The time certainly is flying by. It's difficult to believe that it's almost May! This has been a "puttering" week for me. You know... nothing great accomplished, just a little of this, a little of that, finish up the final steps on several projects and begin several more with those first two steps.
When I get a chance, I've been sitting in a big white wicker chair in my living room, reading and keeping an eye out on the neighborhood since I'm sitting right by the huge picture window. I am getting quite a bit of reading done (finished Rosamund Lupton's Afterwards which is a fabulous book!), but I'm also enjoying scaring a black cat that (I discovered) likes to leave "deposits" beneath the window. I can also see when the mail carrier is bringing goodies to the door, and be quick to run out and scare off a young Gila woodpecker that's shown a penchant for drilling at the metal window frame of our bedroom window at 1:45 PM while Denis is sleeping. I know... interesting wildlife around these parts, isn't there?
The case I made for Denis's Nook |
Before I head off and start listing this week's links, I thought I'd show you one of the projects I completed this week. The photo shows the cover I made for Denis's Nook Simple Touch. I used the herringbone stitch for this project because it makes the canvas look like a lovely piece of woven cloth. If you're interested in such things, you can click on the photo to see it in more detail. Now, on to those links!
Bookish News & Other Interesting Stuff
- A century of bookselling in Karachi, Pakistan.
- A 400-year-old diamond with an interesting history may fetch $4 million at auction.
- Are debtors' prisons returning to the US?
- You are not your bookshelf.
I ♥ Lists
- 10 great books to read aloud
- The most notorious literary party animals
- A fascinating collection of women's travel diaries at Duke University
- In honor of Shakespeare's birthday, test how well you know the Bard's plays.
Social Media & Blogging Tips
- 10 quick social media strategies for beginners
- This cool Pinterest photo app lets you splice images
- How to back-up, restore and upload new templates to Blogger
- Dani of Book Whore talks about how to fix a Feedburner issue. I may never have had it, but now I know what to do if it happens!
Book Candy
- A fun old Penguin Books advertising calendar
- What better things to have your sofa surrounded by?
- I would've given my eye teeth to have had this sleep study loft when I was a child!
New to My Google Reader
That's all for this week. Don't forget to stop by next weekend when I'll have a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure!
Cathy - I just love that cover! You are really talented. And I've often found that there's some interesting wildlife just outside, so to speak, if you look. You don't have to go to a wildlife park, reserve or zoo to see it. Thanks for the links, too!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the cover, Margot. Thanks! As for wildlife right out my door, say no more! You're talking to someone who's had a pot-bellied pig in her pool and a half-grown ostrich in her front yard. Not bad for Phoenix, eh? :o)
Delete