Wednesday, April 30

Not Quite a Yarn Along Post...

 


I have been missing the Yarn Along updates for the past few weeks, mainly because I have been knitting the same thing for a million years and I feel like it is loosing it's appeal for my readers.  I am finally making headway now that Great Lent is over and am really hoping to be done with it soon.  There are so many things that I want to knit!  Unfortunately, all of them are with fingering weight yarn (very, very thin yarn) and so it will probably be a slow year for completed projects.

The children and I have been reading The Railway Children.  I was reminded of it by Auntie Leila this week and we have a really lovely copy that is illustrated by Shirley Hughes.  Sugar Plum knits and the boys play with their Legos while I read.  My dad read to us on the nights that he didn't have to work and I have fond memories of it of laying on the floor coloring while he read to us.

Speaking of reading to your kids, have you heard Sarah Mackenzie's new podcast, Read-Aloud Revival?  I have only listened to a little bit of it, and am hooked!

3 comments:

elizabeth said...

I want to see the progress on the knit even if it is the same!!! :)

what lovely illustrations.

and what a dear memory of your Dad reading to you! :)

Helen said...

We are reading Railway Children at the moment, too! My 5 year old son is literally on the edge of his seat during the exciting parts of the story! We are looking forward to seeing the dvd next.

(Our book is not as beautiful as yours, though. That illustration is lovely!)

I was also very inspired by the Read Aloud Revival podcast, and can't wait for the next one.

A Blessed Easter season to you and yours.

Helen said...

We are reading Railway Children at the moment, too! My 5 year old son is literally on the edge of his seat during the exciting parts of the story! We are looking forward to seeing the dvd next.

(Our book is not as beautiful as yours, though. That illustration is lovely!)

I was also very inspired by the Read Aloud Revival podcast, and can't wait for the next one.

A Blessed Easter season to you and yours.

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