Spring is making its show around here and the weather has been lovely. We had more rain yesterday, just as things were starting to get a little dry--a nice soft, soaking rain it was, too. I am glad to be having some warmer weather as well.
The shawl projects continue to hum along. I recently finished the Colorway Shawl and have had opportunity to wear it once. It is definitely going to be one of my favorite accessories.
The next shawl on my needles is called Misty Morning. The yarn is variegated, which can look rather streaky in certain patterns, but this pattern breaks up the color nicely. Here is a little preview.
This spring I am "sort of" a college student. The Tolkien Professor is sharing his spring class on Tolkien in his podcast and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I have my text books: Tales from the Perilous Realm, The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. I have the reading schedule for the semester printed out and I am downloading the lectures each week. We read two short stories from Tales and I have an essay I need to go back and catch up on. The Silmarillion is next--quite a stout read, so the lectures are extremely helpful. And, oh gee, I have to read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Such a burdensome assignment! ;-) This is the way I always wished literature class would be--great stories, interesting lectures, no papers, and no tests. Not only that, but I can pace the class according to my schedule, so there are no deadlines either--well, the library books do have a due date, but that is pretty generous. I am a happy student!
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