The temps are way down today and though the sun is pouring through our big south-facing window, the screen is letting in a breeze that's cool. I almost need a sweater. Yes, that's a happy sigh you're hearing from me.
I've left this photo at high resolution so you can click it and see the curly halo on that two-stripe heart. Isn't wool wonderful? I am so ready to wear it this autumn.
But first I gotta finish proofreading my current manuscript!
When I have that job out of the way, I've lined up some books to read.
Maybe not this many... some of what's in those unopened packages are vintage Agatha Christie paperbacks. I'm kind of obsessed with the range of cover art on them, and might have bought a few, ahem, in a weak moment in July.
I wrote about my August reading over on Instagram - no account required - and North and South was the standout. You may know this one from the BBC miniseries, which is so visually arresting you might not be able to knit through it all, even if you are knitting a stocking-stitch sock and don't need to pay a lot of attention to your needles. A large component of the story turns on cotton mills and the the scenes showing the conditions for workers as they weave cotton cloth are not to be missed by textile lovers and/or amateur historians. I must have watched the miniseries a dozen times but I think I loved the book even more.
There has been a lot more walking in the ravine lately, despite some days last week being unpleasantly humid.
I find it so calming to be near water like this, though I do miss being near a lake! I spent the first 20 years or so of my life less than a block from Lake Ontario, which you can see to the other side of on a clear day. And since not every day is clear, you can feel like you're looking to infinity a lot of the time. A creek is not so much about infinity, but when the water eddies around rocks and moves on, you do get continuity.
Proofreading feels like this kind of continuity, a lot of the time. As in, it never seems to be finished, ARg.
But when I'm done, it'll be autumn, and I'll be wearing some wool. Hope you're getting the weather you like best this weekend, wherever you are... and thanks as always for spending a little time with me today. See you next Saturday!
