Friday, November 20, 2020

An It Took Me Awhile Weekly Link Round-Up

 
Let's face it. Sometimes I'm just slow on the uptake. I've been knitting up a storm on the evenings Denis is at work, and I've completed six afghans-- certainly a record when it used to take me two years to finish just one. Obviously, knitting and watching television really help to keep my mind off the pandemic and anything else that might be bugging me.
 
But guess what? After months, I finally began to tire of my nightly British and Australian crime drama marathons. I'm even beginning to remember all the whodunits on Midsomer Murders. I wanted something that would hold my interest but wasn't another crime drama. Then it finally dawned on me. Duh.
 
The Poisoned Pen has been hosting all sorts of virtual events during this pandemic, but I was woefully behind on watching them. Normally I would either watch one while sitting here at the computer or on my smartphone. Neither "venue" was ideal. When I sit here at the computer, I'm almost always writing something and the dialogue from the events can easily derail my train of thought. I'm also lazy and get tired of holding my phone... and the screen is so smallllll... *whine*
 
The night I was going through the various channels on Roku was a revelation. There was the Youtube channel. After The Poisoned Pen events appear on Facebook, they are posted to Youtube. I can watch/listen to all these events I've missed on the big screen while I'm knitting. Hallelujah!
 
Took me long enough to figure that out, didn't it?
 
The photo shows me knitting on an afghan for Denis (who keeps telling me to hurry up) while watching Barbara Peters and Val McDermid in conversation. I've gone through almost a dozen more events since then and am looking forward to more tonight. Now I'm wondering what else I've been slow on the uptake on...
 
Enjoy the links!

 
►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
 
►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄
 
►The Happy Wanderer◄
 
►Fascinating Folk◄
 
►Crafty Little Gems◄
  • Liz Joy of Inspired to Taste tells the stories of classic fairy tales and memorable books using the elaborate pies she bakes and decorates. (They have to be seen to be believed!)
 
►I ♥ Lists & Quizzes◄

That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. And don't forget to curl up with a good book!

16 comments:

  1. Glad you got to the PP video webinars. I've watched several. I also watched many hours of Bloody Scotland panels and laughed until I was crying.
    Here is a discussion between Denise Mina and Jane Casey which is fun. I just watched this:
    https://www.crowdcast.io/e/the-murder-one-festival-

    There are a lot of festivals now online since no one can attend any in person.

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    1. Thanks for the link. I'll have to do some checking to see how many of these are available on Youtube so I can watch them while I knit; otherwise, I probably won't see them.

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  2. I'm so glad you can see those PP events on YouTube, Cathy! I know how much those visits mean to you, and at least you can catch up this way. And it is nice to have something different to watch. Now, I'm off to explore that lost Egyptian city!

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    1. I thought you might be headed in that direction, Margot!

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  3. Wow, six afghans! Impressive. Thanks for the tip about youtube and The Poisoned Pen. Now to check out links. :)

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  4. We certainly have an abundance of choice these days, don't we. We watch so much from Prime Video and Netflix that the regular networks don't seem to exist for us anymore. And we tried BritBox for a while but grew a bit weary of it after a couple of months, so we replaced that with a subscription to the PBS/Masterpiece Theater service - and have loved that "channel." It's a combination of Masterpiece Theater productions and a provider of similar things from all over the world. Now, we find ourselves watching more and more of the foreign dramas and comedies.

    And then there's all the streaming stuff that's gotten better and better during the pandemic. YouTube can really be surprising. Heck, I've even got a YouTube channel of my own featuring videos of live music I've shot over the years - pure country music, bluegrass festivals, etc.

    And then you come along and give us all these links to follow...and I see at least half a dozen I'll be clicking on. We certainly don't lack for mental stimulation these days.

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    1. I, for one, appreciate that mental stimulation to keep me focused away from things that don't need thinking about.

      My viewing can be somewhat limited since I can't knit and read subtitles at the same time, so it means that I tend to miss foreign programming I might otherwise watch.

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  5. Well, I can't imagine what you are slow on the uptake on because I happen to be awfully slow myself :).

    I love murder mysteries too, but I can't take a steady diet of them. Midsomer Murders was our favorite for a while, but the pace is so soothing that either my husband or I usually fell asleep.

    There is so much on YouTube it is overwhelming. It is great when you know what you are looking for.

    Enjoy your weekend!

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  6. Just subscribed to the Poison Pen channel, thank you

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    1. You're welcome! There is more than one Aussie author event to be found.

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  7. By the way, that turquoise blue afghan is a gorgeous color. Enjoy your holiday, however you and Denis spend it.

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    1. Denis chose it. It's called "Blue Hawaii." From the frequency of his requests for progress reports, I think he's looking forward to using it.

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  8. Well, good. He'll enjoy it. And you can see the results of your work.

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    1. I have a very dear friend who's been going through agony with his latest back surgery. The afghan I made him is being put to good use, and he's good about sending me photographic proof, bless 'im.

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