Sunday Salon: August cool down
Posted on August 12, 2012 in Books
This week I was productive in my reading: finished Mansfield Park, Shades of Milk and Honey and Lady Susan.
I am half way through Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After. It’s OK; I could have finished it yesterday, but I opted to read and watch things instead. The weather has cooled down significantly this week so I am back to knitting. Also, I read a lot this week. I will finish it today and the review should be up tomorrow.
Since I have read on four of the books I intended to read for Austen in August. I only now have to read Love and Freindship and PD James’s Death at Pemberley. I have decided not to read Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels by Deirdre LeFaye; I have too much to do this month and want to go back to reading some other things. I will put it in my TBR queue for after the reading challenge. I also recommend it; I skimmed through it and it looks like a very good companion to Austen’s works.
In other news, I need to knit & spin more as well as watch some of my backlogged movies & TV. I will perhaps post on the latter some Sunday Salon as well. I bought a new yoga mat yesterday because I’ve signed up for some classes. It is very expensive to join gyms and classes so I could only do so through group deal sites. I hope to be more active again in the autumn.
Even though there are a few more weeks of summer left, the weather is cooler and when September gets ever close, I just think of fall. It’s my favourite season in Canada, and I’m already thinking about my wardrobe for it.
What are you doing this August weekend?
I bet it is lovely in Canada right now. Not here in Texas. Much, much too hot for knitting!
Here’s my Sunday Salon: Show the Love post.I hope you will stop by!
Hi Deb! We had Texas-almost weather in July and I didn’t have a/c so I couldn’t knit all month. Now I’m doing catch up. Thanks for commenting. Have a good week!
Cooler this week here in Wisconsin too. Finally able to sit in my deck swing and read. Hope you have a wonderful week reading, knitting and at your yoga class.
Lori
Hi Lori! I hope you have wonderful time reading and relaxing. Thanks for the comment!
Now that the Olympics are over — I can really catch up on more reading! You are reading a lot — enjoy your Austen month. cheers. http://www.thecuecard.com/
Hi Susan! I was already watching less Olympics in the second week so I did get some reading in. I am reading a lot, but most of the books are short so they are manageable. I need to catch up on some TV/movies and knitting though. Thanks for the comment! Have a good week.