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Pan, Pam, and books

Because I'm all about bringing a little sunshine to your morning, I give you -- Little Bit Pan! He has not taken this off since the little faerie girls lent it to him. I'm going to sleep as Peter Pan! Couldn't you just eat him up!?

So, you may or may not have noticed that I haven't had much new stuff up in the shop these past 2 weeks. Well, I am spinning. Like. A. Fiend. It's just all sold already. Shops with big orders and then there's the fact that I'm spinning for Stitches East also, so there's very little to put up for sale. However, I'm going to put up a few every other week, I promise. I'm finally working on trickle down economics, yeah, so stay tuned!

I've knitted a ton too! I've got another FO that I'll get to in the next few days and yesterday I cast on for Little Bit's slip stich sweater. More on those soon.

Remeber a few weeks ago I asked for your book recommendations? Well, I've read several since then -- all 3 of the L.Lowery books -- so good, except I wanted them to be longer and deeper, not written for the teen set but you know...for me. Well written though, you know how there's some books that the language takes a front seat to the story and you sit agape at the skill (like anything by david foster wallace), and there's some books that the story is so good you overlook the shitty writing, and there's books like this, where the language dissapears behind the story. You hardley realize you're reading, it's just story. All 3 (the giver, gathering blue, the messenger are quick reads and if you know of a pre-teen/teen, hand 'em over!

Donna Tartt's Secret history was good. I mean, not a book that'll change your life or even stick with you for long after, but a good read, a really good read. It's one of those I stayed up late to finish but once it was done, it was done. You know? I just had to know how it ended, but once it did end, I didn't care anymore.

Ohhh, ohhh, I read The Life of Pi by Y. Martel. Hot damn! Read it! I loved it. Boy. Tiger. Lifeboat. What's not to love? It's the triumph of man, the triumph of animal, plus some ooey goooey parts!

Have you all read Lick my Sticks? Pam is so adorable. Look what she just made outta a yarn I sent her a while back! Cute! Only cuter if the pic had been of her hot little self!

Posted by jacey at May 31, 2006 07:00 AM