Sunday Salon: Flu & Lighting

by athena // 30 December, 2012 // 6 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a lovely holiday season. I didn’t post last week because I really didn’t have anything to write about as I spent most of those last two weeks recovering from my sinusitis. But... Continue reading →

FO Friday: 2012 Review

by athena // 28 December, 2012 // 3 Comments

Flickr Slide show (does not include all projects done in 2012). A year end review of the items I made in 2012. This was my sixth year of knitting. I completed 10 projects (worked on 13). Compare that to the... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Favourites 2012

by athena // 27 December, 2012 // 12 Comments

A deceptively easy question for this week (easy to ask but possibly hard to answer): What are/were your favorite book(s) of the year? (Bonus points if you know how many books you read.) – BTT As of today, I’ve read... Continue reading →

FO Fridays: Tiny Shoes

by athena // 21 December, 2012 // 4 Comments

This was a complete and utter stashbuster. I really don’t know of any girl babies, and I just made this since I had the pattern book and the yarn. It turned out a bit meh to be honest even for... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Present Tense

by athena // 20 December, 2012 // 5 Comments

Any books you’re particularly hoping to be gifted this year? Any that you’re giving as presents this holiday season? – BTT Since Christmas isn’t really celebrated by my family, it’s low on gifts. I do like the holiday season. I... Continue reading →

2013 Nerdy Non-Fiction Challenge

by athena // 19 December, 2012 // 4 Comments

In any attempt to read more nonfiction, I have joined Bookmark to Blog’s 2013 Nerdy Non-Fiction Challenge. I am always trying to read more nonfiction so this challenge should help with that. All my nonfiction book posts are in my... Continue reading →

More Baths Less Talking by Nick Hornby

by athena // 18 December, 2012 // 1 Comment

The full title of this anthology of personal essays is: More Baths Less Talking: Notes from the Reading Life of a Celebrated Author Locked in Battle with Football, Family, and Time Itself. I previously loved the first two installments, but... Continue reading →

2013 Book to Movie Challenge

by athena // 17 December, 2012 // 2 Comments

I am going to participating in the 2013 Book to Movie Challenge hosted by Doing Dewey. Yes, another 2013 Challenge. I think I’ll take on one more and I’ll be done for the yearly challenges. I think three 2013 challenges... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Reading when sick

by athena // 16 December, 2012 // 2 Comments

Hello everyone! Happy Sunday! How is everyone’s holiday season going? Last week, I mentioned I was a bit sick and I actually got worse so I’ve been doing nothing this whole week. Or more than my usual amount of nothing.... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Contemplation

by athena // 13 December, 2012 // 4 Comments

So … you’ve just finished reading a book. For the sake of the discussion, we’ll say it was everything a book should be—engaging, entertaining, interesting, thought-provoking. The kind you want to gush over. The question is—do you immediately move on... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon – Busyness

by athena // 9 December, 2012 // 10 Comments

Hello, everyone! I read one book last Sunday and it was Habibi by Craig Thompson. I will read a bit today, but I haven’t decided on what to read. It’s been a social week, but again, not a super productive... Continue reading →

Habibi by Craig Thompson

by athena // 8 December, 2012 // 1 Comment

Craig Thompson is probably one of my favourite graphic novelists. I enjoyed both Blankets and Carnet de Voyage, both of which were more memoirs of his life in graphic novel form. Habibi is more dark and violent than his other... Continue reading →

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Month: December 2012