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Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of
this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people
are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or
crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it
either on your blog or on Flickr. Leave a link below to share your photo
with the rest of us!
~Ginny at Small Things
Moose's birthday party was over the weekend and, with the whirlwind of preparations, I didn't expect to have much to show for myself today. BUT, I had to report to jury duty on Monday and the end result was a landslide of knitting and reading!
To be clear (and avoid any perception that I am slacking on my civic duty), I was not knitting in the jury box. The majority of Monday was spent in the jury assembly room (think airport waiting area and you've got a pretty accurate mental image), where I finished the Christmas hat I shared last week and got some good work done on an Oaklet Shawl (right) I'm working on for a friend (shh). Yesterday I cast on (and made great headway on) another Vintage Sweet (left) in the same super-soft Cotton Supreme as the purple Christmas hat. It's wearer isn't due until the end of December but is being induced today to avoid a lurking potential complication.
To be clear (and avoid any perception that I am slacking on my civic duty), I was not knitting in the jury box. The majority of Monday was spent in the jury assembly room (think airport waiting area and you've got a pretty accurate mental image), where I finished the Christmas hat I shared last week and got some good work done on an Oaklet Shawl (right) I'm working on for a friend (shh). Yesterday I cast on (and made great headway on) another Vintage Sweet (left) in the same super-soft Cotton Supreme as the purple Christmas hat. It's wearer isn't due until the end of December but is being induced today to avoid a lurking potential complication.
I also enjoyed some reading time in between monotonous rows of the Oaklet's main part and got underway with The Billionaire's Vinegar
. I am reading it for my IRL foodie book club and it is a great read for anyone with even a vague interest in wine and an appreciation for a good mystery: it is the story of the sale at auction of a bottle of wine alleged to have been owned by Thomas Jefferson.
Oh, and in case you couldn't guess, I ended up being "struck" as a juror. Just in time for my normal Wednesday at-home day with Moose and Mouse! I'm not even remotely surprised: while I practice elder law and estate planning now, once upon a time in law school I interned at the ATF, which means I don't expect any defense attorney will ever keep me on a criminal jury.
What are you knitting and reading? Come join the sharing at Small Things!
. I am reading it for my IRL foodie book club and it is a great read for anyone with even a vague interest in wine and an appreciation for a good mystery: it is the story of the sale at auction of a bottle of wine alleged to have been owned by Thomas Jefferson. Oh, and in case you couldn't guess, I ended up being "struck" as a juror. Just in time for my normal Wednesday at-home day with Moose and Mouse! I'm not even remotely surprised: while I practice elder law and estate planning now, once upon a time in law school I interned at the ATF, which means I don't expect any defense attorney will ever keep me on a criminal jury.
What are you knitting and reading? Come join the sharing at Small Things!
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