I finished all the pieces to the French Press Slippers, and now all that is needed to finish is to sew them together, felt them, sew on the buttons, and measure, cut, and sew on the leather reinforcements on the bottom. I wonder if all those last steps will get done any time soon. The “finished” pieces have been sitting here for over a week, so I’m not too optimistic. I’m terrible at finishing work, and this project seems to me about half finishing work. I wouldn’t have picked it if they weren’t so cute!
Well, actually my crafting room has been terribly messy. That’s been part of the problem. I’ve been working so hard to stay on top of the rest of the house, that the “sewing room” has been sorely neglected all summer. It’s becoming a dumping space and it got to the point where you couldn’t even walk in comfortably. Yesterday, I got about half of it cleaned up during nap time. That was the great accomplishment of the day.
For reading, I took the recommendation of Kristin Lavransdatter from Ginny, and ordered it for some beach reading in Hawaii coming up in less then a month! It’s a huge book, which surprised me. As I went through it, I saw I had accidentally ordered the trilogy of 3 books. So there should be no lack of reading for me to do.
I sneaked a peak of the book when I was sitting in Elias’ room the other day waiting for him to fall asleep. He’s been getting into the habit of sneaking out of bed so quietly during nap time, and getting into all sorts of mischief. So I’ve gotten in the habit of sitting in the rocking chair in his room until he falls asleep. It’s been working so well, and he’s been falling asleep so quickly that yesterday I decided he’s probably over the hump, and I probably don’t need to sit in his room anymore.
Well, I was wrong, because about 30 minutes later I went to check on him, and he was covered all over with red permanent marker from a Sharpie that I have no idea whatsoever how he got a hold of. He colored the walls, his sheets, his clothes, the windows, and some of the windowsills. Fortunately we’ve just removed the wallpaper from his room, and have not painted it yet. Still, I scrubbed him in the bath, and he still has red marker all over, which does not fair well for his uncle’s wedding coming up in 2 days. At least I have him wearing long sleeves for that day. That should help.
Anyway, back to the book. It took me awhile to get into because there are so many Norwegian names, and so many places and the book is set in medieval history. However, I’m about a third of the way through the first book and I am having a harder and harder time putting it down. I think I may have to be careful after all not to read too much before vacation so I actually have something to read when I get there.
Candis Berge says
July 25, 2012 at 1:46 pmI loved those books!
Elizabeth says
July 25, 2012 at 2:57 pmI just finished the Kristin Lavransdatter books they weren’t exactly what I was expecting but quite enjoyable all the same. I think most people consider the trilogy to be best read in its entirety instead of being broken up into separate books.
I’ve been a long time lurker on your blog and I just want you to know I really enjoy reading it. God Bless
Mom says
July 25, 2012 at 3:58 pmYou’ve got lots of time before winter to finish those slippeers, so not to worry. They will be so warm and cozy this winter, and adding the leather soles is a great idea!
I would sure like a good chunk of time to read that book. I think I’ll check it out on Amazon.
Marfa says
July 25, 2012 at 6:11 pmOooh…since Ginny recommended it, it must be a good one! ♥ I will look for it at my library. That’s a great color for slippers!
Anonymous says
July 25, 2012 at 6:30 pmI loved those books also! Maybe I should reread them. LaShawn