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Unravelled Wednesday and What Are You Reading Now - The one with a lot going on ...

and it's all going on at home, since lockdown 6 has just been extended.

I've been knitting small projects this week, and will do a finished object post to cover off on them, probably on Friday. Right now I'm making a pair of mitts for KOGO (charity knitting). They asked for mitts, and I'm going to see how many pairs I can get from this 60 grams of sock wool, carried along with left over mohair. 

I'm still listening to, and enjoying the review audio copy of The Second Life of Mirielle West. It's a good solid story, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it resolves. It has one of my favourite tropes - the real [whatever] was the friends we made along the way. I've been mainly listening to is when I sit down to spin for a bit between  finishing work and the starting dinner portion of my evening.  

I'm also listening to Bella Green's Happy Endings.

We saw her in show in this years comedy festival, and this little memoir covers a lot of the same ground. it's cheerful and interesting, even when covering subjects that could be grim, like abuse, drug use and mental health issues. And it's read by Bella, which I always enjoy.

I'm still reading The Far Pavilions. Here's another OTT cover:

I'm three quarters of the way through, and I can't  say I'm particularity enjoying it. The last two chapters have been a potted history of British aggression in Afghanistan - or course, not expressed like that. The main female character Juli has no character and barely talks. The main male Ash has been off doing something else for a while. It's just not that compelling. Anyway, I'll push through, because I've come this far. 

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.  Thanks Kat and Kat for hosting these linkups. 

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  1. Laurel-Rain Snow16 August, 2021

    Happy Endings looks good! Enjoy your books and your knitting. Here are my WEEKLY UPDATES

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  2. shelleyrae @ book'd out16 August, 2021

    I’m sure the mittens will be appreciated.
    Enjoy Happy Endings.

    Wishing you a great reading week

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  3. Kathy Martin17 August, 2021

    Nice sounding variety of books. I admire your determination to finish The Far Pavilions. I likely would have given it up. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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