Thursday, July 26, 2007

Still Booking

Reading _Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales_.

"How to Read A Pattern"
By Laura Billings

Billings essay resonated with me.
She had to decide between
book group and knitting circle.

Such a choice.
She chose the book group
but relented and rejoined her
knitting circle.

She used her knitting books
to substitute for her reading loss.

She says, "As you might guess,
my literary tastes run toward,
Henry James, Edith Wharton, Jane Austen,..."

Amen!

And she adds,
"When I need a comforting yarn,
I now know how to spin one
for myself."

What a delightful idea!
Imaginative play for grownups.

Let's begin,
"Once upon a time..."

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