Thank you for all your comments to my "yarn along" post last week.
Some of you asked what I thought to the book I was reading
'The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters' and I have to admit that I have
abandoned it, at least for now but maybe forever.
I found it quite hard going reading the letters, keeping track of who was writing
to who, and as it was a huge book I realised it would take me some time
to finish it. From reading a portion of the letters you can glean an idea of
their style of writing and their personalities and I think that is sufficient for me.
A few years ago I read 'The Mitford Girls: the biography of an extraordinary family'
by Mary S. Lovell and I think if you are interested in learning about the Mitford sisters this would be my first recommendation.
So I have moved onto Ian McEwan's The Child in Time. I have found this quite challenging to read in parts with detailed descriptions of issues I have not considered before, but I have also found it amusing, insightful and sad.
And as to my "answering a distress call" - a few years ago, on a whim, I knitted
my work colleague a phone sock, and I have to admit it always surprised me quite
how much she loved it, so when she changed her phone she asked me to
knit her a new, slightly larger sock, which I was more than happy to do.
However, a couple of weeks ago I received a 'distress' text from my colleague saying
she had lost her sock and would I knit her a new one. Of course, once again I was
more than happy to oblige and so here I am knitting a new one!
Joining in with Ginny's yarn along on a much-drier-than-forecast Wednesday.
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Love the phone sock! And the new book looks good x
ReplyDeleteA phone sock, how lovely. And what pretty yarn. Lucky friend, I know she will love it. CJ xx
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to make something and someone love it so much. Book looks interesting, may be one to try xx
ReplyDeleteWell you can't ignore a distress call like that can you. I don;t do well with biographies these days I much prefer a storyline, I have however just finished the third offering by Stephen Fry. It was good but I thought the first two were better.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right to abandon a book you are not enjoying. Quite right to answer the distress call for a new phone sock, and shows how much she loved the first one to want another! X
ReplyDeleteThat yarn is going to make a splendid phone sock - gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI used to find it quite difficult to leave a book half-way read. Plodding along took all the fun out of reading. These days, if I can't get into it, it's gone. There are so many good books out there.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
I just love it when someone asks me to make something for them.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're enjoying your new book as well as this new phone sock you're making for your friend. Would love to see your tea cosy when it's finished. Have a great week! X
ReplyDeleteWhat a great friend - I bet the phone sock will be much loved! Thanks for the Mitford Sisters update, I'll have to check it out :) I can't believe we work/study in the same place, it's a small world! A beautiful campus, it's what hooked me 10 years ago :) x
ReplyDeleteLove the color yarn, hope this book is better for you too.
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