Period. End of Sentence won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short. It's a 26 minute film that packs a big punch. A group of women in India learned how to run a machine to make low-cost, biodegradable sanitary napkins. They are trying to increase access to products, improve feminine hygiene, destigmatize menstruation and empower women. I say, "You go, Girls!"
MK out.
Monday, June 17, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Book Chat Thursday - 6/13/2019
Lordy, has it really been a month?
The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson
This gripping story is about a guy and his young wife who rush to help his niece. She has called to inform them that her father had committed suicide and her mother is missing. It was good.
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
A broke, single mother of two tries to figure out how to pay for her math prodigy daughter's tuition at a posh, private school. Along comes an in-legal-trouble, tech millionaire who offers to help. It was cute.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Two sisters in German-occupied France are separated by circumstances. This story follows their complicated paths to survival. I like it.
Join us next time, maybe before the end of the year...
MK out.
Two sisters in German-occupied France are separated by circumstances. This story follows their complicated paths to survival. I like it.
Join us next time, maybe before the end of the year...
MK out.
Friday, May 17, 2019
FO Friday - 5/17/2019
I am making blue hats for an anti-bullying campaign called Hat Not Hate. You should join me. They need 25,000 hats by August 1st. Read all about it in this link.
I've made two using Lion Brand Wool Ease - a Pennyroyal and a Citrus Hat.
And I've made another Citrus Hat for a gift.
The Spector sweater is further along too, but no peaks today.
MK out.
I've made two using Lion Brand Wool Ease - a Pennyroyal and a Citrus Hat.
MK out.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
WIP Wednesday - 5/15/2019
I've been working on my Spector sweater. Funny how things seem to fly off the needles when you actually take the time to work on them.
It's bright and it's colorful.
MK out.
It's bright and it's colorful.
MK out.
Monday, May 6, 2019
Movie Monday - 5/6/2019
I've been watching movies, but I keep forgetting to write!
BlacKkKlansman is based on the memoir by Ron Stallworth who was the first African American officer on the Colorado Springs police force in the 1970s. He and his team attempted to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan. Stallworth managed to obtained a membership card and talking to the Grand Wizard himself without being discovered. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace starred in the film. It was very good.
Crazy Rich Asians was kind of a disappointment after reading the book. The people felt like caricatures of the characters, except for Rachel. The adaptation took too many liberties with the story...I really wasn't impressed.
I've saved some for next time. Y'all remind me.
MK out.
BlacKkKlansman is based on the memoir by Ron Stallworth who was the first African American officer on the Colorado Springs police force in the 1970s. He and his team attempted to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan. Stallworth managed to obtained a membership card and talking to the Grand Wizard himself without being discovered. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace starred in the film. It was very good.
Crazy Rich Asians was kind of a disappointment after reading the book. The people felt like caricatures of the characters, except for Rachel. The adaptation took too many liberties with the story...I really wasn't impressed.
I've saved some for next time. Y'all remind me.
MK out.
Friday, April 19, 2019
FO Friday - 4/19/2019
It's been a while, Dear Readers. Knitting has slowed to a crawl around here, but I managed to finish something.
Pattern: Lounging Top by Joji Locatelli
Yarn: Madelinetosh Euro Sock in Mercury in Retrograde
Comments: I swatched (and blocked the swatch) and liked the fabric I was getting on US 3 needles, but the gauge was a little off. I did a little math and determined that the medium size would work nicely, except it would need a few extra stitches below the waist to have enough ease. I also dropped the neck a little.
I really like the way it turned out.
MK out.
Pattern: Lounging Top by Joji Locatelli
Yarn: Madelinetosh Euro Sock in Mercury in Retrograde
Comments: I swatched (and blocked the swatch) and liked the fabric I was getting on US 3 needles, but the gauge was a little off. I did a little math and determined that the medium size would work nicely, except it would need a few extra stitches below the waist to have enough ease. I also dropped the neck a little.
I really like the way it turned out.
MK out.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Book Chat - 4/18/2019
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
This book was inspired by the true story of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. Georgia Tan was the director of the Memphis branch where she would kidnap poor children and sell them to wealthy couples all over the world. The novel tells the stories of two very different families while weaving in the scandal of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. It was very good.
MK out.
This book was inspired by the true story of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. Georgia Tan was the director of the Memphis branch where she would kidnap poor children and sell them to wealthy couples all over the world. The novel tells the stories of two very different families while weaving in the scandal of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. It was very good.
MK out.
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