January continues

Just wanted to do a blog since I hadn't done one in about 3 weeks.  I had the flu that really knocked me out.  I haven't even had a cold for about 10 years so I thought I was pretty immune from everything.I had a fever for a few days and hours when I just stared into space and did nothing.  Feeling much better. I haven't done much reading or knitting.  I did read "Flight Behavior " by Barbara Kingsolver.  I really liked it.  It is about a poor rural woman in Kentucky who comes upon acres of monarch butterflies that have suddenly appeared on their poor farm and the consequences to her, her family,the farm and her town. Sometimes she gets a little too preachy on global warming and it kinda bogs down.  There is a little knitting in it. The farm has sheep that they shear and make wool.  Also a group of knitters come to see the butterflies,set up tents there and knit butterflies using recycled orange and black yarn.  It makes me think Barbara Kingsolver is a knitter. Available on amazon.
I have almost finished the gloves I was working on and am 90% finished with the Color Affection shawl. available on raverly I am not sure I made the right color choice.  I love the yarn and the colors looked great when I held them together but now I am not sure.  The yarn as I have said before is from String Theory in Blue Hill Maine. Stringtheoryyarn.com I have all kind of projects dancing in my head so next time I hope to have a lot of new projects on my needles.  We are having a cold rainy weekend-perfect for knitting and reading.Peace