The school year is almost over and I am finally able to sit back, relax and entertain my creative writing juices. I picked up the book Blue Angel by Francine Prose around Christmas, but seeing as I have been reading about a hundred and fifty pages a week since June for classes, I have had no desire to pick up a book. But today was a beautiful spring day and nature always makes me want to run outside and read. Though I did not read “outside”, per say, I did sit on my back porch with crossed legs and tea (which seems to be unable to remain warm) and read. Oh! It is lovely! Makes me want to write again. For those of you who do not know, my main craft is writing (poetry to be more exact). Though I love the fiber arts and have been spending a lot of time with that wonderful craft these past three years, my passion lies with the pen and paper. Anywho, its a great read! Hard to put down. And when I do, I want to pick it right back up. Like right now. I’m about 90 pages in (it was a slow reading day for me) but I’m hoping to get a couple more in before my eyes give.
On knitting news, I am working on a pair of bright purple socks for my mother for Mother’s Day. I’m half way finished the leg of the sock (I am knitting them toe up because she likes a long leg), which is good. Though I fear not good enough. I still have another sock to knit and I doubt I will get around to in time. I will (I am determined) to finish the one sock by Mother’s Day so at least I can present the work in progress to her. Show her I am working on it. Hopefully finish the socks by the end of May.
Knitting has been a bit of a struggle for me recently. Do not get me wrong, I still love to knit and I am fantasizing about projects, but not as much as I normally do. I think after being sick for so many weeks and having so much school work and working an internship an hour away from home until 2am really shoved my knitting to the back burner. Oh well. With summer only days away (well, summer break at least), I am sure that my passions for knitting, reading and writing will come back with a vengeance.
And I promise, I will learn how to put pictures up here eventually!
