You’re looking, let’s say, for a sweater pattern. You sit down at your computer, find your pattern online, pay your money, and presto! – you’re ready to start knitting. Or better yet, you find a free pattern that meets your needs, and copy or download it onto your computer. As long as you have a printer, just how easy can it possibly get? Read the rest of this entry »
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The New Year’s Resolution
My new Kobo ereader, which I bought just prior to The Operation, triggered a reading binge more intense than anything I’ve done in the past; and this statement comes from a confirmed reading addict who can sit motionless in front of a book for days at a time.
Daytime…nighttime…wee hours of the morning…it made no difference. For three months I could be found either sitting or lying down, staring at my little black box as though it held the secrets of the universe. Of course I couldn’t move around much anyway (The Operation, you know….), so I took complete advantage of the recovery period to indulge myself. It’s so delightful to be able to read lying on your back in bed at night, without a heavy book banging you on the beak because you’ve nodded off and let it slip. (Wakes a person right up, that does!) Read the rest of this entry »