Author Monnibo
I’m sure you’ve all heard about “Paying it Forward” either the movement, or the foundation. Maybe you’ve seen the movie, read the book (like me), or even participated in a knitters PIF. Well, I recently finished the novel by Catherine… Continue Reading →
Scheduled to be released to book stores on May 1, 2008 by Theresa Breslin. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the dummy proof (this means mock-up in book format but uncorrected copy) during my Internship at Random… Continue Reading →
I don’t want to read it anymore and you can’t make me! This is the 2nd time I’m going to put down this book because it is sooooo heavy on descriptions and sci-fi isn’t exactly my thing anyway. It’s just… Continue Reading →
The first book in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyers is a young adult novel about a young girl who falls in love with a vampire. Isabella Swan soon learns shocking secrets about his entire family — they are all… Continue Reading →
Before I left England I actually managed to finish the Easter Bunny. CW’s Grandma and mum helped me out and those were the ears we decided on.
*big deep sigh of relief* Cats are a big part of my life. Spending 5 months cat-less is not something I’d like to do again. Although I realize they are not the only thing in life, they are certainly fun… Continue Reading →
The Shakespeare Secret by J.L. Carrell was another historical fiction. It reminded me a lot of The Da Vinci Code, except it was definitely more literature based (not just historical). The scene starts with Kate, our heroine, being visited by… Continue Reading →
We went over to CW’s Grandma’s earlier today and she helped me work on my Cuddly Bunny. CW’s mum was there too and we all agreed there are some weird things about the pattern. For one, we didn’t like the… Continue Reading →
I’m knitting a cuddly bunny. This yarn just screamed Easter, and I know that I’ve missed Easter but shut up I don’t care. I wanted to use it to knit those Easter Eggs too (I have the pattern that Michelle… Continue Reading →
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory was one of those books that you cannot put down! I thoroughly enjoyed the story of two sisters – Anne and Mary Boleyn – competing with each other and the world for the… Continue Reading →
You thought I knit? You thought right! Haha…. I admit I am a slow knitter, and I definitely like to be motivated and inspired by what I’m making. The unfortunate thing is that I don’t like to start new projects… Continue Reading →
I acquired The Book Thief from Random House Children’s Books UK during my work experience. The book has two different covers – one for adults, one for children (similar to Harry Potter) and I found a copy of the adult… Continue Reading →
World Book Day was started by UNESCO and is recognized by over 100 countries worldwide. It was originally started by Catalonia to recognize publishing, reading, and copyright. It later came to coincide with St. George’s Day (April 23rd) because historically… Continue Reading →
I’ve been having a bit of Henry withdrawl, but fortunately a number of neighbour’s cats have been visiting me. Do you remember FluffyGirl? Well she came into the house willingly – just waltzed in the backdoor sniffing. After exploring for… Continue Reading →
I was reading my Knitting Daily Newsletter and as my internet slooooowly loaded the content, I began to think about the title. Do you put yourself in a Box? Now, if you’ve read the newsletter you’ll know that it’s about… Continue Reading →
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey (July 2007) by Alison Weir This is Alison Weir’s first work of fiction and I must say it is really well written. At first I wasn’t sure about the changing point of… Continue Reading →
Does anyone else have a list of “classics” that they want to read before they ‘kick the bucket’? Here is mine, not including the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century list (not determined by me), and not including all… Continue Reading →
Chan inspired a contest at Gnat’s Bark N’ Knit. All it takes it a little comment about how you and your significant other met/fell in love/knew it was meant to be. Win some knitting fiction! (Thanks for pointing this one… Continue Reading →
You thought this was a knitblog didn’t you? Well to be honest, it never began as one… back in 2001… on a different blog/server/name. But when I started getting back into knitting properly… I think it was mid-2005, and then… Continue Reading →
CW said this to me as I was getting upset at the stupid increases and decreases. 1. I can’t increase on a purl row. I just… don’t know how. The knit into the back of the stitch method doesn’t work… Continue Reading →
Okay, I’m not actually that bad… but there was a big bin of Lindt Truffles at Whittard of Chelsea a couple weeks ago when I went, so I put one of every flavour in my baggie, thinking I could use… Continue Reading →
This is Alice Sebold’s third book, the first being “Lucky” and the second was “The Lovely Bones”. The opening line of the book is quite the catcher – “When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily“. The… Continue Reading →
I’m reading this amazing book right now. I’m really enjoying it and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a bit of romance in their fiction. It’s called The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, which was her… Continue Reading →
Yes, you read correctly… times 8. For any non-knitters, the term “rip” or “frogging” is used whenever you unravel something you’ve knitted. It’s often called “frogging” because you ‘rip-it, rip-it’… and if you pull quickly enough, the stitches coming apart… Continue Reading →
Doesn’t this dinner look gorgeous? I made Oven-Roasted Vegetables and pies for dinner tonight. Before I left home, I borrowed all of my mom’s cookbooks & clips that I liked and photocopied all the recipes I wanted to make my… Continue Reading →
