Excellent edition of your weekly column. The sweater is beautiful!!! Combined with Seth’s blog on learning a new skill makes a full message🙂.
Seth’s questions were excellent and right on for me as I learn to crochet.
I always look forward to your weekly message. Thank you. I have several books in mind to start, but in between right now. I have never read Ann Cleeves, but louise penny gives her latest book high praise. Not sure if I am ready for another series😊
Congratulations on undertaking learning to crochet! I actually learned to crochet when I was quite young, which is probably why continental knitting was my natural inclination.
I haven't read much Ann Cleeves, but I loved the TV series Shetland (available on BritBox) which was based on her Jimmy Perez novels. I'm amazed at her ability to keep more than one series going at a time. It must be like stepping in an out of different worlds!
Congrats on all the publications! And thanks for the all the links. I was so sad to hear that Robert Redford had died. I've seen so many of his films, but, surprisingly, I haven't seen Out of Africa. You're the second person I know to say that Out of Africa is your favorite Redford film so I guess I better put it in my queue :-)
I want to say that I might have listened to a Mick Herron novel. His name is familiar, and it pops up often when I'm searching for new novels on Libby. We had a subscription to AppleTV briefly (one of those free trial things) and watched one episode of Slow Horses. I know people who love the series, and I do love Gary Oldman, but that episode was so visually dark and the characters so cynical that we didn't bother to continue the series. I might have given it another try ... sometimes it takes a while for a series to grow on you ... but my husband wasn't interested and then we didn't renew the AppleTV so ... that was that ;-)
Right now I'm listening to the third in the Marlowe Murder Club series by Robert Thorogood, Queen of Poisons. This weekend I discovered the third and fourth books in the series so I have them both on loan from the library. You know the series has been made into a TV series on PBS? I watched one episode but was disappointed that the TV actors didn't quite mesh with how I imagined the characters. Speaking of which, have you seen the movie The Thursday Murder Club? I think we've talked about that fiction series by Richard Osman. The movie has a wonderful cast including Helen Mirren, Pierce Bronson, Ben Kingsley. My only quibble that is the movie tries to squish too much into two hours. Osman should have bargained for a TV series, in my humble opinion.
You're the first person who has told me they didn't enjoy Slow Horses. I wonder if it would have hit you differently if you had read the books.
I enjoyed the Marlow Murder Club series on PBS, though it wasn't my favorite. There is something about how eager the three women are that rings false. But I haven't read the books, so don't have the point of comparison.
I just watched The Thursday Murder Club last night, and I loved it! What an amazing cast. I was particularly delighted to see Pierce Brosnan playing a character so different from his usual suave urbanity.
I've read all the Slow Horse books and I'm halfway through the latest, Clown Town. I find the books intriguing and also very amusing. I've also watched the entire series and the latest one will air in a few days. Thoroughly enjoyable books.
Great sweater! Lovely that the pattern is being made available now and at this time of year! One could absolutely get this on the needles for a sweet Christmas present!!! :-) Or, the hat! It would also make some nice Christmas presents!! Quite enchanted by the stop action video!!! Thank you for sharing it and the many other goodies in this post!!!
Congratulations on your pattern publications! They are gorgeous.
Thank you!
Excellent edition of your weekly column. The sweater is beautiful!!! Combined with Seth’s blog on learning a new skill makes a full message🙂.
Seth’s questions were excellent and right on for me as I learn to crochet.
I always look forward to your weekly message. Thank you. I have several books in mind to start, but in between right now. I have never read Ann Cleeves, but louise penny gives her latest book high praise. Not sure if I am ready for another series😊
Congratulations on undertaking learning to crochet! I actually learned to crochet when I was quite young, which is probably why continental knitting was my natural inclination.
I haven't read much Ann Cleeves, but I loved the TV series Shetland (available on BritBox) which was based on her Jimmy Perez novels. I'm amazed at her ability to keep more than one series going at a time. It must be like stepping in an out of different worlds!
Congrats on all the publications! And thanks for the all the links. I was so sad to hear that Robert Redford had died. I've seen so many of his films, but, surprisingly, I haven't seen Out of Africa. You're the second person I know to say that Out of Africa is your favorite Redford film so I guess I better put it in my queue :-)
I want to say that I might have listened to a Mick Herron novel. His name is familiar, and it pops up often when I'm searching for new novels on Libby. We had a subscription to AppleTV briefly (one of those free trial things) and watched one episode of Slow Horses. I know people who love the series, and I do love Gary Oldman, but that episode was so visually dark and the characters so cynical that we didn't bother to continue the series. I might have given it another try ... sometimes it takes a while for a series to grow on you ... but my husband wasn't interested and then we didn't renew the AppleTV so ... that was that ;-)
Right now I'm listening to the third in the Marlowe Murder Club series by Robert Thorogood, Queen of Poisons. This weekend I discovered the third and fourth books in the series so I have them both on loan from the library. You know the series has been made into a TV series on PBS? I watched one episode but was disappointed that the TV actors didn't quite mesh with how I imagined the characters. Speaking of which, have you seen the movie The Thursday Murder Club? I think we've talked about that fiction series by Richard Osman. The movie has a wonderful cast including Helen Mirren, Pierce Bronson, Ben Kingsley. My only quibble that is the movie tries to squish too much into two hours. Osman should have bargained for a TV series, in my humble opinion.
You're the first person who has told me they didn't enjoy Slow Horses. I wonder if it would have hit you differently if you had read the books.
I enjoyed the Marlow Murder Club series on PBS, though it wasn't my favorite. There is something about how eager the three women are that rings false. But I haven't read the books, so don't have the point of comparison.
I just watched The Thursday Murder Club last night, and I loved it! What an amazing cast. I was particularly delighted to see Pierce Brosnan playing a character so different from his usual suave urbanity.
Pierce Brosnan was so very good. I remember a TV series he was in during the early 80s, Remington Steele. I had such a crush on him :-)
Didn't we all?
I've read all the Slow Horse books and I'm halfway through the latest, Clown Town. I find the books intriguing and also very amusing. I've also watched the entire series and the latest one will air in a few days. Thoroughly enjoyable books.
Really nice sweater by the way.
Thanks, Candi!
Great sweater! Lovely that the pattern is being made available now and at this time of year! One could absolutely get this on the needles for a sweet Christmas present!!! :-) Or, the hat! It would also make some nice Christmas presents!! Quite enchanted by the stop action video!!! Thank you for sharing it and the many other goodies in this post!!!
You're very welcome!