Last weekend my family was out-of-town for my nephew's wedding. My two older sons were groomsmen, and they were so handsome in their tuxedos. The wedding was lovely, but when we got back home we all came down with colds. This week has been full of laundry, bills, sniffley kids, and a few appointments. One of them was for a new haircut for me. I let my stylist have her way with me, and she went really short, the shortest my hair has ever been. It's a change, but I think I like it. There's something about having really short hair that is kind of liberating.
Goodreads now offers recommendations for what to read next, based on the books that you've read and reviewed. One of their recommendations for me was P.B. Ryan's, Still Life With Murder, which is out of print, but available as an eBook. I think Kindle offers it for free; I paid 99 cents from Kobo. All I can say is: Wow. What a story--what characters! Still Life With Murder is a mystery set in Boston in 1868. It is rich in historical detail, yet compellingly vivid. I really like P.B. Ryan's straight-forward storytelling style and multi-faceted characters. This is one of the most entertaining books that I've read this year. I will definitely be reading more from P.B. Ryan.
The whipporwil shawl is coming along nicely. I didn't bring it with me on our our weekend trip, as I knew that I would be too busy visiting with family to knit, but this week I'm making good progress on 'section two". I just started working the second band of contrasting color. I think it's going to look really cool when it's finished.
