Knitting and Books
Good morning! How are you doing? Right now it is nearly 6 a.m. and it's still dark outside, the days are getting shorter. I am all in for the approaching fall like weather that is very very far away. As you know I was busy traveling to visit our daughter and her family and I barely knitted a stitch, but I thought I would share with you the beginnings of another shawl when I did pick up my knitting. I am doing the same pattern as the last time.
I was in the Boston area and we decided to split the super long drive into two days of driving. On the way up we stopped overnight in Beacon, NY and on the way back home we stopped at Ithaca, NY. I went to every independent bookstore I could find that was opened in each town plus the Cambridge area. The above photo is my book and stationary haul from the entire trip. I am excited to dive into some of my books. Two of the books I've read more that 3-6 times which are: Wuthering Heights and a Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I love them both so much and I get something new each time I re-read them. We had a great time. My husband likes to go to vinyl record shops so we have fun seeking out our shops.
The books above with the cool gel pens is from my daughter and son in law for my Mother's day gift. I enjoy graphic novels and these two come highly recommended.
What are you working on this week? Do you break up your long drives? Or do you plow through?
Oh Ithaca, NY! I have such fond memories of hanging out there in the early 70's!! (One of my brother's went to Ithaca College and a friend was at Cornell). I've been seeing A Tree Grows in Brooklyn popping up a lot. I remember loving that book as a kid. Perhaps I should pick it up to re-read. Back in the early days (decades ago) we would plow right through on trips...but not now. Breaking them up is a fun way to discover new places!
ReplyDeleteI looked at the book/paper haul with a lot of interest! What blessings!! I love books that we can return to like this!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun, Karen!! I love to visit bookshops so much!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have any Fall like weather yet. It's still really hot here.
ReplyDeleteLove that beautiful shade of blue for your next shawl! Looks like you had a lovely time both on the trip to and from Boston. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your knitting, Karen! Thank you so much for sharing your reading as well. It is still very hot and humid here in Montreal.
ReplyDeleteYou got some fun things from that bookstore. Wuthering Heights and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are both such wonderful books. Nice shade of blue for your knitting project. Enjoy the rest of the week!
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