Episode 250: But It's a Dry Heat
Recorded Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Book talk starts at 25:00
2022 MOTHER BEAR KAL
KNITTING
Tracie finished:
Leave Gnome Stone Unturned by Sarah Schira
Mother Bears 279-286
Lihan Sweater by Imke von Nathausius in Berroco Pure Pima
Barb finished:
Mother Bear #255 - 260
Ribs and Wave Poncho by Great Yarns! Using Cascade Superwash Wave in the 106 Blue colorway
Irma Hat by Aneta Gasiorowksa using blue Moon Fiber Arts Gaea in the Falcon’s Eye colorway - left over from my May(be) Queen pullover
Tracie continues to work on:
Hoodie Shawl Cardigan by Susanne Sommer in Color Notes Yarn Pure Sport in Clear Red, Western Sky Knits Willow Superwash Sport, and madelinetosh Pashmina in Jasper
Zephyr Mark II by Celia Cahill test knit in Malabrigo Susurro in Teal Feather
Moon of My Life by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne adapted by Celia McAdam Cahill for a man in worsted weight yarn - in Universal Yarns Uptown Worsted in Granite and Berroco Vintage in Cotton Candy
Barb continues to work on:
That’s My Jam by Steve Fegert - using a kit from Leading Men Fiber Arts
Venturer’s Vest by Knitwise Design in Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino Worsted Twist in the Taupe Heather colorway
She has cast on:
Mother Bear #261
Goth Kitty Socks, using Knitpicks Felici in the Goth Kitty colorway
Zephyr Mark II Test knit by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Knit Picks Hawthorne Kettle Dye in the Springfield colorway
BOOKS
Tracie read:
The Dearly Departed by Elinor Lipman - 3 stars
God’s Nobodies: Misguided Faith and Murder in the Life of One American Family by Mark Obbie - 2 1/2 stars
Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh - 3 stars
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris - 4 stars
The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon by Marcy McCready - 4 stars
An Unfinished Canvas: A True Story of Love, Family, and Murder in Nashville by Michael Glasgow - 3 stars
Skies of Ash by Rachel Howzell Hall - 4 stars
Barb read:
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica - 3 stars
The Night She Went Missing by Kristen Bird - 3 stars
The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel - 3 stars
Mortal Fall (Glacier Mystery #2) by Christine Carbo - 4 stars
Cross Her Heart (Bree Tagert #1) by Melinda Leigh - 3 stars
The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard - 3 stars
The House Across the Street by Melanie Jones Brownrigg - 3 stars
Cul de sac by Joy Fielding - 3 stars
The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore - 4 stars
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman - 4 stars
The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan - 4 stars
Barb talked about her diagnosis and treatment for microscopic colitis