living with books

"All that manind has done, thought, gained or been:

it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books."

Thomas Carlyle

It's hard to imagine a life or home

without books.

Over the years we've collected a few...

some new, but most from tag sales,

flea markets, and library sales.

This week I was thrilled to find

book plates, by one of my favorite artists,
each with a beautiful moth specimen.

I know what I'll be doing this weekend...

Hope your weekend is a good one,

and if you have a favorite book to recommend

please do leave a comment :)

this week...

~after a string of warm sunny days

the milkweed pods have been bursting open

~white linen slipcovers have been replaced

with something more fall-like

~I just brought home these books from

the library:

Classic Knits: 15 Timeless Designs to Knit and Keep Forever (Erika Knight Collectibles)

We Sure Can!: How Jams and Pickles Are Reviving the Lure and Lore of Local Food

Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

I've read Classic Knits before, but not the rest, so I'll

have to let you know if the recipes are as fabulous

as they look.

~a couple new succulents: a jade plant and not sure about

the other?

~hanging pictures

~working on fingerless gloves from

The Knitter's Year: 52 Make-in-a-Week Projects-Quick Gifts and Seasonal Knits

using a favorite Knit Picks yarn: Wool of the Andes

Sport.  The color, Tidepool Heather, is so pretty,

and a bit more green than it looks in my picture.
The edge of the cuff and fingers is done in a couple

rows of gray.

~

Hope your week is going well.

walking, reading, knitting, sewing...

The last few days have been spent,

~enjoying as many walks & nature as possible

~finding some new books at the library:

Getting Started Knitting Socks (Getting Started series)

Vintage Modern Knits: Contemporary Designs Using Classic Techniques

10 Secrets of the LaidBack Knitters: A Guide to Holistic Knitting, Yarn, and Life

~and, indulging in the urge to knit that always strikes

this time of year

~starting on a Baktus and making a resolution

to dutifully record all knitting projects

in my little notebook from this time forward

~planning more drawstring pouches for firefly farm goods...

thank you to all who purchased a pouch last week!

Hope your week is off to a great start :)

Uber Quick, Twistys about Town.

Today Im a women of few words.........the pictures say it all.

Reading uni

Kennet walk

A329m

Royal berkshire hospital.

reading

            The library is one of my favorite places!

On my last visit I found three books of interest,

and while I sit here on the glider,

watching the sun set on a busy day,

I will share them with you.

1)The Knitter's Year by Debbie Bliss...

...with lots of lovely projects to last the whole year through,

 like the pretty pot covers above,

and these fingerless gloves,

which I can't wait to make...

2) Rediscovered Treasures

This book is full of ideas to reuse old objects,

one of my favorite things to do :)

3) Natural Watercolour:Painting From Nature Made Easy

If I could learn to do the simplest of watercolor painting,

I would be happy.

I am hoping this book can help me do it...

I found a small watercolor set on clearance

at Michael's for $7 marked down from $26--perfect!

My first painting was done on our last visit to

the lake--not great, but it's a start...

~Deb