super bowl sunday

sunset from or patio this week   Well today is Super Bowl Sunday my husband is just pacing around saying the tension is killing him. My daughter is coming to watch the game with us.  My husband made Chinese dumplings   and I made some crab dip.I will make a pizza for my son sometime at the beginning of the game.  I don't care about the game that much but I am looking forward' to the E-Trade baby commercial.  I have done a lot reading this week.  I read "The Book of Old Houses' by Sarah GravesThis is a series of mystery novels by  an author who lives in a 150 year old house in s Eastport Maine.  The author is a former nurse who lived in Branford Connecticut as did I.  They are light reading and I love the Maine setting . If you start them it is best to read them in order because they build on each other finished "Bird Song " by Sebastian Faulks.  As I said before I figured out the plot about 50 pages in and it did not surprise me. It was pretty good story about WWI in France. I continue with "look me in the eye"by John Elder Robinson.  It is written by a man who has Aspergers and my son is reading it for school so I am reading along with him.  I started "Ed King" by David Guterson.  This is the same person who wrote "Snow Falling On Cedars" which I loved.  This book has gotten mixed reviews but I kinda like it.  It is about a married man who has an affair with his children nanny while his wife is a mental hospital and the consequences that causes in every one's life.  Continuing my obsession with "Downton Abbey" I finished "Below Stairs" by Margret Powell .This is a short book written by a maid who worked in a house like Downton Abbey.  I read it my Kindle.I liked this and found it very interesting.  It is reviewed in toady's New York Times. All books available at Amazon.com

Next my knitting.  I finished a scarf in lace weight yarn that needs to be blocked so it doesn't look like much so I hope to include it in the next blog.  I've been focusing on my Rocky Road Cardigan by Hannah Fettig from "Coastal Knits".  Book can be purchased at www.knitbot .com.  i love this pattern and book.  The sweater is knit from the top down and once you understand the pattern it easy.  The cables keep it interesting.  It is knit in Quince&Co.Lark yarn in the Iceland color .  It is greyish with blue undertone rally beautiful.
While I knit I often listen to podcasts about knitting. Some of my favorites are "Cast On"by Brenda Dane.  She is an American living in Wales.  She just has a great way about her and tries to have a theme in each podcast.  She talks a little about what is on her needles,her life,and plays interesting indie music.  I love "Stash and Burn" (don't you just love the name) by Jenny and Nicole a nurse and librarian  who live in the bay area.  They discuss what they are knitting,and talk about yarn and knitting books.  "Knit more girls" are great.  They are mother and daughter who live in California.  Jasmine,the daughter had a baby recently so they are taking a shor break fro podcasting. "2Knit lit Chicks" are another mother and daughter who talk about knitting and the books they are reading.  I can't believe the amount of books they read.  Some of them are audio books.

recent picture of downtown Damariscotta Maine the closest town to our house Have fun watching the super bowl.  Go Giants!!!!