Month: February 2011

Blanket Three

Third Project Linus Blanket: You can’t tell from this horrible picture, but those colors are Purple, Dusty Purple and Linen from the Lion Brand that Vanna White promotes.  Each block is one skein and they actually came out even.  I used a larger hook… Continue Reading “Blanket Three”

1776, by David McCullough

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0743226720&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 61776 has been in my library for years and is an example of a book where I really should have read the jacket first.  It was described as a companion piece to McCullough’s biography of John Adams.  Of the miniseries I watched not… Continue Reading “1776, by David McCullough”

Recording the Event

I did not take pictures of the Blizzard of 2011.  OK, fine.  (walks to the window with a phone.)  Here is one.  Just to prove I was here.  From my bedroom window, you can see the snow drift going almost to the top of… Continue Reading “Recording the Event”

The Edible Woman, by Margaret Atwood

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002USQ0GI&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 5 I picked up this title when I realized that I hadn’t read any Atwood at all in 2010.  This was the first novel that she wrote, but it wasn’t published until years later. Marian, a modern young lady of the 1960s is… Continue Reading “The Edible Woman, by Margaret Atwood”