Short and Sweet Update

It's a crazy busy week: a couple of 12-hour days at school and my aunt is flying in from Seattle tomorrow, so I want to do some cooking.

Zuzu's Petals knits up pretty quickly, as other bloggers have noted. The lace pattern is quite easy to follow on the chart. You can't tell from its current state, but I have just two more rows and cast-off left to do.

I'm doing some more serious reading this days, research for the work I'm planning for the Jewish Artists' Lab, which runs through May, when we'll have a show. Emancipation is about the Jews' battle for citizenship rights in Europe during and after the Enlightenment. I'm addicted to those sticky notes. I love being able to mark pages without writing on them.

I'm joining up with Ginny at Yarn Along.

From Big to Small

Some weeks are just harder than others. Monday morning, I received a significant neck/back injury at school -- by a student, completely by accident. The student felt really bad and apologized very sweetly. Nonetheless teaching with pain isn't the easiest thing I've ever done.

I am almost done with the Pelerine Shawl that is going to be gift. I feel like I've been knitting it forever.

Even though I haven't quite cast-off, I couldn't resist casting on for a much smaller project, ZuZu's Petals, which is a cowl that looks like a small shawl. I'm using a beautiful ombre yarn from Knit Circus, which has cashmere in it -- hey, my neck is sensitive!

I picked up a novel last night that I think I might be able finish. The first few pages, at least, are written in stunningly beautiful prose.

The Grief of Others is about the effect on a family of a disabled newborn who dies a few days after birth. If the writing stays this strong, I think I'll be able to stick with it regardless of the plot!

I'm joining up with Ginny for Yarn Along.