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Linky Wednesday - 3/2024

 It's been a bit of a week. Because of my hand, I can't really knit, so I'm doing some charity crocheting: 

It's quite fun, but also I'm halfway through a shrug for myself, and I'd rather be knitting. Oh well, we can't always get what we want!

In reading, I'm reading Stargazy Pie, the next Victoria Goddard. This is a comedy of manners and  lots of things happen. I can't say I feel deeply  about any of them, but that's not the point. It's fun. 


 I'm listening to Elin Hilderbrand's The Five-Star Weekend. It's got a lot of characters, and it took me while to get into it, but now I'm invested. Women's fiction at it's finest.

Next up is a review book Tidelines by Sarah Sasson. Great cover. It's Australian, and you know how I love a local book (although I think it's set, or at least starts in Sydney). It's described as a coming of age  novel, and I love those too, so it sounds like a winner. 


I just re-read this before pressing publish, and I think I sound quite flat. It's raining, I'm about to go to the hand-therapist, we were booked in to get a COVID booster this afternoon and have just been told that, because we had a bi-valent one last year we can't get one now... it's a lot. Quite a time. We're going on short cruise next week, so that should be a good chance to relax, read and replenish.

To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk. 

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  This week I'm also linking up with Sam from Taking on a World of Words to for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next.

 

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  1. Sarah17 January, 2024

    Hope the hand is feeling better soon and you don't have much of a reaction to the COVID booster!

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    1. Sharondoubleknit18 January, 2024

      They wouldn't let us have the new vax, because we had the bi-valent one (12 months ago). Its ATAGI recommendations, but I really wanted the extra protection.

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  2. Cathy17 January, 2024

    Sounds like a cruise is just what you need, Have a great time.

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  3. Nicky18 January, 2024

    Victoria Goddard has written so much; I really need to catch up! Hope you're enjoying it. And hope your hand feels better soon!

    My WWW post.

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  4. CA18 January, 2024

    I hope your hand heals in double time!

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  5. Laurel-Rain Snow18 January, 2024

    I am tempted by The Five Star Weekend. Enjoy! Here's mine: WWW

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  6. Rachell18 January, 2024

    Hand therapist, hand issues, not been out with Craft-. oh I know about all this so well. It’s really affected everything. Sending you lots of sympathy

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  7. Carolyn18 January, 2024

    Sometimes it's nice, and enough, to have a read that's just plain fun! And I hope you're back to knitting soon. (Glad you can at least get a yarn fix with crochet, though.)

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  8. Emily18 January, 2024

    Get well soon. I would love to be able to knit and crochet. I have tried both, but they aren't skills that I have (to put it politely!!).

    Enjoy your cruise.

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/17/www-wednesday-currently-reading-finished-reading-reading-next-70/

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  9. Kathryn T22 January, 2024

    Those books look great especially the Elin Hilderbrand. Not sure what a bi-valent one is so will have to look that up.

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  10. Mark Baker22 January, 2024

    Hope your hand is better soon. Looks like you've got some great books to distract you while it heals up.

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  11. Marg22 January, 2024

    Hopefully a cruise will help you feel a bit happier!

    Erin Hildebrand is an author who I keep on meaning to try. One day.

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  12. Kathy Martin23 January, 2024

    Good luck with the hand! I hope you have fun on your cruise and it is as relaxing and revitalizing as you hope. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  13. Rachell25 January, 2024

    I think 99% sure anyway that I commented last week, it’s gone awol.
    I reckon you’re the first person I’ve noted who also has a hand therapist. I have seen one, here in England, due to strain knitting socks on tiny circulars, on top of too much other strain, back in 2018. I’m still careful not to do too much.

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    1. Sharondoubleknit30 January, 2024

      Yes, I've learnt I can knit (nearly) as much as I want as long as my posture is perfect.

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