The Girdle of Melian

elp! Things are busy, with work, family, etc. Right now, my favourite time of day is the time I get to snuggle in under my new electric blanket, and reread The Lord of the Rings . What are your comfort reads?

ooks! I can't keep up with the documentation anymore! We now have a house full of readers and it's getting harder to keep the records accurate. I still have my own full list on the Books Read page, but even there, a few of the regular books aren't listed. Here, then, is the third photo post (post 1, Books Read 3 July 2024 ; post 2, Books Read 30 October 2024 ) showing a pile of books read by me and the kiddos in the past couple of months. Also added to this list: Read by me: On Winter's Margin by Mary Oliver (poem) Levels of Life by Julian Barnes Margery Allingham's Mysterious Knits by Kate Davies The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune That Christmas by Richard Curtis Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz Willow by Katherine Applegate Odder by Katherine Applegate Wishtree by Katherine Applegate The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate The One and Only Family by Katherine Applegate Read by D: All the 13-Storey Treehouse series up to 156 ...

ugs! I have a soft spot for milk jugs. I have quite a few, though it can't really be called a collection. I should put them together for a proper photo! The other day, I got a new one, when I bought this delightful set of espresso cups from Broccoli Brocante . Coffee cups made by Suisse Langenthal More crafts! A collection of pretty things by my mom Cookies! Jeff's Inn by the Sea, in Lego, made by the older kiddo The moon! Two scarves knit for a gift exchange! The cushion was a gift from a friend! Do you collect porcelain or any other pottery?

rafts and baking! Crafting roundup for 2023 is here, including a scarf I knit with wool from Finland ! I posted my 2022 crafts roundup and cited new goals for 2023: One friend has requested a shawl; I'd like to try something fancy (before next Christmas!). I'd like to try yet another complicated Kate Davies pattern. And finish the blanket/wrap I started last year! I didn't cite goals for 2024 :p For this year, so far I've got a knit-a-long planned, for a pair of mittens! I've had the same goals for ages, to improve at crochet, to try spinning...but I think just making it a habit to knit more regularly will be enough! Winter A new blanket ! And a new hat ! Spring Rosy maple moth pie baking class with Samba Schutte ! Summer Worldwide Knit in Public Day ! Worldwide Knit in Public Day, a new blanket ! I haven't actually finished this one... Gifts and a new scarf ! Autumn Finished scarf, and baking ! More knitting and baking (including...