Well my “allergies†ended up being the start of a cold so needless to say I haven’t been doing much lately. All I could do yesterday was hang out in bed with the iPad and watch countless youtube videos on art journaling techniques. Of course now I can’t wait to try some of that stuff and buy some new supplies. hee.
So I’m sorry it’s been quiet around here. I feel behind on everything and will try to catch up over the weekend but first I just want to feel back to normal.
I also haven’t forgotten that I recently mentioned that I had added some books to my TBR list after an outing to our indie bookshop. So here they are with descriptions from the publishers:
- On the Floor by Aifric Campbell. Longlisted for the Orange Prize, a hard-living investment banker has three days to decide her destiny in this thrilling novel.
- The Parallel Apartments by Bill Cotter. Justine Moppett is 34, pregnant, and fleeing an abusive relationship in New York to dig up an even more traumatic childhood in Austin. Written by a Texan Gabriel Garcia Marquez who writes tragicomic twists.
- The Curiosity by Stephen Pk. Kiernan. Dr. Kate Philo and her scientific exploration team make a breathtaking discovery in the Arctic: the body of a man buried deep in the ice. As a scientist in a groundbreaking project run by the egocentric and paranoid Erastus Carthage, Kate has brought small creatures–plankton, krill, shrimp–back to life for short periods of time. But the team’s methods have never been attempted on larger life-forms.
- In Falling Snow by Mary Rose MacCale. Iris, a young Australian nurse, travels to France during World War I to bring home her fifteen-year-old brother, who ran away to enlist. But in Paris she meets the charismatic Dr. Frances Ivens, who convinces Iris to help establish a field hospital in the old abbey at Royaumont, staffed entirely by women—a decision that will change her life.
If you’ve read some of these let me know.
Wishing you a wonderful Valentine’s day! I got an email from Knopf Poem-A-Day with e.e. cummings, “I Carry You In My Heart†and Penguin has a new poetry App. Lovely poems to read any day. Enjoy!
In Falling Snow sounds interesting. I will be curious to see what you think.
Oh no! Sorry it was a cold. Hope you feel better soon!
My kids had the crud and now my husband and I are attempting to fight it off. You know, where you feel a little off but it hasn’t hit full blast yet. I hope it stays away. I’ve not read any of these books but I remember reading reviews of The Curiosity. It sounded good!
I hope you feel better soon. My daughter is going through the same thing right now. It doesn’t help that it’s been cold in SoCal but now it’s hot (early 80s). I hope you share with us what art journaling videos you’ve been watching. I’m doing more writing than painting or sketching in my journal though I do have an idea of a layout.
Hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day Iliana! And I know what you mean about feeling behind on everything. I feel like I’m in a perpetual state of catching up! On another note, yesterday I was trying to leave a comment on your post about the bookmarks and it wouldn’t let me…not sure if comments are turned off for older posts? Anyway, I wanted to let you know how much I love them! You have such a creative talent.
Kailana – I want all of these! I promise to report back when/if I ever get around to it.
Stefanie – Thank you! Feeling much better now 🙂
Sandy – You gotta fight it girl. I read that your husband came down with the flu. Hope you are able to not catch any of it.
Vasilly – Thanks and hope your daughter feels better soon! I haven’t been doing much art journaling lately because I’m bookbinding more. When I art journal I can get very messy and don’t want to mess up any new books. I have lots of ideas and have done some quick sketches – just hope I don’t forget what I plan to do 🙂
Trish – A perpetual state of catch up is exactly right! We recently did an update on my blog and I think older posts do close comments after a few days. Weird. There’s probably a way to fix that so I will have to look into it. Thank you! 🙂
Have not even heard of any of these but many sound fun. And thrilling.
Some days you just need something mindless! Especially when you are feeling under the weather. I tend to feel guilty about that some days, but I am trying to cure myself of it!! I really want to read In Falling Snow by the way!