I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We finally went to see The Snowman and I know it hasn’t gotten any great reviews but I actually thought it was ok. Maybe because I was prepared to think it was awful. Anyway, I haven’t read any of Jo Nesbo books but one day I will get to them. After all, I do have a couple on my shelves.
Other than that, I put off going to the library as I really wanted to go to the new central library but it was going to be a big to do as it was the opening celebration and what with parking being hard to come by downtown I figured it was going to be too much drama for me. Hopefully I’ll visit it soon but I do plan go to the branch closest to me as the holds are piling up.
Today I did a bit of journaling both in my fauxdori and a moleskine journal. My fauxdori is where I capture random thoughts and usually use washi tape, stickers, you name it. For this spread I found an image of a winter scene and put that one one side and then for the journaling part I wrote about The Snowman and Trapped which both are set in very snowy, cold locations. Beautiful locations but they sure do look cold.
My moleskine journal is one of my art journals and for this two page spread I used some tissue paper and dictionary paper for the background, stencils, words cut out of a magazine and a vintage photo. Tried to tie it all together with paint and some rubber stamps. I love playing with my art supplies. Lots of mistakes and aha moments to enjoy!
Anyway, that’s the latest scoop. What did you do this weekend? Let’s see what bookish adventure this week will bring!
The Snowman was not my favorite of the Harry Hole adventures, but I would not mind seeing the film–to see the snowy scenery and how Harry is portrayed.
Journaling about films or books is an interesting idea, especially including images that relate to the setting or plot! A fun and visual way of recording your impressions! Just a glimpse can bring back your thoughts…. 🙂
How fun to have a new library to explore! I need to make a trip to ours to get a book for bookclub (Two Old Women by Velma Wallis), so I’ll probably head over there tomorrow. We had a good weekend, traveling home from our camping trip down in Bandon, followed by a long couple of evenings watching the World Series. We’re rooting for the Dodgers and last nights game (extra innings) was a nail-biter! Have a great week!
Expectations are key, don’t you think? Whenver I expect little, I am often much more content, and when I’ve gotten all excited about something often feel a bit let-down, even when I’ve warned myself about that very tendency! I’ve not seen that movie, yet, and have a few more of his books to catch up on (I think) before taking the plunge. Sounds like a good one (for me, anyway) to rent, as I’ll be reading in the meantime!
I did hear that the movie adaptation for Nesbo’s book was bad–I might actually see it (or watch it when it is streaming) now that I hear your take on it. I have read him before and love his Harry Hole character–I definitely want to get back to his books!
Jenclair – I hope you get to watch the movie and you’ll have to let us know what you think! I don’t go back through my journals a lot but it is fun to see something as simple as an entry on a movie and just be reminded of that day.
Les in OR – I love all of your camping photos! You’ve seen some amazing places. I’m excited about our new library so I can’t wait to check it out. You know I’ll be talking about that once I check it out!
Buried in Print – Totally agree! Same thing happens to me with books. I know there have been books everyone raves about and then I read it and wonder what I’m missing!
Danielle – This is one I would totally wait until it’s streaming. I think you may enjoy it for the scenery as it is pretty. Although given that you are close to wintertime maybe save this one for summer 🙂