Believe it or not, this post isn’t about a book find but about a tool. I’ve been looking for a long ruler at Michaels and Hobby Lobby, one long enough to use for when I have to cut bookboard. The bookboard I use comes in size of 26 x 38 inches. As most of the books I make are small, it was a pain to cut the boards into such small sizes.

So needless to say when my husband found a 58 inch ruler for me at Home Depot I jumped for joy! I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a Home Depot find. Ha. So I know this is not the most exciting of bookbinding updates but that’s what’s been happening at the Studio. Actually, now that I know I’ll be selling my journals at the E.A.S.T. Austin Studio tour I’m trying to come up with another journal style to add to my inventory. I’m thinking of a coptic bound book and something a bit larger, like maybe the size of a large moleskine notebook. Let me know what you’d like to see if you were at a art/craft fair as I need some ideas.

We had a very good weekend and spent time with friends, trying out a restaurant and drinks, hanging out at Borders and discovering a new favorite drink (if you haven’t tried the iced marble mocha go check it out!) and indulging in naps. Love this kind of weekend.

I did finish Intuition so I’ll have more to say on that soon but I really, really liked it. I can’t believe it but lately I just feel like reading one book at a time and not doing my usual 4-5 book juggling thing. Now I have to go find a new book to start tonight. What about you, start or finish any books this weekend?

I’m so glad you guys are enjoying the little meme I posted yesterday. I can’t wait to see what some of you have come up with. Today has been a long day so I didn’t get a chance to blog visit but I plan to catch up soon. I’m going to be in a seminar all day tomorrow and part of me wonders if I can sneak in a book too – haha.

I did forget to tell you though about the book I started the other day and which seems to be getting me out of my slump after the four books I had to give up on recently. I started Intuition by Allegra Goodman. The story takes place at a prestigious research lab in Massachusetts where two scientists and their postdoctoral fellows have come upon some revolutionary findings which could be the game changer in cancer treatment.

I love the way that there doesn’t seem to be just one central character but it feels more like a close examination of a family. Each character has good points about them and flaws too and like with a good mystery, I find myself wanting to find out how this is all going to play out in the end. I’m about half way and see a lot of trouble brewing for the characters.

There’s also a chapter which goes more in detail about the mice used in research and while I don’t think there’s a hidden agenda, because it’s matter of fact and I’m sure probably very true of what happens in labs, it certainly makes you think about the process. How sad for the poor mice that have to be sacrificed but then how else to do research that could be life-saving? Very thought-provoking.

I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for quite a while so I’m glad I finally picked it up. I’ll let you know how it turns out. Have you read this? What did you think?

In the meantime, are we ready for the weekend? Yes!! We have a tax-free weekend and I may just treat myself to some new shoes or some other pretty thing. As usual, I’m going to go to my gentle yoga classes to cool down and we hope to meet up with friends for dinner on Saturday. Have a happy weekend and hope you are reading a good book.