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Bowling Avenue

A Novel

Ann Shayne

After a couple of weeks of rest, my arm is practically back to normal.   The doctor says that I should not lean it on anything.   I am now aware that I lean on everything, or at least I did.  I am being much more aware and careful.

So what does a knitter do when there is no knitting, driving, typing, or mousing allowed?   All I can say is thank heavens I like to read.    I have kept a pretty steady book a day thing going, which means that I have more than a couple really good books to recommend to you. 

The first one I want to tell you about is Ann Shayne's Bowling Avenue: A Novel.   Now we all know Ms. Shayne as half of the talented duo that brings us Mason-Dixon Knitting, and two ageless knitting books (Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters Guide & Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines).   When I read that she was self-publishing her first novel I rushed to download it mostly out of loyalty, not really expecting to love the book.  I should have had more faith.

As I worked my way through the huge backlog of books, purchased but not read, on my Kindle, I came across Bowling Avenue and decided to go for it.   Almost from the moment I started reading I was hooked.   When I Tweeted that Hubby & son were getting left overs because I could not pull myself away, Ann offered to send virtual lasagna (Hence the loyalty.  I like this woman).  The story is compelling and the writing excellent.    I loved the evolving dynamics between the main character and her mother, sympathized with the dead sister's husband & children, and did not care for the prospective boyfriend a keeper (which in no way effected my enjoyment of the book).   I laughed, I cried, I cringed.   This is a five star, can't miss book.   Do yourself a favor and read it soon.

May our wits grow sharper...

But then I saw yarn...

Jack gets a haircut...

Jack 7Jul12

Dogs are miracles with paws

- Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy

Happy 5th...

I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. 
You just go to the beach and watch fireworks.
- James Lafferty

See the sea..

"To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim-the rocks-the motion of the waves-the ships, with men in them, What stranger miracles are there?" 
- Walt Whitman

Tendinitis is a pain...

There has been no knitting for me today, and precious little time on the computer either.    I have been laid low by shoulder, elbow, & hand pain.   It hit a few days ago so I rested & iced to good effect.   However, almost as soon as I went back to my usual activities, it came back with a vengeance.   It looks like it is going to take more than a day or two of rest to get the job done.   I have been really pleased with the every other day posting schedule that I have been sticking to over the last few weeks.   So, in an effort not to lose that momentum.   I will be posing a series of  "day in the life" type photos until I am good to go.