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Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's eleventh section--with a guest appearance from Missus Catherick! Doofus del Fuego Lives this week on the app, next week on the show! I show up and, July 23rd, 2011. Neville Lives! As does his Sweater!     are cool, working on my , , WWMDfK? pix now up on , and the (finally!), swatching for a sweater design DONE.   Nifty for you (that's the Rav link, here's ) and the   Knitting Goodness from Me for You! How to Knit Socks (top down) Free via Ravelry: How to Knit Socks (toe-up) Free via Ravelry: How to Knit a Dutch Heel--any yarn, any pattern July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins 18:50.

Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's tenth section! No Doofus del Fuego this week, though! Maybe next. They're nearly done. (I'm late to the game, I know, but they're awesome and easy!), , , nearly done, WWMDfK? pix now up on , and the (finally!), swatching for a sweater design DONE. Nifty for you (that's the Rav link, here's )--KALs for WWMDfK? soon! July Incentive! Donate between now and July 31st and you will be put into the drawing for your own copy of the new Chop Bard book, Devouring Shakespeare; Five Simple Tools, personally autographed for you by Mr. Ehren Ziegler! Don’t forget your copy of Book talk begins 21:45.

I have shelves! You have Walter Hartright reading the Third Epoch, sections viii-ix. If you can or want to help fellow listeners hit by a tornado in Mass, please send donations to Monson Tornado Fund c/o Monson Savings Bank 146 Main Street Monson, MA 01057 and , loads of fun! Switch the book my DH is reading, all about the Navy, no more Doofus this week, but soon! Book talk begins at 25 min. .

Today, the Third Epoch (Walter's narrative), sections v-vii of the Woman in White. Good to be back and start to feel "normal" ish. New and old friends surround me, as does humidity, heat, mosquitoes, and lightening bugs. Also lemonade and whiskey. What's not to love? Looking for a good pattern for a knitted A-line skirt. Anyone? Anyone? I'm sure you know the new Knitty is out, but did you know that the sock is there? It's soooooo kewl! Madame Defarge and in Ravelry queues! A good sign! Some newsy ideas: (save some ducats) and make your own (there are some lovely ). Why, you ask, would you want a dryer ball? To stop static cling and dry your clothes faster, thus cutting down on expensive dryer time and eliminating the need for dryer sheets! OTN: Spindle-spun Handknit socks My niece's baby kimono (LOVE that Mason/Dixon pattern!) Bro-in-Law's Xmas 2010 socks (Yes, I know); using the Tristan pattern from this pic is lousy color, the left is closer to real. Wildfoote yarn. July Incentive! Donate between

Still unpacking, but... If you’re a teacher, has (see incentive below). Really, seriously, the man’s a goldmine. If you're a spinner, check out , a DVD by Joan Ruane. She is a member of my old guild in Tucson and a wonderful teacher. Everyone loves her because she's incredibly loveable. I've not seen her DVD myself--I spent my time watching her in person--but the review in Spring 2011's Spin-Off is glowing. The Quayside sock book I designed for () is coming out July 1, 2011. I'm now working on a sweater for the same series... we'll see if this can be pulled off. It's going to be a doozy. In moving news (um, physically moving, not necessarily emotionally moving), If you’re in the Northern Virginia area, please don’t hesitate to . I’m going to need babysitters and the 411 on local yarn stores etc. Already found (and love) in Vienna, VA. LOVE that place! Am learning how to live on no income—or more accurately—to seriously live on seriously one income. I’m also loving Farmer’s Markets and local strawberries.

Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (go Lorna!). See below for my traveling podcasts. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "Bubbly", 209 (), 210 (, and maybe even 211 (). Book talk will start super soon on all, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit: Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Visit Minn/St Paul, MN, eat at (venue of a WWMDfK? designer) Fri 6/3—drop by at 8am to meet, greet, and sign; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—say bye to Chicago; skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited! Listen to 208 And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On th

210 - Epoch 2 - Marian Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "Bubbly", 209 (, "The Shipping News"), 210 (, and maybe even 211 (). Book talk will start super soon on all, so don't bother to fast forward. Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN Fri 6/3—drop by ; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited! Listen to 208   209   210   211 Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't wait to get On the Road Again..." Where's my John Denver CD...?

I'm shipping everything that wont fit in the car. Seriously. I should have stock in UPS and USPS. Fun. Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208, 209, 210 and maybe even 211. Book talk will start super soon, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit: Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN Fri 6/3—drop by ; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited! Listen to 208 And this widget might actually work to stream on-the-fly podcasts from my phone. Sing with me now: "On the Road Again... Just cain't w

Very little to report and very little time to do it in. , (go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208, 209, 210 and maybe even 211. Book talk will start super soon, so don't bother to fast forward. We depart May 27th and will visit: Fri 5/27--Grand Canyon; stay at Grand Canyon Sun 5/29--Old Faithful; stay at Sheridan or Gillette Mon 5/30--visit Devil's Tower and Custer Battlefield Tues 5/31--backtrack and Teach at , Billings MT; stay over in Deadwood, SD Wed 6/1—visit Mt Rushmore, Wall Drug; stay over at Thurs 6/2—Stay Minn/St Paul, MN Fri 6/3—drop by ; stay in Evanston Sat 6/4—Chi-Town () stay in Oak Park Sun 6/5—skulk about in Indiana, (hope to visit ) Tues 6/7—visit Wednesday 6/8—McLean VA and the fambly will be reunited!

Happy Birthday-ness to CraftLit and me! The only news that isn't isn't in the show is that I found a foster mommy for our dogs while we try to find them a permanent home. Aside from that... carry on! Book talk starts around 5min. Listen to 207

Jennie the Potter's (where you can get Briar Rose yarn and patterns!), a reminder about the new for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), and still crowing about the for which my wee bitty socks grace the cover. Lookee! Please be sure to ask your LYS to stock the book. You SHOULD be able to see an Amazon widget right below this (unless you have some sort of ad-blocker as a Firefox add-on—working on a fix for that). It's one of the ways you can support CraftLit. By starting your Amazon shopping from this point, CraftLitwill receive a portion of the profit from Amazon. Pretty nifty. If you can't see the widget, let me know and let me know which system/browser you're on. Book talk begins around 10 minutes. Listen to 206 .

Just a few linky bits for you: my lovely, , the for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), help to make America great again (giggle), and the of which my wee bitty socks grace the cover. Lookee! Please be sure to ask your LYS to stock the book. You SHOULD be able to see an Amazon widget right below this. It's one of the ways you can support CraftLit. By starting your Amazon shopping from this point, CraftLit will receive a portion of the profit from Amazon. Pretty nifty. If you can't see the widget, let me know and let me know which system/browser you're on. Book talk begins around 15 minutes. Listen to 205 .

NOTE: Trouble with the feed? Try re-subscribing. Some rogue code broke it on 203. Also, for those of you on the Droid/iPhone app, there's now a "library" iisting for you as a SHOW extra. This lets you know which episodes go with which book.   I'm strapped by Strep, but make it to the mic for you! Couple of links: Happy Catholic (book linked to from below widget) congrats to . WHOOT! And don't forget, there's a free how-to-knit-a-sock eBook for you in the sidebar! Book talk starts around 11 minutes.

Just a few bits and pieces: , , a contract wafer wiki, wiki, nifty online textbook plan, by blogging, , and a new free eBook for you from me! Some advice for men April Incentive The Elemental Journal! Donate to CraftLit in the month of April and your name will be put in the hat to win this book. <br> Book talk begins around 15 min. Listen to 203

Just a few things for 201— (um...not two THOUSAND one)...Judith Martin's book "Common Courtesy" on Jefferson's "problem" linked to in the widget below, article, --This Time It's East, and that's about it. Some extra info for 202, "Still Breaking"—This is a , this is what they mean by "" and some 411 on (who is mentioned disparagingly). That's about it. Book talk begins around 9 min for 201, almost immediately on 202.

Just a few things for 201— (um...not two THOUSAND one)...Judith Martin's book "Common Courtesy" on Jefferson's "problem" linked to in the widget below, article, --This Time It's East, and that's about it. Some extra info for 202, "Still Breaking"—This is a , this is what they mean by "" and some 411 on (who is mentioned disparagingly). That's about it. Book talk begins around 9 min for 201, almost immediately on 202.

Nearly five years since we started, we hit the big two-oh-oh. Whoot! Thank you to the 70 or so of you who participated in Thing 1's Science Fair. He's a very happy scientist with a dumpster load of data. Little more for you here in the shownotes, just a couple of goofy links. This just in--, , , new Jasper Fforde One of Our Thursday's Is Missing, nifty , , , a in VA, (maybe), the , and a ... of yarn. A Raveler takes the and extends it to ! LOVE IT! And today, we hear the voice of Marion, herself. First Epoch, Marion i-ii. Book talk begins around 9 min. Listen to 200 .

Not to be confused with Dueling Banjos. Forgot to give you this link info last episode—? This just in--! And today, more important information from Mister Vincent Gilmore, solicitor. Book talk begins around 10 min. Listen to 199 .

OH, so many links for you! It's like they all waited until today. Thing one's , iffin you're up to watching some goofy videos and answering two questions. Penny at saved our comments (and so much more). Episode 198!!!! Did you hear that? One-ninety-EIGHT! R esurgence of Knitting ". Is there ? is great! Go checkitout! Fun ". ! that look REALLY good, , , , (who knew there was such a thing). GREAT idea for city-dwellers who are gardenarily inclined. . for six-year-olds in UK to include non-words. And in the world of our book! Mister Vincent Gilmore of , solicitor (Mister Lorry, anyone?) introduces you to some new subtext and some family past information you may find useful. He also mentions a game called Whist. Apparently a game is called a "rubber" and you can . has a picture of the scoring board. Book talk begins around 17 min. Listen to 198 .

Not much to report this week, in fact, not much time to report much of anything. So. Congrats to Cynthia of Yucaipa, CA! She's the winner of the Gorgeous Yarn from . Book talk begins around 5 min. Listen to 197 .