tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post6390421539596235767..comments2024-03-28T06:13:30.421-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: I Think I'll Knit Faster Weekly Link Round-UpCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-36493353972831681362020-07-30T22:04:13.975-07:002020-07-30T22:04:13.975-07:00Dead Land by Sara Paretsky has a nature preserve i...Dead Land by Sara Paretsky has a nature preserve in the middle of Chicago not too far from where I grew up. I looked it up online, and it is really nice.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-23980166323213975372020-07-29T12:29:27.764-07:002020-07-29T12:29:27.764-07:00I love nature preserves.I love nature preserves.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42973596794570737402020-07-29T02:31:32.553-07:002020-07-29T02:31:32.553-07:00I may have to hide Ruth Galloway's story until...I may have to hide Ruth Galloway's story until I finish this excellent memoir. I am learning a lot and since Michelle Obama grew up in Chicago just 20 blocks south of where I lived (but years later), I love reading about the city. <br /><br />I'm looking at maps and finding new parks and nature reserves and the lake's shoreline has moved. I loved swimming in Lake Michigan.<br /><br />I've looked at maps of the city frequently while reading this book and Sara Paretsky's latest, as it has a newish nature preserve in it which fascinates me.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-84861150292204704182020-07-29T01:25:14.425-07:002020-07-29T01:25:14.425-07:00I've lost track of how many times I've don...I've lost track of how many times I've done the same thing.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-8965090792572900632020-07-28T03:33:07.313-07:002020-07-28T03:33:07.313-07:00The dilemma: I'm reading Michelle Obama's ...The dilemma: I'm reading Michelle Obama's memoir, "Becoming," and "The Lantern Men" arrived last week. It's taking all my self-discipline not to rip into Ruth Galloway's latest story.<br />I just looked longingly at that book, but told myself it's the dessert after I finish the memoir, which is very good itself.<br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-1179600272132222092020-07-26T22:47:05.713-07:002020-07-26T22:47:05.713-07:00True: 1890's furniture? Who knows?
Oh, the no...True: 1890's furniture? Who knows?<br /><br />Oh, the no pay horror. That is terrible. Workers forced to go to work in this pandemic or suffer ecoomic consequences. Everyone should have a right to sick pay and unemployment and health insurance. So unfair.<br /><br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-46976207873918991592020-07-26T14:46:58.043-07:002020-07-26T14:46:58.043-07:00Then there would be a whole cans of worms called N...Then there would be a whole cans of worms called No Pay.<br /><br />I think none of us will fully comprehend the reading station unless we had a time machine and could go back to 1890.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-88413022988147943972020-07-25T18:01:56.810-07:002020-07-25T18:01:56.810-07:00Hiding in a book box is a good idea.
Is there any...Hiding in a book box is a good idea.<br /><br />Is there any way Denis can stay home for awhile until the peak in Arizona ebbs? Like on a medical leave if he got a doctor's note?<br /><br />I don't really get the reading station, rather than just having two armchairs next to each other with an end table in the middle with books on it or perhaps a booksheld on the wall behind it?<br />I had shelves above my bed in my teenage bedroom and it was very compact, but held a lot of books.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-16235935424325994182020-07-24T13:46:05.065-07:002020-07-24T13:46:05.065-07:00I've been pondering lighting requirements for ...I've been pondering lighting requirements for the updated reading station. Maybe build it higher so the lights would be at the right height, which would mean more shelves along the sides and back. <br /><br />Hiding out in a book box does sound tempting.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-1527995227897142362020-07-24T13:40:30.139-07:002020-07-24T13:40:30.139-07:00You and yours stay safe, too, Kay.You and yours stay safe, too, Kay.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69693207550125351782020-07-24T13:39:56.750-07:002020-07-24T13:39:56.750-07:00I was hoping that I wasn't the only one using ...I was hoping that I wasn't the only one using these links as a distractor.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-34824553894200074312020-07-24T13:38:31.366-07:002020-07-24T13:38:31.366-07:00The only thing about a vaccine---how many idiots a...The only thing about a vaccine---how many idiots are going to refuse to take it? Sorry. I am feeling very little compassion for the intellectually challenged today.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-7425174431644821082020-07-24T13:37:21.191-07:002020-07-24T13:37:21.191-07:00There is no plastic shield between him and the idi...There is no plastic shield between him and the idiots who board his bus maskless. And there are now twelve bus drivers out with COVID-19, not counting the one who died.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-37825776253462189612020-07-24T13:27:06.793-07:002020-07-24T13:27:06.793-07:00I can imagine how your husband's news turned y...I can imagine how your husband's news turned your anxiety level up a few notches. Just when we start to convince ourselves that things are getting better, we are reminded that maybe we've just been lucky so far. That is one scary thought.<br /><br />I do love that old reading station - and your modification ideas to it. I would love to have something like the model you described. Right now a self-enclosed box to hide in sounds really nice.<br /><br />Stay well.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38323144983984660512020-07-24T07:28:51.339-07:002020-07-24T07:28:51.339-07:00First of all, will keep Denis and you in my though...First of all, will keep Denis and you in my thoughts regarding the nasty virus. I understand the stress and anxiety you both must be feeling. Deep breaths. Glad that you've got more afghan patterns to keep you occupied. Love that 'reading station'. Very clever and thought it might need a bit of an update, so very cool. Take care!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-8287127341187704942020-07-24T06:06:48.108-07:002020-07-24T06:06:48.108-07:00How frightening! When the virus hits close to hom...How frightening! When the virus hits close to home and affects those we know personally, the stress and anxiety reaches another level. Hope both of you stay safe and healthy, Cathy. Thanks for sharing links to keep our minds busy.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-64540655815333031082020-07-24T04:42:00.115-07:002020-07-24T04:42:00.115-07:00Oh, that's scary news, Cathy! I'm hoping f...Oh, that's scary news, Cathy! I'm hoping for the best for you and Denis, and of course, it's horrible for those other families. We can't get a vaccine soon enough, if you ask me. Thanks for sharing that reading station - it's beautiful. I need to go visit that Aztec palace to get my mind off of things...Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-17343699158605990822020-07-24T02:34:48.613-07:002020-07-24T02:34:48.613-07:00Oh, what a lot to worry about. Hope Denis stays s...Oh, what a lot to worry about. Hope Denis stays safe. Did the company build a plastic shield behind his seat to protect him from passengers? That's what was done in New York City.<br /><br />So, knitting, reading and watching TV mysteries are a diversion from real concerns.<br /><br />Hope all goes well. We need a vaccine now! Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.com