A Life With Wool

An online journal of my creative life


Books

  • Books on Thursday

    “When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists.” ― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies My life has always been filled with books, and a wide variety of books that I… Continue reading

  • Books On Thursday

    I think the most basic reason we enjoy birdwatching (and the same reason we enjoy other outdoor hobbies like gardening and fishing) is that it directs our attention outside, where we see the sunrise, feel cool mist or hot sun, watch an approaching storm, get bitten by mosquitoes, taste wild blackberries, and so on. It… Continue reading

  • Books On Thursday

    “I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” ― Emma Thompson I love books and for me holding a physical book in hand is part of the experience in reading the book… the smell of the book, the texture of the book… Continue reading

  • Books On Thursday

    It’s another rainy day in the valley of the sun and a perfect day for reading. I finished up one book yesterday on my lunch hour, which was so nice, and today I plan to start reading a new book, continue listening to my audiobook and just may get a little knitting done too! “Edith Wharton… Continue reading

  • Books On Thursday

    I am loving books right now and have so many that I want to read over the next few months. I may even listen to a few, which I don’t often do, but I do enjoy listening to someone reading to me now and then, and it often brings back memories of my mom reading to… Continue reading

  • Books on Thursday

    I haven’t been reading much over the past few days but will say I am enjoying the second book in the Ruth Galloway series, The Janus Stone and look forward to having more time in the evenings to read. I am itching to start reading Silent Night , the fifth in the Hercule Poirot series by… Continue reading

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