had seen recently.
2nd - Finally read "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" -
that was this morning after finishing the other. Really excellent, and
inspiring. Just made me want to go visit the Channel Islands. Loved the
writing style, and hearts of the characters. Thanks to Sue H. for the
original recommendation when she read it a while ago.
DH is off teaching hockey refs, and, well, I'm doing laundry and getting
ready to go deliver skating gear to DH (who has to do on-ice instruction,
and then ref a couple of games at a tourney). So, perfect time to relax
with good books.
Now for the other S.E.X. - G-street fabrics, my standard "favorite" local
shop has a sale happening right now, and coupons as well. Woo hoo. So, I
had a lovely time on Friday afternoon fondling fabrics, and splurged on a
few Vogue patterns (2 dresses and a sportswear pants suit with a totally
interesting jacket). What a different fun with fabrics. I refused to go
thru the quilting cotton section...as the UFOs are too many right now.
However, I couldn't resist for the jacket/pants some lovely Italian wool
crepe, so soft - solid for pants, and a lovely rust/cranberry/deep purple
weave for the jacket. And a kind of brushed cotton in a 2-way weave of deep
sage green with a reddish/purple (prettier than it sounds) for one of the
dresses. Today I get to go back (use coupons again) and find some trimmings
for the pieces - the art garment part of me feels the dress needs more than
just top-stitching, and I think I'm going bind the jacket with some ribbon
or layer something for the edges/sleeve ends (no cuffs). It's my way of
planning for new job hopefully coming thru - in which case I need real
clothes....
Anyhow - I have on loan from Donna the new Dan Brown book - which I'll
likely start while waiting at rink to hand off gear to DH. I figured after
taking him skate shopping (for an hour fitting apptmt yesterday, skates now
on order from Graf) I could counter with my little S.E.X. Tonight - I get
to stitch!
Ellice
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Posted by Lucille on October 11, 2009, 2:59 pm
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> So, inspired by all the reading conversation, and my seemingly endless too
> tired to stitch situation - I read - 2 books in about 12 hours!
> First - book by Dara Horn called "All Other Nights" - interesting, well
> written (who am I to say - the author has a doctorate in comparative lit
> from Harvard). A bit surprising - but kept me going after a while. Story
> about a Union soldier, son of a pretty wealthy Jewish mercantile NY
> family,
> who runs off to the army, and becomes a spy, including of course romance.
> Has some little known history woven in with the fiction, and for those
> interested in the real history, she gives a good set of references in the
> final author's note. Much better (Donna will appreciate) than another
> Civil
> war spy/romance novel some of us had seen recently.
> 2nd - Finally read "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" -
> that was this morning after finishing the other. Really excellent, and
> inspiring. Just made me want to go visit the Channel Islands. Loved the
> writing style, and hearts of the characters. Thanks to Sue H. for the
> original recommendation when she read it a while ago.
> DH is off teaching hockey refs, and, well, I'm doing laundry and getting
> ready to go deliver skating gear to DH (who has to do on-ice instruction,
> and then ref a couple of games at a tourney). So, perfect time to relax
> with good books.
> Now for the other S.E.X. - G-street fabrics, my standard "favorite" local
> shop has a sale happening right now, and coupons as well. Woo hoo. So, I
> had a lovely time on Friday afternoon fondling fabrics, and splurged on a
> few Vogue patterns (2 dresses and a sportswear pants suit with a totally
> interesting jacket). What a different fun with fabrics. I refused to go
> thru the quilting cotton section...as the UFOs are too many right now.
> However, I couldn't resist for the jacket/pants some lovely Italian wool
> crepe, so soft - solid for pants, and a lovely rust/cranberry/deep purple
> weave for the jacket. And a kind of brushed cotton in a 2-way weave of
> deep
> sage green with a reddish/purple (prettier than it sounds) for one of the
> dresses. Today I get to go back (use coupons again) and find some
> trimmings
> for the pieces - the art garment part of me feels the dress needs more
> than
> just top-stitching, and I think I'm going bind the jacket with some ribbon
> or layer something for the edges/sleeve ends (no cuffs). It's my way of
> planning for new job hopefully coming thru - in which case I need real
> clothes....
> Anyhow - I have on loan from Donna the new Dan Brown book - which I'll
> likely start while waiting at rink to hand off gear to DH. I figured
> after
> taking him skate shopping (for an hour fitting apptmt yesterday, skates
> now
> on order from Graf) I could counter with my little S.E.X. Tonight - I get
> to stitch!
> Ellice
I'm having some problems with my hands and can't do much stitching. I'm
hoping this will resolve very soon so I can do more then 4 or 5 stiches
before I have to stop.
I'm reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Not too far into it yet, but
so far it's a nice read. Written by a dog, but not all about him, mostly
about his family.
Lucille
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Posted by Nancy on October 11, 2009, 4:54 pm
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> I'm having some problems with my hands and can't do much stitching. =EF=
=BF=BD I'm
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> hoping this will resolve very soon so I can do more then 4 or 5 stiches
> before I have to stop.
I hope you are able to get back to stitching soon. I managed to get
a good deal of the backstitching on one of the Xmas ornaments done
yesterday. First stitching in about a week. DB doesn't need rides
anymore.
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> I'm reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain." =EF=BF=BD Not too far into i=
t yet, but
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> so far it's a nice read. =EF=BF=BDWritten by a dog, but not all about him=
, mostly
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> about his family.
I'm in the middle of Charles Finch's "The September Society," set in
England, in the 1870s I think. Interesting descriptions of Oxford as
the "detective" is a graduate and returns to his old haunts to
investigate
the mystery.
Nancy
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Posted by ellice on October 11, 2009, 6:47 pm
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>> So, inspired by all the reading conversation, and my seemingly endless too
>> tired to stitch situation - I read - 2 books in about 12 hours!
>>
>> First - book by Dara Horn called "All Other Nights" - interesting, well
>> written (who am I to say - the author has a doctorate in comparative lit
>> from Harvard). A bit surprising - but kept me going after a while. Story
>> about a Union soldier, son of a pretty wealthy Jewish mercantile NY
>> family,
>> who runs off to the army, and becomes a spy, including of course romance.
>> Has some little known history woven in with the fiction, and for those
>> interested in the real history, she gives a good set of references in the
>> final author's note. Much better (Donna will appreciate) than another
>> Civil
>> war spy/romance novel some of us had seen recently.
>>
>> 2nd - Finally read "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" -
>> that was this morning after finishing the other. Really excellent, and
>> inspiring. Just made me want to go visit the Channel Islands. Loved the
*snip*
...
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>>
>> Anyhow - I have on loan from Donna the new Dan Brown book - which I'll
>> likely start while waiting at rink to hand off gear to DH. I figured
>> after
>> taking him skate shopping (for an hour fitting apptmt yesterday, skates
>> now
>> on order from Graf) I could counter with my little S.E.X. Tonight - I get
>> to stitch!
>>
>> Ellice
>
> I'm having some problems with my hands and can't do much stitching. I'm
> hoping this will resolve very soon so I can do more then 4 or 5 stiches
> before I have to stop.
>
> I'm reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Not too far into it yet, but
> so far it's a nice read. Written by a dog, but not all about him, mostly
> about his family.
>
> Lucille
>>
Sorry about the hand problems. Have you gotten a stand to use, to help?
Any therapy or the like? Hope it clears up soon.
I really liked "The Art of Racing in the Rain" - it was a nice read, with a
perspective that I think many pet-owners ponder. IIRC, it's being made into
a movie.
Just got back from the errands, and splurging on more irrestible fabric -
some silk velvet in an impressionist print that I'm going to use to trim one
of the jackets, and glass buttons for said jacket. Plus, a kind of tie-dyed
silk charmeuse that I resisted yesterday (coupon maximizing) and got today
for making into a top to go with said jacket. And a piece of woven, nubbly
wool with lots of colors for making another jacket. Left behind a piece of
silk (remnant) to pick-up tomorrow- again with the coupon maximizing. Going
to use it for surprise lining on jacket of this wool. Enough sewing stuff
for now - that's for sure.
I think, hope, I've finally kind of caught up a bit on sleep, so I'll either
be reading tonight, or stitching. DH won't be done reffing - men's league
championship after a youth Tier 1 tourney play-off (note to Cheryl - saw the
Manchester Tier 1 Bantam minors yesterday - DH may see them tonight) til
about 10, 10:30, so....
Ellice
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Posted by Lucille on October 11, 2009, 6:59 pm
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"snip> ...
>>> Anyhow - I have on loan from Donna the new Dan Brown book - which I'll
>>> likely start while waiting at rink to hand off gear to DH. I figured
>>> after
>>> taking him skate shopping (for an hour fitting apptmt yesterday, skates
>>> now
>>> on order from Graf) I could counter with my little S.E.X. Tonight - I
>>> get
>>> to stitch!
>>> Ellice
>> I'm having some problems with my hands and can't do much stitching. I'm
>> hoping this will resolve very soon so I can do more then 4 or 5 stiches
>> before I have to stop.
>> I'm reading "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Not too far into it yet,
>> but
>> so far it's a nice read. Written by a dog, but not all about him, mostly
>> about his family.
>> Lucille
> Sorry about the hand problems. Have you gotten a stand to use, to help?
> Any therapy or the like? Hope it clears up soon.
I ordered one and I'm waiting for it to arrive. I hope it helps some.
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> I really liked "The Art of Racing in the Rain" - it was a nice read, with
> a
> perspective that I think many pet-owners ponder. IIRC, it's being made
> into
> a movie.
It's an interesting book. A little different then what I generally like.
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> Just got back from the errands, and splurging on more irrestible fabric -
> some silk velvet in an impressionist print that I'm going to use to trim
> one
> of the jackets, and glass buttons for said jacket. Plus, a kind of
> tie-dyed
> silk charmeuse that I resisted yesterday (coupon maximizing) and got today
> for making into a top to go with said jacket. And a piece of woven,
> nubbly
> wool with lots of colors for making another jacket. Left behind a piece
> of
> silk (remnant) to pick-up tomorrow- again with the coupon maximizing.
> Going
> to use it for surprise lining on jacket of this wool. Enough sewing stuff
> for now - that's for sure.
> I think, hope, I've finally kind of caught up a bit on sleep, so I'll
> either
> be reading tonight, or stitching. DH won't be done reffing - men's league
> championship after a youth Tier 1 tourney play-off (note to Cheryl - saw
> the
> Manchester Tier 1 Bantam minors yesterday - DH may see them tonight) til
> about 10, 10:30, so....
I miss the days when I sewed all my clothes. Now, since I spend almost all
my time in jeans and t-shirts, and there aren't any good fabric shops in
this immediate area, I don't bother anymore.
Lucille
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> tired to stitch situation - I read - 2 books in about 12 hours!
> First - book by Dara Horn called "All Other Nights" - interesting, well
> written (who am I to say - the author has a doctorate in comparative lit
> from Harvard). A bit surprising - but kept me going after a while. Story
> about a Union soldier, son of a pretty wealthy Jewish mercantile NY
> family,
> who runs off to the army, and becomes a spy, including of course romance.
> Has some little known history woven in with the fiction, and for those
> interested in the real history, she gives a good set of references in the
> final author's note. Much better (Donna will appreciate) than another
> Civil
> war spy/romance novel some of us had seen recently.
> 2nd - Finally read "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" -
> that was this morning after finishing the other. Really excellent, and
> inspiring. Just made me want to go visit the Channel Islands. Loved the
> writing style, and hearts of the characters. Thanks to Sue H. for the
> original recommendation when she read it a while ago.
> DH is off teaching hockey refs, and, well, I'm doing laundry and getting
> ready to go deliver skating gear to DH (who has to do on-ice instruction,
> and then ref a couple of games at a tourney). So, perfect time to relax
> with good books.
> Now for the other S.E.X. - G-street fabrics, my standard "favorite" local
> shop has a sale happening right now, and coupons as well. Woo hoo. So, I
> had a lovely time on Friday afternoon fondling fabrics, and splurged on a
> few Vogue patterns (2 dresses and a sportswear pants suit with a totally
> interesting jacket). What a different fun with fabrics. I refused to go
> thru the quilting cotton section...as the UFOs are too many right now.
> However, I couldn't resist for the jacket/pants some lovely Italian wool
> crepe, so soft - solid for pants, and a lovely rust/cranberry/deep purple
> weave for the jacket. And a kind of brushed cotton in a 2-way weave of
> deep
> sage green with a reddish/purple (prettier than it sounds) for one of the
> dresses. Today I get to go back (use coupons again) and find some
> trimmings
> for the pieces - the art garment part of me feels the dress needs more
> than
> just top-stitching, and I think I'm going bind the jacket with some ribbon
> or layer something for the edges/sleeve ends (no cuffs). It's my way of
> planning for new job hopefully coming thru - in which case I need real
> clothes....
> Anyhow - I have on loan from Donna the new Dan Brown book - which I'll
> likely start while waiting at rink to hand off gear to DH. I figured
> after
> taking him skate shopping (for an hour fitting apptmt yesterday, skates
> now
> on order from Graf) I could counter with my little S.E.X. Tonight - I get
> to stitch!
> Ellice