tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post9191999391519780046..comments2024-03-06T03:44:15.470-08:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Knitting versus reading--Kandy ShepherdLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-71009824418724774172012-05-15T20:17:35.679-07:002012-05-15T20:17:35.679-07:00Kandy, I love knitting but I can't master anyt...Kandy, I love knitting but I can't master anything more than simple stuff, like children's clothes or scarves. I need to be with someone who can undo my mistakes as well, LOL. But cross-stitch and I are great mates. I do it while I watch television. Started when I was having treatment for cancer and made something lovely out of a distinctly unlovely time. But yes, I still need time to Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-27414811463844955342012-05-11T02:20:16.589-07:002012-05-11T02:20:16.589-07:00Thank you, Chrisbails, for your kind words about S...Thank you, Chrisbails, for your kind words about SOMETHING ABOUT JOE, I'm so glad you enjoyed reading it!<br />I admire your ability to cross-stitch, one day I'm going to master that craft.<br />Of course, in all this talk of knitting versus reading, I forgot to mention that the other reason I don't have time to knit and embroider is because when I'm not reading I'm writing!<Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-70193301738146318312012-05-11T02:11:53.892-07:002012-05-11T02:11:53.892-07:00Me too, Meglod. It must be very satisfying to do t...Me too, Meglod. It must be very satisfying to do them well. In the meantime, enjoy the wonderful past-time of reading!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20293234949282330222012-05-11T01:46:28.258-07:002012-05-11T01:46:28.258-07:00How sad, Shelley, to hear that arthritis got to yo...How sad, Shelley, to hear that arthritis got to your mother and her crochet club. How wonderful though, that they have left a beautiful legacy of their nimble-fingered days. And are still good friends.<br /><br />My mother crocheted too and tried to teach me many times. She said it was much faster than knitting and got quicker results for impatient people like me. However, all I achieved was a Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-71475788868456471402012-05-11T01:43:10.270-07:002012-05-11T01:43:10.270-07:00Hi Mary Anne, so nice to see you here!
Like you, I...Hi Mary Anne, so nice to see you here!<br />Like you, I have an enormous TBR pile--both physical and cyber--and I have to admit I gloat over them, anticipating how much enjoyment I will have when I get to read them.<br /><br />How lovely that you get such pleasure from art--visual beauty must be very good for the soul! And I so admire people who can create it.<br /><br />I love movies too, just Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-12491268325692683122012-05-10T16:08:08.547-07:002012-05-10T16:08:08.547-07:00Reading is my main source hobby. I would love to ...Reading is my main source hobby. I would love to learn how to knit, but have not had the chance. I like to cross-stitch. <br />I am a big fan of your books and loved Something About JOe. Please do not enter me into the giveaway. I just wanted to post. Love you books and can't wait for the next new book to come out.<br />christinebails@yahoo.comChrisbailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211119853890993337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-17511706315959192172012-05-10T14:21:02.512-07:002012-05-10T14:21:02.512-07:00Reading is my main hobby but I would really like t...Reading is my main hobby but I would really like to learn how to either knit or crochet one of these days.<br /><br />Megblod@yahoo.commegblodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458759887153614031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-87976123145004816762012-05-10T13:42:43.382-07:002012-05-10T13:42:43.382-07:00I don't knit, but my mother always did. In fac...I don't knit, but my mother always did. In fact, she has been in a group called the Crochet Club for 40 years. They still meet once a month. None of them crochet anymore, arthritis got them. I have many beautiful afghans that I will pass down to my daughters someday. Reading is my only hobby. Thanks!Shelley Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928991413598113194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-10437171331772036722012-05-10T12:21:40.703-07:002012-05-10T12:21:40.703-07:00Thank you for your post, Kandy. Like you, I LOVE ...Thank you for your post, Kandy. Like you, I LOVE to read! <br /><br />I've got a TBR pile the size of Mount Everest. That's in old-fashioned books, the kind made from dead trees. And I just bought my first ereader. <br /><br />I'll never be able to read all the books I want to in this lifetime. But not for lack of trying!<br /><br />I have a couple of other hobbies, and never Mary Anne Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846610621610508819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-69059475836561986242012-05-10T06:26:47.466-07:002012-05-10T06:26:47.466-07:00Hi Nadia, I know all about unfinished craft projec...Hi Nadia, I know all about unfinished craft projects! But how very clever of you--of course, knitting while listening to audio books, that really is the ultimate combination, knitting + hands-free reading.Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-9940051603349401402012-05-10T06:24:06.140-07:002012-05-10T06:24:06.140-07:00Good thinking, Laurie G, I'd forgotten how goo...Good thinking, Laurie G, I'd forgotten how good knitting is at preventing snacking!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25711224322412592632012-05-10T06:23:02.901-07:002012-05-10T06:23:02.901-07:00Hi Vanessa, how nice you are my first visitor! Tha...Hi Vanessa, how nice you are my first visitor! Thank you for the kind words about SOMETHING ABOUT JOE, I'm so glad you enjoyed it.<br />You can't have enough scarves--and there is something therapeutic about watching them grow as you knit! I am in need of two door snakes, if you are considering actually knitting some!Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-26069160179337365822012-05-10T04:33:12.117-07:002012-05-10T04:33:12.117-07:00Hi Kandy,
I knit, crochet, cross-stitch...and rea...Hi Kandy, <br />I knit, crochet, cross-stitch...and read...loads! But sometimes I get so engrossed in my reading that I push my crafts aside which just leads to many unfinished projects o_O<br /><br />That's why, I now read on the train...mostly e-books while listening to my fave radio station...but the ultimate? Knitting while listening to audio-books on my iPod :)<br /><br />Nadia Adams<br washihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655996134568994216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-11439793587370016692012-05-10T03:51:22.308-07:002012-05-10T03:51:22.308-07:00I knit on my lunch break. It's too noisy to re...I knit on my lunch break. It's too noisy to read in our tiny lounge area. Knitting relaxes me and also keeps me from eating!<br /><br />johns lake at usa dot comLaurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-17232042900476546372012-05-10T03:46:18.730-07:002012-05-10T03:46:18.730-07:00Hi, Kandy! I've already had the pleasure of re...Hi, Kandy! I've already had the pleasure of reading Something About Joe, so no need to enter me in the draw. I know whoever wins it will love it as much as I did.<br /><br />Knitting can be very relaxing and addictive! I can't follow a pattern, though, which means all I can do is knit scarves. No matter what I do, they always end up with curly edges and turn out looking like those door Vanessa Barneveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761556191210621130noreply@blogger.com