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Unravelled Wednesday and What Are You Reading Monday - the one with the queue

I woke up coughing this morning, and we all know what that means! Unfortunately Melbourne is currently having a little outbreak (11 people so far), so I ended up queuing, on the street, for over three hours. Luckily we made friends in the line, so I did get breaks, and coffee and lunch and entertaining conversation. I hadn't expected such a long wait, but I came prepared, and finished the first of a pair of mitts for my mother. I'll tell you, Joji's Box Bag is made for standing and knitting, and it did its job very well. 

The reading feels a bit all over the place. I finished R.H. Herron's Hush Little Baby on Monday. It's a fantastic action / psychological thriller and I loved it. My full review is here.


Now I'm reading a NetGalley review copy of Rememberings by Sinead O'Conner. That cover:

The book itself is interesting. It's written in present tense, and while it starts at the beginning, it's not quite chronological. I'm only 20 percent through it, so we'll see I feel about it in a couple of days. 

To read my full 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.  Thanks Kat and Kat for hosting these linkups. 

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  1. Kym27 May, 2021

    I hope you're feeling better soon. (And I'm looking forward to that Sinead O'Connor memoir, so will be eager to hear what you think of it.)

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  2. shelleyrae @ book'd out31 May, 2021

    Oh dear, I hope the result is negative! Im sorry Vic is back in lockdown again. The fed govt is a joke.
    When I was 15, Nothing Compares 2 U was my favourite song :)

    Wishing you a great reading week

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  3. RAnn01 June, 2021

    Hope your test was negative! So glad that seems to be winding down here though so many people are refusing shots. Just don't get it.

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  4. Kathy Martin01 June, 2021

    I hope you are feeling better. Cases are down where I live and everything is able to be opened with no restrictions. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  5. Melinda01 June, 2021

    I hadn't heard of HUSH LITTLE BABY, but I'm definitely going to look into it!. Have a great week! - Melinda @ A Web of Stories

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