Hello lovely readers and knitters! Welcome to the 15th Wednesday of the year! Wednesdays are my favorite because of the communities I link up with: Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled - a weekly gathering of readers and knitters; andSam at Taking on a World of Words hosts WWW Wednesday. The Ws stand for... Continue Reading →
Q1 2020 Reading Update – By the Numbers
Can you believe that we're a quarter of the way through 2020?! It's been the weirdest year. You'd think that my reading would increase with everything shut down, but I've found it difficult to sustain my concentration and I'm so tired in the evenings during my typical reading time! Nevertheless, I've had an excellent reading... Continue Reading →
Knitting and Reading Round Up – Week 14 of 2020
Hello Wednesday! And Happy April! I hope the week is treating all of you well so far. On Wednesdays I participate in two link ups: Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesday: a weekly gathering of readers and knitters to share their current reads and projects; andSam at Taking on a World of Words... Continue Reading →
Knitting and Reading Round Up – Week 12 of 2020
How many times have I said how much I love Wednesdays? I love them! I participate in two link ups on Wednesdays: Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesday: a weekly gathering of readers and knitters to share their current reads and projects; andSam at Taking on a World of Words hosts WWW Wednesday.... Continue Reading →
Spring Reading
This week I'm sharing the books I hope to read this spring. I love writing these seasonal posts because they help me make a plan for the next few months. Thank you to Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl for hosting this topic! Last night an email went out from my public library: they are... Continue Reading →
Reading and Knitting Round Up – Week 11 of 2020
Happy Wednesday! Wednesdays are the day for my favorite linkups: Kat at As Kat Knits hosts Unraveled Wednesday - a weekly gathering of readers and knitters; andSam at Taking on a World of Words hosts WWW Wednesday. The Ws stand for: What are you reading? What have you finished reading? and What do you think... Continue Reading →
Reading and Knitting Round-Up – Week 10 of 2020
Week 10! I think 2020 is going to pan out to be a most interesting year. I can't seem to read fast enough lately and that's a good thing! Sometimes I get a desperate feeling, a fear of missing out, when I think of everything that I want to read, but lately it's brought me... Continue Reading →
Books With Single Word Titles
This week's topic from Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl is Books with Single Word Titles. How fun! I went through my notebook of books and found all of the single word titles that I've completed since 2017. Enjoy! Plainsong by Kent Haruf | Matilda by Roald Dahl | Inheritance by Dani Shapiro | Autumn... Continue Reading →
February 2020 Highlights
What a month! February is hard in a lot of ways, but it's the perfect time to lean into the things that give you life and focus on being as cozy as possible. It's also a great time to focus on books and notebooks because it can be so difficult to be outside! I love... Continue Reading →
Goodreads Help: How to Mark A Book as Abandoned or Unfinished
One of my biggest pet peeves on Goodreads has been the inability to accurately mark a book as Abandoned. The three default shelves they provide are Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read. Every book that you add to your Goodreads shelf has to fit into one of those categories. But when I decide to... Continue Reading →
