I am borrowing and paraphrasing this wonderful commentary on a fulfilling life from Bon Appetit. I have a great bag that says "Read Eat Repeat" that I love, so I thought I would add my #1 favorite thing to my #2 and #3. I am going to share with you one of my favorite book series which includes 2 of my 3 favorite things. Just add a cookie and it is perfect.
I don't even know how I found the first book. Maybe it found me. I would love to show you a picture of The Yarn Woman by Brook Mencher but we've had a flood in our basement and all of my books are packed waiting for the renovation men to do their magic. But that's another story. I just happen to be reading the third book in the series or that would be packed, too. I remember reading the first few pages of The Yarn Women and a strange calm came over me. I felt soothed. The yarn woman is part of a trio along with a police officer and a journalist who solve mysteries. Ruth's (the yarn woman's) knowledge of fiber and knitting and history are mesmerizing. Ruth has an amazing zen about her that comes through on every page. She is called in by San Francisco police detective William Chu when solving questions of fiber are part of solving a crime. I've tried to knit and read at the same time but it doesn't work for me. I even tried knitting while listening to an audiobook but it just put me to sleep. BUT reading and knitting in the same book that's not a knitting book! I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I loved The Yarn Woman so much that I began trolling for a sequel. Finally I found it. The Wailing Wood: A Yarn Woman Mystery and now The Rusalka: A Yarn Woman Mystery.
I don't even know how I found the first book. Maybe it found me. I would love to show you a picture of The Yarn Woman by Brook Mencher but we've had a flood in our basement and all of my books are packed waiting for the renovation men to do their magic. But that's another story. I just happen to be reading the third book in the series or that would be packed, too. I remember reading the first few pages of The Yarn Women and a strange calm came over me. I felt soothed. The yarn woman is part of a trio along with a police officer and a journalist who solve mysteries. Ruth's (the yarn woman's) knowledge of fiber and knitting and history are mesmerizing. Ruth has an amazing zen about her that comes through on every page. She is called in by San Francisco police detective William Chu when solving questions of fiber are part of solving a crime. I've tried to knit and read at the same time but it doesn't work for me. I even tried knitting while listening to an audiobook but it just put me to sleep. BUT reading and knitting in the same book that's not a knitting book! I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I loved The Yarn Woman so much that I began trolling for a sequel. Finally I found it. The Wailing Wood: A Yarn Woman Mystery and now The Rusalka: A Yarn Woman Mystery.
Packing from our flood and worrying about the Coastal Condo and Hurricane Florence have interrupted my knitting so I don't have much to share with you. But I can share this great book series. I only have about 70 more pages until I'm done with The Rusalka Wheel and I am sad already. I have lots of exciting knitting in the queue. Hopefully, I'll have something worthy to share in the next week. In the mean time, I am in the hate phase of a love/hate relationship with water. Flood + Florence = Flummoxed. Keep your fingers crossed that Florence has passed over Sunset Beach, Sea Trail and the Coastal Condo.
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