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I’m sorry to be posting Yarn Along late! Giuseppe and Little Ollie were neutered yesterday and it was a very full day. Giuseppe is doing just fine, but Ollie needs a little extra attention for a few days while he heals up because his surgery was a bit more invasive. The poor thing has to wear the cone of shame.
I am still knitting on my Antarktis shawl but nearing the end! I am planning to cast on a cardigan for myself next and I am anxious to finish this up and get started on that.
I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in July. Maya Angelou bravely lays her story out there for the reader in a straightforward yet beautiful way. It was one of the best memoirs I’ve read and I definitely recommend it. I absolutely fell in love with her and now have several more of her books on hold at the library. However, she describes serious abuses that she experienced as a child, and I chose to skip those pages because I couldn’t bear to read about it. (I mention this so that you are aware and can do a little investigating on your own beforehand if you choose to read it.)
I started a new book a few days ago called Growth of the Soil. It’s a Nobel Prize winner that I only recently became aware of. So far it reads to me like a “Ginny” book for sure. It makes me think a little of Giants in the Earth which I loved. I think my reading has been a little all over the place recently and it feels good to be reading a dark pioneer tale. My favorite!
Both those prairie books sound great. i just finished March by Geraldine Brooks. The story of what happened to the father of the Little Women while he was away at the Civil War. Fantastic story, well-written, but the horrors of the Civil War were hard to read. Important reading though as it covered some of the issues of the war that I never considered.
Ahhh… I very nearly started an Antarktis Shawl with my current yarn… but decided to do another Close To You Shawl instead!! Hope Ollie is all better very soon.
Oh dear. I hope the dogs are all better now – I’m so late this month that it’s nearly September!
Nice coloured yarn Ginny.
I know why the caged bird sings is a truly remarkable book. I too admire her work. Hope the woofs are better soon.
Now I want to read both those books–I’ve always wanted to read IKWTCBS, but I’ve never gotten around to is! Now I’m adding them both to my list. 🙂
That book (Growth of the Soil) looks fantastic.. thank you for sharing! I will have to read. 🙂