tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post7863764834193538154..comments2024-03-29T09:01:55.148-04:00Comments on Highly Reasonable: Unraveled Wednesday: 4/27/22Bonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-65180176911777678212022-04-27T19:57:28.695-04:002022-04-27T19:57:28.695-04:00Gulp, I looked at the Antler and thought wow - Bon...Gulp, I looked at the Antler and thought wow - Bonny knit another sweater!! - and then read about the color and the lighting. We had so many gray days until recently that I completely understand. The hitchhiker is coming along nicely. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500485507169803227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-78274481636699060232022-04-27T18:27:21.842-04:002022-04-27T18:27:21.842-04:00I loved Sorrow & Bliss. I think it's telli...I loved Sorrow & Bliss. I think it's telling a new and necessary story about mental illness. (and clearly the Womens' Prize judges agree!!)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047968915708927082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-53546162233401648322022-04-27T13:45:04.845-04:002022-04-27T13:45:04.845-04:00I'm not sure if it helps you decide, but I don...I'm not sure if it helps you decide, but I don't think the author blamed all of the protagonist's (Martha's) behaviors on mental illness. She is described as having a "little bomb" that went off in her brain when she was 17. She’s always felt that she finds it “harder to be alive than most people." Martha has taken medication throughout most of her life but none of it really helped, and in fact, it caused her some problems. After one failed marriage and another well on its way, she receives a diagnosis as an adult, and medication is prescribed, but neither the diagnosis nor the medication provides a magic cure and she has to learn how to deal with the life she has. Bonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-40455230128178345072022-04-27T10:57:53.149-04:002022-04-27T10:57:53.149-04:00I love the colors of your latest Hitchhiker and yo...I love the colors of your latest Hitchhiker and you've made a lot of progress on the Antler cardigan!Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438414339444169303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-16028962418300670332022-04-27T10:04:13.123-04:002022-04-27T10:04:13.123-04:00I've been hesitant to read Sorrow and Bliss be...I've been hesitant to read Sorrow and Bliss because as a mental health professional I tend to get angry when an author blames all sorts of egregious behavior on mental illness and offers a simple cure, like a particular medication as an easy cure for the disease. I'm on the fence about whether or not to read this book. Your knitting projects are looking so nice! I haven't been making much this week, just trying to clean up my front porch and garden, but it is still too cold here to put out any plants. I am currently reading and enjoying The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305099786659577370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-90230992415370296272022-04-27T09:10:28.698-04:002022-04-27T09:10:28.698-04:00I'm very much enjoying how this Hitchhiker is ...I'm very much enjoying how this Hitchhiker is knitting up, and I'm excited to see your Antler cardigan progress! It's sweater weather here today (I could see my breath when I went out this morning), so I am happy to see all the woollies. I have Sorrow and Bliss on hold at the library but have a bit of a wait. Like you, I'm knitting on my Hitchhiker (the end is in sight, though!) and am currently reading (and very much enjoying) The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-42572305955910778162022-04-27T08:26:13.135-04:002022-04-27T08:26:13.135-04:00Bonny, both of these projects are going to be love...Bonny, both of these projects are going to be lovely! You are so close with the sweater completion, and the HH will be endlessly engaging with all those lovely, happy colors. I am intrigued about the idea of making your own buttons. Keep us posted!becksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147945810663254093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-39790982232043480412022-04-27T08:26:07.001-04:002022-04-27T08:26:07.001-04:00I just love the colors of your newest Hitchhiker, ...I just love the colors of your newest Hitchhiker, Bonny. They look just . . . rich and wonderful to me. And you've reached that nitty-picky point with your cardigan, but it is going to be spectacular! SO worth the finishing details (that take forever and aren't all that much fun). And I think real-antler buttons (that you make yourself!) will be the most perfect touch ever. XOKymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332895223302876006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-88488199891216434212022-04-27T07:58:27.486-04:002022-04-27T07:58:27.486-04:00I love when a sweater is at the button band stage....I love when a sweater is at the button band stage... soon there will be a finished sweater! <br /><br />I am firmly ensconced in the mid-1700's in Poland with Jacob (of the Books of Jacob) and loving every moment! :)AsKatKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176601489544011641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-42664639358862723022022-04-27T07:50:48.017-04:002022-04-27T07:50:48.017-04:00love the new shawl on the needles and it won't...love the new shawl on the needles and it won't be long now for a sweater modeling reveal! It is gorgeous.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141954207305878743.post-4484583539619219282022-04-27T07:21:26.690-04:002022-04-27T07:21:26.690-04:00Your newest Hitchhiker looks beautiful Bonny and I...Your newest Hitchhiker looks beautiful Bonny and I LOVE the idea of you making your own Antler Buttons for your Antler Cardigan. How fitting. I'm still plugging away on Hiking Sock #2 and the Guernsey Wrap and....I started Young Mungo!!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189170045283685051noreply@blogger.com