I’m still stuck on Sleeve Island, but I think there’s SOME progress being made. At least I’m past the elbow–I’ve got about 14″ done and at 16″ I get to start shaping the shoulder. And since I’m doing both sleeves at once (the other one is dangling out of the picture), I’ve got both of them to this stage, so this is encouraging. It still feels painfully like I’m not making substantial progress, but clearly, I am. It just doesn’t feel convincing, and probably won’t until I at least get to start shaping the sleeve cap.

My friend Cindy came over today and gave me my birthday present. (There’s nothing like stretching it out for an extra three weeks!) A nice, large mug that says “No Outfit Is Complete Without Dog Hair,” (which is currently in the dishwasher, or I’d show you a photo), and unfortunately, a copy of a book I already have, Spinning Designer Yarn. I told her it was a good gift because it really is a great book, but, um . . . this, you see, is why people are afraid to buy books for me. I obviously don’t have every book that I could be interested in, but, um, I’ve got a lot of them. 2,702 at last count. It’s just not always safe to buy me books (grin). It was definitely a good try, though, because it’s a good book!

All in all, it’s been a nice, long weekend. Monday morning tomorrow is going to be hard.

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Jessalu’s tagged me for a meme. (I can’t think WHY she thought I’d be interested in this one.)Earliest book you remember (read to you or by you): I can’t really say–I remember reading a very simple picture book with Mom when I was tiny and just piecing words together–one of the kind that has pictures of a lollipop-style tree and “Tree” printed in big letters underneath. What the title might have been . . . I can’t say. But I definitely remember the book–and the actual reading of it. And that Mom didn’t really believe that I was reading it–she thought I’d memorized it. I actually remember her showing me the newspaper to prove it . . . though that might have been a little later…Picture Book you would like to climb into: Harold’s Purple Crayon would be entertaining (though, boring after a while). Almost anything by Jan Brett because everything looks so lush.

Favorite series of books (then or now): Can’t name just one, sorry. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter. Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody. Anne McCaffrey’s Pern. Sharon Shinn’s Samaria. Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next. Dorothy Dunnett’s Niccolo and Lymond series. Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover. LM Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. . . . And, how could I forget? The Liaden series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Love them all.

Character you would most like to meet: Elizabeth Bennett, because she seems like a good friend. Ramses Emerson because he is one of my all time favorite characters, ever. Sara Crewe because she was such a good influence on me when I was little.

Last childhood book you re-read (for yourself or to someone): Harry Potter. Before that, Diana Wynne Jones’ “Dark Lord” books.

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