Well friends, we’ve made it to the last Friday of December. Here’s what’s going in my world right now. Thinking about … what to read next! I thought I’d be reading Demon Copperhead at least until tomorrow, but I now … Continue reading TGIF | Late December.
Once again, I’m borrowing Vicki’s idea (Thank you, Vicki!) for an end of year post. The idea is to share the first line or so of the first blog post of each month and a favorite photo (or two) from that month’s posts. … Continue reading Year in Review | 2022.
For this last monthly update on this year’s One Little Word, I’m reflecting back on each of the previous posts. I started doing this with 2020’s OLW And and continued last year with Choose 2021. The reflection process and the … Continue reading Present | December 2022.
Hello friends! I hope this finds you someplace cozy and warm, even if it’s just a figurative place, or a place you’re reading about – perhaps like the December gathering that Rosamunde Pilcher describes so beautifully in Winter Solstice. I … Continue reading TGIF | Before Christmas.
Hello friends and happy Friday! The sun came out yesterday and it (finally!) feels like December outside … of course inside, it’s felt like December for a few weeks. Twinkle lights, winter candles, and multiple Christmas playlists in rotation. One … Continue reading TGIF | Mid-December.
Anke published the new NAiMA Pullover DK pattern (Ravelry link) over the weekend. She’s one of my favorite designers, and testing the pattern was a dream come true. My fellow testers were kind, supportive, and inspiring. Anke addressed the few … Continue reading NAiMA | The End.
November was my first full month with Lucy and my reading reflected how our lives are changing. I had time to read on the page, and not quite as much time to listen (which is good – means life is … Continue reading Reading Better | November.
The post title: my mom moved to Georgia five years ago this week and we “welcomed” her with a foot of snow. A foot of snow in Atlanta is rare … especially in December. It wasn’t a great start (except … Continue reading TGIF | Rainy December.
So perhaps there were people who would like to hear about feelings, but I did not think they were people I would want to know. Helen DeWitt, The English Understand Wool Those words made me laugh out loud because people … Continue reading Looking Back | November.
One more thing I love about this December is five Fridays! Here’s a look at this first one through my favorite lens: Thinking about … exploring Virginia Woolf. I’ve been immersed this week in Mrs. Dalloway (a re-read in preparation … Continue reading TGIF | Early December.
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