Happy Friday! I hope August has been treating you well so far. Today is forecasted to be sunny and warm but we are expecting more thunderstorms tomorrow night. I love how stormy this season has been and it's been perfect for curling up with movies* and knitting during the showers. I wish every summer was... Continue Reading →
Bookish Chatter | Looking for my Mojo
Happy Wednesday! Thank you for all the comments and encouragement on Monday. I'm hoping to have some extra computer time early tomorrow morning to respond to you all, but today I'm going to share what I've been reading lately. I am in such a rut and not much has been holding my attention, but a... Continue Reading →
July 2023 Reading Review + Summer Reading Update
July was a strange month of reading. As the month ended, I was completely burned out and have struggled to find my reading mojo since then. But as I've been working on this post, I can see why my reading slowed down: I crammed in some very good books in a very short amount of... Continue Reading →
Friday Joy | Are you surprised that it’s books & knitting again?
Good morning, friends! I hate that I missed posting on Wednesday but I had technical difficulties with WordPress and haven't been able to finish my Booker prize post. I'm hoping that I'll at least be able to finish this post without too much of an issue! I'll keep it short, just in case. This week... Continue Reading →
Less | July 2023
Good morning! It is 52*F as I'm typing this post this morning. I know we haven't seen the end of the summer weather yet but I'm relishing the crisp air while I can. So I'm wrapped up in my Ramble shawl, sipping a hot cup of coffee, and waiting for the birds to wake up.... Continue Reading →
Friday | More Knitting
Happy Friday, friends! I hope your week has gone well. Mine has been one bump in the road after the other, but we don't have to go over any of the details. I will share one small thing that will give you a pretty good idea about how things have been going: I have been... Continue Reading →
Bookish Chatter | The Last One of July
Can you believe it's the last Wednesday of July? That sentence actually froze me for a few seconds and I couldn't move past it. Unbelievable. The year is moving quickly and I am so excited to get to fall. You know that August is the hardest month for me and I'm hoping it moves just... Continue Reading →
Monday | The Knitting (and sewing??!) Bug
Good morning! The weekend just flew by, didn't it? It was sunny and pleasantly warm here. We were lucky to have a weekend without a ton of humidity but plenty of sunshine -not too bad for late July! I can feel myself sliding into a little reading rut right now because almost nothing is holding... Continue Reading →
Friday | More Books & Knitting
This week has flown by. There have been many unexpected bumps in the road that have made it challenging but it's Friday! I'm looking forward to a quiet day at home, wrapping up our first homeschooling week of the year, and doing a little reading of my own this evening. On Fridays I write about... Continue Reading →
Bookish Chatter | Two backlists titles; two French translations; one readaloud; + slow & steady updates and what I’m reading now
Happy Wednesday, friends! I skipped my blog on Monday because I woke up feeling anxious about our first day of school. That morning I got up to journal and sketch out a plan to prepare for our busy day, responded to a few emails, and then got straight to work printing out more activities and... Continue Reading →
