It gathered on the grass
and my windshield.
Thankfully, it did not stick around for long.
The venue was crowded a full 2 hours before the Harlot arrived.
But knitters and spinners passed the time chatting and working on projects.
As usual, she was delightful, funny, and informative - sharing anecdotes about the human brain gleaned from medical/psychological studies. She recharged my knitting batteries.
What's truly amazing is how she can still be witty and gracious even at the end of a LONG day. It was near 11 p.m. by the time everyone had their books signed.
As for knitting, I'm still working on Celtic Dreams and various scarves but, lately, the majority of any free time has been spent entering the stash on Ravelry.
I've also been trying to read non-knitting books for at least 30 minutes before going to sleep.
I'm currently reading Eleanor of Aquitaine. It's taking me awhile to get through this book as it's chock full of facts and figures. It reads more like a doctoral dissertation (to me it lacks fluidity) but I'm enjoying it.
I just finished Pamela Aidan's trilogy of books in the "A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy" series. The books are entitled An Assembly Such As This, Duty and Desire, and These Three Remain. If you enjoy Jane Austen, you may enjoy these novels. Ms. Aidan's novels retell the story of Pride and Prejudice but are written from Darcy's perspective. For me, they were a quick and very enjoyable read.
Next on my list of reading are The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman and Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt.
Anyone out there have any recommendations of books they've enjoyed?
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