Joining in with Ginny’s Yarn Along, where she invites us to share a yarny project and a book we are reading.
At last I am reading a novel! This is one of my 16 for 16 challenges, I am on page 133 and am still with it – I’m relieved!
I used to love reading, but nowadays I spend so much time reading and writing blogs that I think that might be one of the reasons I haven’t read a novel for ages. The other reason is that the story has to be cheerful, interesting with very little jeopardy, but not too trashy – definitely nothing to do with war, death or violence – that cuts out a great many.
So far so good with ‘Enchanted August‘ by Brenda Bowen.
I was attracted to it because it is about Maine where Melissa of The Aran Artisan comes from. I’m not sure how much I will learn about Maine, but I’m fascinated with all the very English place names, Dorset being mentioned a lot.
As you can see in the photo above, I was taking a break from Beach Cleaning on Monday morning, (more photos here) by reading and knitting a wig. You can see more wigs, and patterns for them, in my Etsy shop
The wig will look something like this when it is finished
Ravelry
Wild Daffodil 
You are a busy daffodil wild. Amazing knitting
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Retirement is a wondrous thing! Thank you Dorris! 🙂
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I really must get back into reading again. I have slowed down so much since I started blogging too!
I love that wig Daffy, so pretty 🙂
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It is hard to fit everything we love to do in isn’t it!
The wigs mainly sell as fun chemo caps, which is a lovely development I hadn’t thought of when I first created the pattern.
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Oh that makes them even lovelier 🙂
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❤
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Gorgeous new wig. The colour is fab! And a total surprise to see my name mentioned here!!!! Let me know if you recommend the book when all is said and done and read.
I too went through a phase of not reading to which I traced back to a childhood event in which I was reading in an outdoor shed while apparently the whole neighborhood was searching for me as my mother panicked. Eventually I surfaced, book finished, and my mum didn’t believe I was in there reading at all…surely I would have heard everyone shouting for me. Honest, I didn’t but she was having none of my ‘tall tales’ and I was in big trouble. At least that is my side of the story as well as I can remember, so long ago! My mum and I have definitely put the incidence behind us and I have rekindled my love for reading so the story does have a happy ending. 🙂
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Thanks so much for sharing your story Melissa. ❤
My Mum used to tell me I was mad for wanting to be on my own reading all the time! (we did not have a good relationship in those days!) I was the eldest of 4 and I think she just wanted me to be helping her with the others.
To be so completely immersed in a book is such a wonderful feeling – I can totally believe all your other senses were blocked out – it must have been a worry for your family though.
That may be another reason that I don't get stuck into novels anymore – I'd never get anything else done!
I will be sure to let you know about the book, it is a gentle read with the backdrop of island life in Maine, which does sound like a beautiful place to be.
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Great photo, I’m glad you are enjoying reading, I too used to love it so much but have got out of the habit of late. I do have a kindle book on the go but it isn’t really giving me goosebumps, so it’s an every now and seldom activity. Lurve the knitted wigs.
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Sounds like we both got blown of course somehow. Glad you like the wigs – a bit of fun!
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I rarely read for pleasure, other than blogs, because I do it all day as my job … audiobooks, however, are a different matter… and the perfect companion to knitting and crochet
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Yes, audio books is a good idea, thank you. I listen to a lot of BBC iPlayer, Radio 4 dramas and stories, whilst knitting, crocheting and the like.
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So glad you are enjoying reading again. I can’t imagine not having a book on the go!
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I used to be like that – not sure what happened. Maybe this 16 for 16 challenge will kick-start me back into reading real books again.
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I love erverything about this picture and I’m really surprised and a little spellbound by your wigs – what a fun idea!!!
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Wowsers! I’m thrilled by your lovely comment – ‘surprised’ and ‘spellbound’ – my work is done – ha! Thank you so much! ❤ 😀
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