My Favorite Quotes from the Book I Just Read

At Mrs. Lippincote's by Elizabeth Taylor (the writer not the actress)

• "She realized that now, having no life of her own, all she could hope for would be a bit of Roddy's, what he might have left over and could spare."
• "If an artist painted a sky like that people would say he exaggerated." (I have said that before.)
• "It makes very little difference to me. I am a parasite. I follow my man round like a piece of luggage or part of a traveling harem. He is under contract to provide for me, but where he does so is for him to decide." (She supposedly "kidding" but we all know she's not. Including her husband.)

A Few Things Discussed at Last Night's Bookclub

1. an absence of gallbladders
2. acceptable crying at work
3. green tea
4. how clean we are
5. cat poses
6. gravy boats
7. good hair
8. being board
9. the book, At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

Top Four Songs Called "Closing Time"

1. Tom Waits, "Closing Time"
2. Lyle Lovett, "Closing Time"
3. Leonard Cohen, "Closing Time"
4. Semisonic, "Closing Time" (aaahh, the 90's)
   

A Few Things I Need to Add to My Life

1. More pattern in my wardrobe, as today I can't help but notice I'm wearing The World's Most Boring Outfit.


2. More music, because I've gotten into a bad habit of listening to nothing or to the same things over and over.


3. Less clutter. Adding less of something makes total sense to me.


4. More fruits and vegetables.
   
5. Daily art-making.

Stack as List: Books in My Studio

Crochet 2010!

1. squares for Terron



















































2. granny squares for Robin





















3. zig-zag stripes for Amy's baby Rachel


























4. log cabin for Heather's baby Miriam


























5. log cabin for Greg's baby Jason























6. stripes for Mary's baby Charlie


























7. zig-zags for Katherine's baby Charlie



















8. grid for Angeles




















































9. log cabin for Alley household


























10. un-finished log cabin squares afghan

11. coffee cup sleeves for co-workers

12. Harry Potter scarves for nieces and nephews

Books I Read in 2010

1. The Interrogative Mood, by Padgett Powell
2. The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship, by Andrea Israel
3. Nowhere Else on Earth, by Josephine Humphreys
4. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
5. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
6. The Code of the Woosters, by P.G. Wodehouse
7. Wild Ginger, by Anchee Min
8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
9. The Pickup, by Nadine Gordimer
10. The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson
11. Rules of Prey, by John Sanford
12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer
13. Of Bees and Mist, by Erick Setiawan
14. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen
15. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
16. Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work, by Tim Gunn
17. An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin

(I feel like something is missing.)