{"id":5336,"date":"2014-06-26T02:04:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2014-06-26T02:04:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T07:04:13","slug":"yarning-along-early-summer-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=5336","title":{"rendered":"yarning along: early summer edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsheller.com\/tag\/yarn-along\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsheller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/yarnalong_gsheller_gray.jpg\" width=\"10%\" align=right hspace=3 vspace=3><\/a>Wednesdays are for sharing books and knitting projects as I yarn along with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsheller.com\/2014\/06\/yarn-along-183.html\">Ginny<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Color Affection 3 continues to grow. I&#8217;m nearing the end of the third section now, which then only leaves the solid base and binding off. We&#8217;re heading out to watch a biking-themed movie tomorrow night, so I hope to finish the stripes then, or maybe Friday evening. Either way, I think this one might be off the needles by this time next week. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/14323992989\" title=\"Yarning Along: Early Summer Edition by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3898\/14323992989_7831b51100.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Yarning Along: Early Summer Edition\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Two new books this week. I bought <em>The Cats of Tanglewood Forest<\/em> last year for the Once Upon a Time readalong, put it on this year&#8217;s list, as well, and then didn&#8217;t start it until the first day of summer. But that&#8217;s ok. The illustrations are lush (as you can probably tell from the cover), but I&#8217;ll need a few more pages to determine how I feel about the story of cats turning a girl into a kitten (to save her life) using their version of magic.<\/p>\n<p><em>Beauty Queens<\/em> appeared on a number of best-of lists a couple years ago and I went hunting for it at the library last week, as I felt a stirring for a survivalist summer read. I started it earlier this evening and am already more than 150 pages into this satirical novel about teen beauty pageant contestants who survive a plane crash onto what they believe to be a deserted island. Their ambition, mettle, and talents are put to the test as they convert evening gowns into rainwater collectors, spear fish with curling irons (sharpened to a point with manicure sets), get to know each other (and themselves) a little better, and explore personal and societal expectations of what it means to be a teen girl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesdays are for sharing books and knitting projects as I yarn along with Ginny. Color Affection 3 continues to grow. I&#8217;m nearing the end of the third section now, which then only leaves the solid base and binding off. 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