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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - The one with the Boxing Day Test

My Christmas break is going swimmingly. On Christmas day we had our usual good time at Elise's place, which turned into a rather marvelous sing-a-long afternoon. 

On Boxing Day, as usual, we went to Day one of the Boxing day test. Since today is Wednesday we've just finished Day 3. 

The best thing about test cricket is LOTS of knitting time. On christmas eve I cast on Joji's Lace and Fade Boxy, and now I'm half way through the third (of four) lace panels.

I'm not doing a lot of reading - I'm reading There is No Such Thing As An Easy Job,  an odd book translated from Japanese about a youngish woman and her struggles with work. The blurb says its "one women's search for meaning in the modern workplace", but she's not really looking for meaning, just running around trying not to exist too much. It's not bad, but it's odd. 

And that's my week in reading and knitting. 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. Kathy Martin03 January, 2023

    Sounds like you are having a nice holiday season. I've never seen Cricket. The knitting looks good. Come see my week here. Happy reading and Happy New Year!

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  2. Melinda03 January, 2023

    I have There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job on my TBR Bookshelf. I keep thinking I'll pick it up and then choose something else. I'm a little wary of it because Asian Literature sometimes doesn't work for me, but I do want to eventually give it a try. Have a great week! - Melinda @ A Web of Stories

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  3. Cheriee Weichel04 January, 2023

    Enjoy your restful holiday break!

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