« I'm still here | Main | Swatch...Frawtch? Clawtch? »
May 15, 2005
Sleepreading
I got tagged by Justy and Julia for the book meme.
How many books in my house?
Does anybody really know that? If they do, they must have a much bigger house than me or far fewer books and way too much time to make their own card catalog system. Let's just say there are a lot considering how freakin' small our place is. We don't have one row of books on each shelf. For maximum efficiency, they are arranged by size and each shelf has two or three layers of books before you get to the ones in back, plus there are books placed horizontally on top of those books. Plus, a lot of my books are still living at my parents' house in the US. For a while, I would go home with an empty suitcase and bring loads back. Now, there's no more room and I'm even thinking of giving away some that I don't really care so much about just to make room for some new ones.
The last book I bought?
Putting aside pregnancy and childbirth books? Uh... I bought the Hachette 2005 Guide des Vins for a friend and for me, a book about celtic art and knots and stuff thinking I would use it to come up with some fun cables. It's hidden behind two other rows of books in my knitting book area and I don't feel like making a mess so forgive me for not giving you the title.
The last books I read?
I'm normally a big reader and read while I'm on the metro or while I'm knitting, but I haven't figured out how to read when I'm sleeping so I haven't read that much in the last couple months.
I'm almost done reading the bookbookbook by everyone's favorite Yarn Harlot. By the way, the book was generously sent to me by Blossom who sacrificed her signed copy for me and went out and bought herself and unsigned one... as well as one for her sister. Oh yeah. She's got the knitting bug, bad.
I was also given a copy of A Bun in the Oven by Kaz Cooke, which was quite funny and not your typical "everything will go wrong if you eat sugar and you should be glowing and majestic" pregnancy book.
Five books that I reread often or that mean a lot to me?
Julia's Kitchen by Julia Child. I love this book. I use it pretty often to find the right temperature for meats or to remind me how to make a basic sauce. I love cookbooks and as soon as I get a new one I lay in bed with little post it notes and mark all of the recipes I want to make. I just never use them since I'm much more of an improvise with what you've got sort of cook. This and Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone are the only two that I use pretty regularly for reference.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I've read it two or three times and think I will never tire of it.
Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Every time I read this, I'm inspired to knit more, experiment more, and think that some of the ideas I don't share for fear of doing things "my way" instead of "the right way" might not be so crazy after all. Too bad it only inspires me to work on new stuff, instead of finishing WIPs. If anyone knows a book that will make me do that, I'm all ears.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. I loved this series when I was younger and I've been dying to go to Prince Edward Island ever since.
And because I'm a cheeseball, Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown because my parents read it to me about a billion times when I was a kid.
Who am I going to pass this along to?
I'm tagging Lee Ann who has, and I quote, "a thousand million gazillion books" and who could also probably use a little "Hello" and "I'll be thinking of you" if you have time to give her one since she's going into the hospital on Tuesday for brain surgery so go and give her a virtual hug in her comments.
Posted by kate at May 15, 2005 05:16 PM
Comments
For rhymes, how about blotch, botch, notch, and watch?
Posted by: Mary at May 30, 2005 05:40 AM
Love the swatches, especially the middle one. I love those colors!!
You question about rhyming made me think - someone must have a rhyming tool online - and I found one.
http://www.rhymer.com/
It didn't have too many rhymes for swatch that haven't already been missing - except scotch, which I guess could make a funny rhyme with swatch if you're having a bad swatch day. :)
Hope you're feeling better.
Posted by: ashley at May 20, 2005 01:44 PM
what lovely little baby booties - and how nice to receive a knitted gift! i agree on to kill a mockingbird. such a great book.
Posted by: melissa j at May 19, 2005 08:14 PM
Wow! That book meme has changed a bit since it came my way about a month ago. I like your questions better! Somewhere along the way, someone dropped the "Farenheit 451" question (since apparently none of us have read it) and changed the "5 books you'd take to a deserted island" question into "5 books you'd reread." Interesting!
Posted by: Denise at May 19, 2005 06:48 PM
Could you please post information about Lee Ann. I'm sure it will be some time before she's working on her blog and I'm very concerned about her.
I figure you'll hear about her progress before she's able to post.
Thanks
Posted by: Sandy at May 17, 2005 11:22 PM
Anne of Green Gables is my favorite - I must have read it a million times. I have always wanted to go to PEI too, and I am finally going next month. I can't wait. I have roots there too, so it's doubly interesting for me!
Posted by: Bridget at May 17, 2005 09:19 PM
knitter's almanac is my absolute favourite of elizabeth zimmermann's books.
i want to check out kaz cooke's "kid wrangling". right after i had my daughter, anne lamott's "operating instructions" and rachel cusk's "a life's work" made me feel a little less crazy. or at least like i had company.:)
i've got to get the "fur edition" of little fur family!
Posted by: mrspilkington at May 17, 2005 03:14 AM
I love Little Fur Family! My parents also read it to me about a billion times. Now that I think about it, my answer to the rereading books question would probably contain quite a few children's books.
Posted by: Emily at May 16, 2005 07:35 PM
Whoa...I am the first to comment. Maybe your blog is down? :) Just joking..
I started reading A Bun in The Oven last night and it IS hilarious. There is a lot for us to skip past since we have already done the test, etc. but there is some information and anecdotes that are really helpful -and funny! I do appreciate her honesty...
Posted by: Sarah at May 16, 2005 08:55 AM
