Amy and Miss T came over to knit on Tuesday and brought me Chipotle! They got party favors. 😉
Reading Update
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. This is the first book of the Twilight Saga and after reading it, I’m itching to read the next two! This is a young adult vampire story with a few twists, set in the Pacific Northwest. I couldn’t put it down.
Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter. I know there are a few *a-hem* P&P fans out there… I picked this up because of the title and brought it home because of the intriguing premise outlined on the back cover. Most chicklit is just “ho-hum,” but this was quite good – if you’re a P&P fan, I recommend it!
Nerd Gone Wild by Vicki Lewis Thompson. Totally trashy romance, picked up for $0.25 at the “withdrawn” shelf at the library. It was silly, it was fun, it was trashy – and I might pick up another one or two of her other Nerd novels.
Wish You Were Here: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. Actually, I believe this was the first Mrs. Murphy mystery. It took me a while to get into the book, but it turned out to be a decent read. I’m told that the series sort of falls apart after a certain point…
24 Declassified: Vanishing Point by Marc Cerasini and 24 Declassified: Chaos Theory by John Whitman. I read these not expecting much, but Chaos Theory was darn good (and not just because of the title). It would actually make a really good episode of 24.
The Fourth Bear: A Nursery Crime by Jasper Fforde. This is the second book in the Nursery Crimes series, which spun off from the Thursday Next novel The Well of Lost Plots. A different cast of characters, but I’m enjoying this series as much as I do the Thursday Next novels.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agness Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This was laugh out loud funny – I can’t believe I hadn’t read it before!
Knitting Update
For all the relaxing I’m doing, I sure don’t seem to be accomplishing much knitting. Puzzling, that. Anyway, I finally finished a pair of 9-to-5 Socks using Trekking 167 (a new color).
“Hmph. They aren’t a MGWT, that’s for sure!” -Mayhem
“But I suppose they are acceptable as a cat bed.” -Mayhem
Judging by the list of books, I guess you haven’t discovered the reality court shows, soapies, “prime time in the day time” on TNT, etc.
Um, so what’s this mean chocolate chip brownie you make???!!!! Recipe…please!
Cutey socks – are those little cables?
LOVE the socks…love.them.so.much.
Have emailed her for the pattern as it won’t download to me 🙁
And that color of Trekking is in my future, I can feel it!
🙂
GORGEOUS socks.
(((hugs)))
Terrific pattern + yarn marriage! Despite her reticence, I think May agrees. 🙂
It also sounds as though you’re learning to pace yourself and have a better handle on what you can and can’t do right now. Hope you continue with the steady recovery.
ooh pretty colour – must look for that 🙂
Your socks look wonderful!
Love the socks. (Hm, haven’t seen that colorway yet. Need to be on the lookout:-)
Your body is healing and that takes all your energy. You’re reading and knitting may not be what you expect but that’s okay. Relax and enjoy the calm.
Man those socks really are great! Gorgeous combination of yarn and pattern.
With all that reading it’s no wonder there hasn’t been a lot of knitting 😉
Those are some great socks!
At last – new stripey socks for Mayhem!
been lurking for quite a while–
is that trekking color red and black and grey and white? It’s hard to tell from the monitors. I’ve been looking for that color combo. My sis is a Univ of Georgia fan, and their colors are red and black.
I always enjoy your book reads. It gives me titles to add to my list. As for the Mrs. Murphy reads, I’ve read most, and I don’t find that they fall apart. I’ve enjoyed each one immensely. I’ll have to go looking for this title, since I have not read it yet.
🙂
Phyllis
Nice socks! The pattern works well with that yarn, and it goes well with May. You’re still healing so you don’t have the energy you normally would have.
I thought of you and your party favors this morning as Kashka was batting a bullet-shaped one around the bathroom. (note to self: put them away when emptying pockets before laundry.) if you don’t find enough people to pawn them off on, the small ones make good cat toys. 😉
love the colors on the Trekking socks!
i’m telling you, pull one of those socks over the cats head just once. they will walk backwards. swear.
Great socks! Such nice colors in that Trekking, and I like how the stripes turn out in the 9-5 pattern. I’ll have to check out my supply of self-striping yarn as I have the pattern. May always seems very possessive of your new socks.
I always get such great book reading ideas from you. 🙂
Ooo, I like that colorway!
A bit possessive about the yarn socks, there, aren’t we Mayhem?
Is it too weird that I feel I could recognize your be-socked foot among a lineup?
Oooh.. that’s my kind of color combination! Great socks. I see Mayhem is doing her job of holding them down for the photo..
Chris- Aside from the travel photos, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one on your blog that didn’t include a black cat tail or paw.
Very curious.
Love the socks.
Um, hon, the point of relaxing is not to accomplish anything. I’m just sayin’.
Well, if you got your MOm to tie them to a stringm and then tie the other end of the string to a stick, they could be a MTST (Magic Trekking Sock Toy).
I got nuttin. Just needed to prove I was here.
Well, if you got your Mom to tie them to a string and then tie the other end of the string to a stick, they could be a MTST (Magic Trekking Sock Toy).
I *heart* those socks. They are my M’s colors. I think I will be Trekking stalking in the near future.
Go ahead, Chris. Rub the sock thing in my face. I have started this ONE pair of socks three times now.
My daughter wants a Magic Goldfish Wand Toy for her Fifi. Are they only available in Minnesota?
OH MY!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Good Omens!! In fact my sister told me to buy my own copy because I couldn’t borrow hers anymore!
oh, and cute socks too! 🙂
Mmm since reading your blog is about the closest I’ve been to knitting in a long time, I think you’re fabulous for getting another sock done. 🙂
and I’ll show my ignorance, what is P&P??????
Nice looking socks. I’m always impressed by Trekking colors.
Don’t anybody sign up for a swap with Chris…she’ll send you tampons and pads. 😉
Nice socks! I love that colorway and the pattern.
hmmph. Party favors, I’m sure. But is there any kitty nuzzling? Or are they one woman kitties? I would like to knit with you-all sometime.
I read Twilight a while back and I really enjoyed it. I’m glad she wrote others to follow it. When I actually get some pleasure reading time, I plan on picking them up. Nice socks!
I think finishing a pair of socks in anything less than a month is truly remarkable. Maybe Miss May would find them appealling if you put the sock on a string and bounced it around???
Pretty Trekking. I’m totally jealous of all the reading time you’re getting. I may have to check out the Darcy book…..
my youngest daughter loves Stephanie Meyers – and just met her for a book signing in Georgia mid Sept. (grin)
I enjoyed this book too, and look forward to the next. it’s nice light reading.
your socks are cute.
my two kitties are hoping a make them a real cat bed SOON
You’re knitting up a storm lately 🙂 That yarn looks springy (as in sproing springy)
Oh, I really like reds/blacks/grays…. Must remember that colorway. Looks like you’re getting a ton of reading done. : )
The socks look great, I love the colors
I love love Terry Pratchett books. The Discworld series is the best! I can’t read it with hubby around because I have to read all the funny bits out loud.
The Mrs. Murphy series does kinda fall apart after the first dozen or so books. Other suggestions are: the Joe Grey series by Shirley Rousseau Murphy and the Midnight Louie books by Carol Nelson Douglas.
Really, you hadn’t read Good Omens before? That was one of the first books DH made me read. I can’t recall if it came before or after Microserfs or not…
that’s a beautiful pair of socks. I like that new colorway of trekking very much.
I’m glad that you are feeling better. Those walks seem to be helping you mend.
Oh they are very very pretty socks indeed!
Love the socks but adore the sock blockers! where did you get them?
Love the Trekking and the pattern!
Twilight and the rest of the trilogy was a huge seller this summer. When I worked at the bookstore I used my discount to buy them for my dd, who loved them.
Love the socks!
Love that pattern in those colors!
And thanks for the Magic Goldfish explanatory photo shoot!