FiberTribe: Buy More Yarn

Feed My Head 2010

Andrea Camilleri: The Wings of the Sphinx (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)
The wonderful, irascible Inspector Montalbano of Vigata, Sicily is at it again. Did I mention he's wonderful? And there are 10 earlier ones in the series.
Ariana Franklin: The Serpent's Tale
The very wonderful Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar (prepare to die!) continues her work. Who knew that the wretched pit that is present day Salerno once housed an amazing and Europe-reknowned medical school? Where even women were allowed to become doctors...
Ariana Franklin: Mistress of the Art of Death
Wonderful. And amazing as a first novel. There are some inevitably cringe-worthy scenes (if you're going to be true to the middle ages) but Franklin's ability to bring those times to life is spot-on. And she is amazing with the first of the Plantagenets. Makes me want to jump his unsavory little bones.
Nicholas Blake: The Worm of Death
Vintage 1960 British murder mystery. Good if you'd like to learn quayside shipping vocabulary for the docks at Greenwich...
Kent Haruf: Where You Once Belonged
Well written but depressing. Very depressing. His others are better.
Kent Haruf: Eventide
the sequel, sort of, to the wonderful Plainsong. I know that he's the father someone related to a knitblogger I read regularly. She mentioned him one time and the prior book Plainsong. Who? dunno. I'm not sure I would have appreciated Haruf as much had I not moved to a small, rural town. Go find him. He's quietly wonderful.
Ray Kurzweil Ph.D.: Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
Another state-of-the-research book from Kurzweil and the longevity physician, Terry Grossman. I liked Fantastic Voyage better, but for sheer quality of information relevant to our health today, it's hard to beat. You can get a free (but for the shipping cost) copy at Ray and Terry's, their website that sells the supplements key to the program. As they say, they don't care if you get the supplements from them or not, just get them, take them and make the lifestyle changes. Then we'll be around to benefit from the next geometric progression of the health research paradigm.
Mehmet Oz M.D.: Healing from the Heart: A Leading Heart Surgeon Explores the Power of Complementary Medicine
so far so good. the ego required to succeed in the star-system world of cardio-thoracic surgery is only minimally present at the half way point in this book. In his world this is no doubt radical, radical stuff. Interesting to see the highest towers of traditional western medicine allow alternative therapies in.
Diane Ackerman: The Zookeeper's Wife
Love Diane Ackerman. Just started this, I'll get back to you...
Dana Stabenow: Whisper to the Blood: A Kate Shugak Novel (Kate Shugak Novels)
Another keeper. All is not well in The Park. The Aunties have taken matters into their own hands. Be afraid. another bit of wonderfulness from Dana Stabenow. Once again I'll be tapping my fingers for another year till the next Kate Shugak mystery shows up. Sigh.
Byron Katie: A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are
Loving What Is continued on...tough Work but is there really a choice about it? heh.
Greg Mortenson: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Alrighty, I'm late to this game but if you haven't read this, go forth and read it NOW. It's a wonderful tale and it's not over yet. As we ramp up the war in Afghanistan why not join the Dept. of Defense and do your required reading? As Rep. Mary Bono (yes, that one) says, you'll learn more about the region from this book than you will from months of Pentagon briefings. Go Dr. Greg!
Andrea Camilleri: August Heat
Camilleri's latest Inspector Montalbano mystery set in Sicilia. Just wonderful. Now I have to wait a year for the next one. Crap.
Janwillem van de Wetering: The Japanese Corpse (Soho crime)
Two Dutch cops sent to Kyoto to solve a murder in Amsterdam involving the Yakusa. Van de Wetering is a 'voice' like no other. He spent several years in a Zen monastery in Kyoto himself. The entire series has been re-issued by Soho Crime and is totally wonderful. And the cover design by Cheryl Cipriani is awesome. Yes, I'm a cover art ho.
Anthony Bourdain: Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
Alice Hoffman: Practical Magic
The hardback has an illustration taken from Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Proserpine. Much nicer. Hoffman's a great storyteller. And I always want her characters to go forward to the next book. But they never do. Go read this one anyway. You're welcome.
Tony Hillerman: The Mysterious West
This is a REALLY wonderful short story collection edited by Hillerman. Lord, I'm going to miss that man. All of the stories are set in the west or midwest, small towns and large. They're quirky and somewhat unexpected, especially relative to the usual work of the authors like J.A. Jance, Dana Stabenow (a bit darker), Lia Matera (chilling), etc. The true find for me is Wendy Hornsby. One of the best written stories, independent of genre, I've ever read. I've never read a more skillfully built exposition of the backstory built into the actual story. wow. I'm off to see what else of hers I can find.
Charles de Lint: The Wild Wood
Re-reading this bit of loveliness from de Lint. Among other things, it's about an artist who's lost her mojo. It's apropos given that I've re-started The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.
Elizabeth A. Lynn: Chronicles of Tornor 3: The Northern Girl (Chronicles of Tornor)
Found this as I was repacking ancient boxes of books. It was written in the late 70s and is flat out wonderful. It's the third book of a trilogy (the 2nd one is Dancers of Arun) I highly recommend all of them. It's Fantasy with an incredibly drawn world worth of an Ursula LeGuin, deep and quirky characters, and stay-up-all-night story telling. go. find them.
Julia Cameron: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]
A birthday gift from the Gomez. Starting this once again after years of hiatus. Wonderful.

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May 09, 2005

Buy More Yarn

Oh, yes, I did, my peeps... Red Berro*cco Cotton T*wist for pattern number 5 from the most recent Vogue. Go see SiowChin's beautiful version (May 2nd post) and you'll see why I had to do it. OK, it's not Calmer but it's about the same watermelon-y shade of red. What do we do when we're in a rut, restless as hell, and incapable of tackling anything that would instigate meaningful progress in life with a capital L? We buy more yarn, yes we do. And contrary to ol' Vicki, we are definitely amused.

The only gummi bear in the works is the fact that Cotton T*wist is very splitty, which fact I overlooked before buying it. But the price is good, $50 exactly for a lovely top, in stock at the LYS, and hopefully the 30% viscose will make it as shimmery and drapey as the silk called for in the pattern.

And I am coveting the lacy hoodie (same Vogue issue) that Iris is making (I actually have some stash Vittadini Lara (a light cotton tape yarn) in palest, almost white aqua for it) and the Shirley Paden flame cardi Rachael recently adapted so beautifully. I'm thinking a no-thinking, much-knitting weekend getaway. Pity I'm such a slow knitter but what the hell.

Oh. And the Boy has adopted a kitty left behind at the apartment complex where he lives. Her name is Mischief and she is the most adorable and mannerly kitty ever. Present feline company, yours and mine, excluded. heh. So a kitty bed is on the list, too. One day soon, my lovelies, pictures will be posted. mwah...

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Comments

Psst... go for the lace hoodie!

Posted by: Iris | May 09, 2005 at 06:46 PM

All the projects you mentioned sound great. Criss-cross fits the bill of being a no-thinking, much-knitting kind of project. And this design really could use some drape so your yarn choice is good. Do let us know which you decide to knit!

Posted by: Siow Chin | May 10, 2005 at 04:18 AM

I love that criss cross top, too! That's on my "Maybe Someday" list. That latest Vogue is full of stuff I'd like to do...that lacey hoodie being one of them. But first I am starting the cabley pullover on the opposite page - probably in a couple of weeks once I finish all of my grading for the semester. (I need relatively mindless knitting until I get over that hurdle!)

Posted by: Michelle | May 10, 2005 at 01:10 PM

yipes, the list just grows and GROWS, doesn't it?
Your comment made me giggle...
we NEED to meet in person one of these days!
xoxoxo

Posted by: greta | May 12, 2005 at 06:25 PM

Wow, I just finished a kitty bed for my kitty, and I snuck up on her yesterday in it. I took a picture of her just in time to, because she looked up at me with her big yellow eyes and looked like she was about to bolt when I snapped the picture.

Which LYS do you go to? I'm curious as to which one's around have the better prices.

Posted by: Lissette | May 17, 2005 at 02:15 PM