She said she’s not usually so cross-looking, that she must have stabbed herself with a cable needle, but I think she looks fabulous. In this picture she’s knitting her third BAWK hotty cozy. THIRD! She’s sent two away to daughters at college in Ontario, and this one was to stay home with the last girl, still living with her. (Three girls, just like us.) And the best part? A copy of the pattern went off to a friend in Prince Edward Island where the snow was piling high. PEI! Lucy Maud Montgomery will always be one of my most beloved authors. She’s comfort for the soul. (And Grace recommends her journals, which I haven’t read, and must.)
That’s all. It’s Sunday. I’m sleepy. Here’s hoping for a Quiet Super Bowl Sunday (I’m off work at 7pm, when the real post-drinking madness begins…..) Enjoy the commercials, and if you partake, the game itself. Or go shopping for books. Super Bowl Sunday is a wonderful book-buying day…..
I love it…A fellow Lucy Maud Montgomery fan! It inspires me to dig out all my “Anne” books, and indulge myself in a marathon reading event on this cold Sunday! Enjoy her journals!
I didn’t know LM Montgomery wrote journals! Yipee…new reading material. 🙂 What yarn is Grace knitting with? I had gauge issues with Mission Falls so I am going to use the Lamb’s Pride. Now I am off to Amazon for new books.
Whee! It’s a knittin’ Super Sunday, that’s fer sure. Or Super Knittin’ Sunday.
I bet Ms. Doctor (again, how I kvell) was mighty impressed with your knitting skillz–I mean, you wore Orange Alert. How can she NOT be bowled over by that? In fact, I’m willing to bet the thought crossed her mind that, if things work out, you’d knit something fabulous for her? I’m just saying. It woulda crossed mine.
May I please have a copy of your BAWK – Hot Water Bottle Cozy?
I grew up reading all the Lucy Maude Montgomery books. When I was a little girl we would take the ferry over to PEI for summer vacation. It was such a big adventure to take the ferry, now you can whiz across on the Confederation Bridge.
When we were on PEI we did all the touristy things too, visited Green Gables, went to the Anne of Green Gables play at the Centennial theatre….
Oh my goodness, Lucy Maude Montgomery is one of my favs too. I keep the full *Anne* series in a special place on the shelf. I’ll have to check out the journals too. Sounds interesting! Hey, who knew there were so many closet Anne fans? 🙂
I love LMM as well… granted, I re-read the Emily books more often than the Anne books – but they both live prominently on my bookshelfs.
I’ve read all the Anne books every summer since I don’t remember when–she’s my fav. I can’t wait until Emma’s a bit older so I can get her hooked on Anne too.
If you’re looking for another good read Louisa May Alcott wrote some great somewhat trashy fiction for adults with a nice Feminist bent Like A long Fatal Love Chase–a interesting different side to Little Women in any case.
So many LM Montgomery fans – fabulous. I just finished re-reading, for the umpteenth time, Anne of the Island.
Rachel: could you send me the BAWK design – I’d love to knit it.
Has anyone out there ordered yarns from Bartlettyarns in Maine? Their url is http://www.barlettyarns.com. I’m curious as to what it’s like to knit with, and how it stands up wo wear.
I thought y’all might want to know that, at least here in the midwest, Anne of GG is on PBS in half an hour. I guess I’ll have to interrupt my Little House on the Prairie marathon for Anne
Grace is wearing her PJs, isn’t she? I think she is! Ah, Lucy Maude. How I loved the Anne stories. And how I loved Megan Follows as Anne! I know a woman here in Taiwan who chose Anne to be her English name because of the movie. 🙂
Oops — I just looked it up, and it’s Lucy Maud. No E. Funny! Anne Shirley was always so emphatic about the E in Anne…
LMM fan club!JOURNALS? REALLY?? swoon* a *rooney, eh? Methinks I smell a road trip to PEI! I got dibs on the front seat….we’ll have plenty of knitting to do after we stock up at MSWF! BAWK on…..and be safe out there, ya hear?
Hello all,
This IS Grace. Yes, Alison, those are my PJ’s. My signature colour used to be taupe but I’m fifty this year so pink and purple it is. Lurid R Us. You are also correct that Lucy Maud is spelled without an E. LMM loathed Lucy and was as emphatic as Anne that her name be spelled correctly. There is a spelling eror on her headstone in the Cavendish, PEI cemetery but Maud is not mispelled!
The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery eds Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterson are fascinating to read. Don’t read them expecting much sweetness and light. Montgomery’s life was often cold and hard and she used fiction to process reality. Such a fine mind . . .
Kathleen, the yarn is plain old Paton’s Decor — lots of colours, enough wool to be cozy and enough acrylic to survive university laundromats.
Rachael, thank you for my 15 minutes of fame. Love, Grace
Wow! So many kindred spirits…and Anne of GG was totally on PBS this weekend in Athens. How I longed for red hair and green eyes when I was little…
Rachael – Super Bowl Sunday is also a good night to go out for a burger and a beer. Everyone else is watching the game!! 🙂