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Unravelling Wednesday - week 22 (and yarnalong too)

It's been a pretty good week. September started, and with it I started Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Nether Garments" or leggings and I would call them. They are in a mix if left over sock yarn and yarn I've dyed for this project, and they are really fun to knit. I started them on Sunday, so they are fast as well as fun.



I'm reading I'm Your Fan, which is a non-fiction book about a Leonard Cohen tribute album. It's part of the 33 1/3 series, which profiles a single album in depth. I saw it on NetGalley and thought it might be interesting, which it is. I'll probably start some fiction too, it's unusual for me to go any length of time without a novel.

I'm listening to The Secret Life of Bees. I'm struggling to get into it, and I'm not sure why, since this is the sort of thing I usually like. The blatant racism is painful - but it's meant to be. I'm just finding the book a bit aimless, but it is starting to intrigue me, so I'll continue on and see how it goes.


Leon and I are listening to the next part of  Neil Stephenson's Baroque cycle King of the Vagabonds. This part is the tale of Half-Cocked Jack, and it's a whole heap of fun. A real change of pace from the very serious first book, and I am loving it.

And that's that for our 5th week of stage four lockdown. There is a press conference on Sunday that will apparently provide the "road map from here". Much as I enjoy staying at home knitting and reading, it would be nice to be able to see my parents. Or leave the house after 8pm.

As usual on a Wednesday I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits. Since it is the first of the months I'm also joining in with Ginny over at the Yarnalong. Click along to either of their blogs for yarny and reading inspiration galore.




 

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  1. Needles and Wool10 September, 2020

    Those leggings look fun to knit and will be fun to wear with all those colors. Too bad you are not liking the secret life of bees. That one is on my list good to hear it is getting a bit more interesting. Hope that you can see your parents soon too. Take care.

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