From Lucy

Books 2008

1. Kiss Yourself and Hug the World, George Regas
   
2. Portrait of an Artist, Laurie Lisle
   
3. The Shack, William Young
   
4. Reconciliation
   
5. Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
   
6. Gandhi, Lewis Fischer
   
7. Anam Cara, John O'Donohue
   
8. Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo
   
9. Autumn - A Spiritual Biography of the Season, Edited by Schmidt & Felch
   
10. Peach Cobbler Murder, Joanne Fluke
    
11. A Walk to Remember, Nicholas Sparks
    
12. Listening to the Heartbeat of God, J. Phillip Newell
    

Books 2007

1. A New Kind of Christian
   
2. Touching the Holy
   
3. Guns, Germs and Steel
   
4. Love, Medicine and Miracles
   
5. Venice Observed
6. Burnellechi's Dome
7. Audacity of Hope
8. The Miracles of Santo Fico
9. A Year to Live
10. Master Quilter
11. The Soloist
12. Walking The Bible
13. The Road from Coorain
14. Lying Awake
15. Sudden Country
16. The City of Fallen Angels
17. The Memory Keepers Daughter
18. The Feud That Sparked The Renaissance
19. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
20. The Birth of Venus
21. At Home in Mitford
22. I Heard The Owl Call My Name
23. Pack It Up
24. Renaissance - A Short Introduction
25. Michelangelo
26. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
27. Praying the Names of Jesus
28. Galileo's Daughter

Books - 2006

1. Cross County Quilters
   
2. Runaway Quilt
   
3. Quilters Legacy
   
4. Deception Point
   
5. The Four Agreements
   
6. Angels and Demons
   
7. Digital Fortress
   
8. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
   
9. Song of Solomon
   
10. The Bluest Eye
    
11. Hornet Flight
    
12. Blood Brothers
13. Breakfast with Jesus
14. Words of Wisdom
15. Madame Bovary
16. The Moon is Down
17. The Trouble with Islam
18. Food for Life
19. Anne Frank:  A Diary of a Young Girl
20. Blessings
21. Light from Heaven
22. Scarlet Letter
23. Shepherds Abiding
24. Gauguin
25. Three Junes
26. The Bookseller of Kabul
27. A Common Life
28. Cure for the Common Life
29. Our Endangered Values
30. The Pearl
31. At Home in Midford
32. A New Song
33. In This Mountain
34. These High Green Hills
35. A Light in the Window
36. Colour Schemes
37. Joy Comes in the Morning
38. Surprised by Joy
39. Hiding Place
40. Treasure Island
41. Robinson Crusoe
42. Confederacy of Dunces
43. Still Life
44. Cat Stories
45. Tortilla Curtain
46. Jesus Creed
47. Jack Dawes
48. Smoke Jumper
49. The 7 Habits of Highly Effect People
50. The Mermaid Chair
51. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
52. Seven Storey Mountain
53. To Kill a Mockingbird
54. Freakonomics
55. Out to Caanan
56. A Lesson Before Dying
57. The World is Flat
58. Blink

From Italy 2007

Ken Chaitin in Venice

Reading

Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head

Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788 - 1860)

Books 2005

1. The House on Mango Street
   
2. Dr. Phil's Weight Loss Solution
   
3. The Great Divorce
   
4. Father Joe
   
5. The Funny Thing is...
   
6. The Secret Life of Bees
   
7. The Heart of a Woman
   
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
   
9. The DaVinci Code
   
10. Egermeier's Bible Story Book
    
11. The Book of Ruth
    
12. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
    
13. Gap Creek
    
14. Stones from a River
    
15. Cry the Beloved Country
    
16. The Known World
    
17. Prodigal Summer
    
18. Amazing Grace
    
19. Ruth Graham Bell
    
20. Kite Runner
    
21. The Life of Pi
    
22. Much Ado About Nothing
    
23. Naked
    
24. Undaunted Courage
    
25. Peace Prayer
    
26. The Good Earth
    
27. Women in the New Testament
    
28. Reading Lolita in Tehran
    
29. Opera for Dummies
    
30. Into Thin Air
    
31. The Wisdom of Forgiveness
    
32. Death Comes for the Archbishop
    
33. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
    
34. My Antonia
    
35. In Search of Paul
    
36. Five Year Plan
    
37. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    
38. Seeking God
    
39. Breakfast with Jesus
    
40. The Holy Bible
    
41. We Belong to the Land
    
42. Quilters Apprentice
    
43. Round Robin Quilt
    

Books 2004

1. East of Eden
   
2. Lake Wobegon Days
   
3. The Case for Christ
   
4. The Girl with the Pearl Earring
   
5. The Red Tent
   
6. The History of God
   
7. 23rd Psalm
   
8. What Child is This?
   

Books 2001

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner
   
2. When the Wind Blows
   
3. Cuba:  Between Reform and Revolution
   
4. Castro's Cuba
   

Books - 2000

1. Cider House Rules
   
2. Harry Potter & Sorcerer
   
3. Any 4 Women Could Rob the Bank of Italy
   
4. Homestead
   
5. Snow Falling on Cedars
   
6. Cold Mountain
   
7. The Pilot’s Wife
   
8. The Kin of Ata
   
9. Tuesdays with Morrie
   
10. Hammer of Eden
    
11. Memoirs of a Geisha
    
12. Divine Secrets of the Yaya Sisterhood
    
13. A Summons to Memphis
    
14. Red Azalea
    
15. Daughter of Fortune
    
16. Saving Graces
    
17. While Oleander
    
18. Harry Potter & Chamber
    
19. Heart Earth
    

Thunderstorm

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It's a story about a recent thunderstorm in Portland. I'm the one being interviewed that didn't hear a thing.

Spring Trips

I Can't Believe I'm Bloggin

New Mexico 2008

New Mexico 2008

PRAYER SHAWL INFORMATION

Information on the Shawl Ministries:
http://www.shawlministry.com/
http://www.waitingroomministry.com/newSite/index.php

WEBSITES FOR LIONS BRAND YARNS
http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/homespun.htm
http://www.joann.com/

SHAWL INSTRUCTIONS
Knit Version
This works very well using the Lions Brand Homespun yarn found at Fred Meyer, Target, Joann’s Fabrics. You can also get it at the Lions Brand or Joann’s Fabric websites.
You will need 3 skeins of the Lions Brand HOMESPUN yarn and size 13 single pointed knitting needles. Our experience shows that metal needles are pretty slippery so if you can choose plastic or wood.

Cast on 63 stitches or any multiple of three, in odd numbers: 57 or 63 works well.
First row Knit 3, purl 3 to the end of the row.
Repeated row Turn and knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches.
Before starting the 3rd skein, cut your yarn for the fringe, which can be from 3 inches to 9 inches long. Knot the ends of the fringes to keep the yarn from frizzing.


Crochet Version
Size K – 10.5
4 skeins of Lions Brand HOMESPUN yarn.
GAUGE:
5 V-Sts and 7 rows = 5½ [14 cm]
Gauge Swatch: 6"w x 5½" h [5.25 cm x 14 cm] BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
SHAWL
Before you start: Cut your yarn for the fringe, which can be from 3 inches to 9 inches long. Knot the ends of the fringes to keep the yarn from frizzing.

First Half
Ch 51, place marker in third ch from hook to mark st placement.
Row 1 (Right side): (dc, ch 2, dc) in sixth ch from hook, *skip next 2 chs, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch; repeat from * across to last 3 chs, skip next 2 chs, dc in last ch: 32 sts and 15 ch2 sps.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), turn; (dc, ch 2, dc) in each ch2 sp across to last dc, skip last dc, dc in next ch: 32 dc and 15 ch2 sps.
Row 3: Ch 3, turn; (dc, ch 2, dc) in each ch2 sp across to last 2 dc, skip next dc, dc in last dc.
Repeat Row 3 until piece measures approximately 36" [91.5 cm] from beginning ch.
Finish off.


Second Half
With right side facing and working in free loops of beginning ch, join yarn with slip st in first ch; ch 3, skip next 2 chs, *(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, skip next 2 chs; repeat from * across to marked ch, dc in marked ch: 32 dc and 15 ch2 sps.

Repeat Row 3 of First Half until Second Half measures approximately 36" [91.5 cm] from beginning ch

Shawl should measure a total of 72" [183 cm].

Finish off.