Comments on: Conscious Decision

By: dog days - Penguin Girl - read. knit. write. travel. live.

dog days - Penguin Girl - read. knit. write. travel. live. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:56:54 +0000

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By: Noémie

Noémie — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:10:59 +0000

As many of us I’m “multitask”, and I love reading.
I’ve always loved reading and knitting, sitting in front of the tv, and with my parents and siblings around me.
I used to put the book I was reading on my lap (magazines were a lot easier, of course), and keep it open with anything at hand: another book, scissors, a tv remote control… just some sort of weight to keep the pages from turning!

A few weeks ago I found what I had always been looking for: “The Gimble” It’s a plastic transparent device that keeps your book open without breaking its spine. It is just perfect. I found it in the store of a museum in Barcelona, but have found a link to it: http://www.gimbleuk.com/ . I paid 10 euros for it… And now I enjoy knitting and reading again, without dropping things and losing my page!

By: amisha

amisha — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:50:33 +0000

love that photo of you knitting and reading i swear i would have failed out of graduate school AND law school if i hadn’t taught myself to knit without looking early on. even at my current internship, i always have knitting in my lap while i’m doing research… i’ve been doing it so long now that it really helps me focus and concentrate on what i’m reading if i’m knitting something simple at the same time. (luckily the job is very sympathetic to this because i work for a judge who’s also a knitter! )
xo

By: M. D. Vaden of Oregonm

M. D. Vaden of Oregonm — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:01:09 +0000

Don’t think I replied yet – but regarding The Wild Trees, noticed the image here while Googling Redwood stuff.

My only dissapointment with the book, was that there were no photos.

The illustrator of the drawings frequents arborist forums I use. He did a good job, and the drawings were very, very time-consuming, he said.

Care to see the trees in image form – here you go:

http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml

Mouse over to enlarge, or see the redwood album #2. And in slideshow view, the tiny text beneath the frame allows “original” size enlargement.

If you are going to take a trip – that’s the place to do it.

By the way, if you have car, I’d suggest setting up base camp at Harris Beach State Park in Oregon, about 1/2 hour away. Has showers, electric and laundry. I’m not too primitive anymore.

Curly Redwood Lodge in Crescent City is reasonably priced.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:42:44 +0000

Hmm, I’ll have to try the toe trick–but not on my mass-market paperback version of Shogun that I’m reading now, not gonna work. I laughed at your “pre-knitting days” of polishing of a few books a week–isn’t that the truth! I miss reading, too… but not enough, it seems, to slow down on the knitting….

By: tiennie

tiennie — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:50:14 +0000

You should totally get a book weight – it makes knitting and reading so much easier!

By: Nim

Nim — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:33:45 +0000

Wow, great idea! I imagine myself like the fisherman in the Far Side cartoon: fish or cut bait? Fish or cut bait? I just want to read AND knit! Thanks for the pic; that seems to get the job done! Any tips for knitting while surfing or playing online games?

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:29:34 +0000

I’ve been more of a reading mood lately, too and I’m not sure why. Really, there is no experience like getting wrapped up in a good book and devouring it – I was probably just looking for a bit of that experience. I haven’t figured out how to knit at the same time, though.

I’ve been wanting to read Botany of Desire for a while, and I think I can download it for free from my library. Perhaps I’ll get it for my upcoming long flights…

By: Sarah G

Sarah G — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:16:12 +0000

Have you read In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan’s newest book? It was wonderful – it really makes you think about the food industry. I’m planning on checking out his other books as a result. Have you checked out http://www.goodreads.com? I’m hooked – I find the reviews are much better than at amazon.

By: k

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:40:10 +0000

Thanks for the book details – I am finally getting around to reading another Michael Pollan book – The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I am also glad to hear about the bottled water book – I avoid them as much as possible and carry my own drink container just about everywhere.

The handspun looks lovely too – what a nice shade of yellow!