The Love Snap

I have had a lull in novel reading (mainly due to a little knitting project) but I'm sneaking in excerpts from Women in Clothes by a host of over 600 contributors.  These stories are fascinating.

"I Always Liked the Pearl Snap" by Nikki Hausler as told to Mary Mann got my attention as I went through a period of only wearing snap shirts (and dating men who moved to It City to become famous song-writers).  For me, it was the sure, light sound of the quick unsnap and the lure of those not quite shiny pearl snaps.

"What I Wore to Fall in Love" by Sarah Nicole Prickett had me holding my breath.  I was wearing a pair of cropped black pants paired with long black Italian boots that had wood heels. This was matched with a red sleeveless sweater with a low neckline and a black wool 3/4 length cardigan.  Everyone else was wearing a skirt.  He asked me, "was this seat taken?" (the last time I fell in love).

Spot On

I love the photo included in this Guardian article remembering Eric Hill, creator of Spot the Dog, who has died at age 86.

Hill had said about Spot: "When he shows excitement on Christmas Day and cries 'Yippee', that's me in there. I love the character, he's my buddy and I'm at ease with him."

Thank you Mr. Hill for such a memorable character.

Be at ease today.

Tell Me About It

With the sun making its slow drop across the sky and perhaps your evening reading water in hand on the porch, this interview with Lynn Barber is just the thing to hold the Sundays at bay just a bit longer.  Decca Aitkenhead had me laughing more than a few times with her piece.  Barber seems like just the woman we would love to have at a GBC meeting.  Her second memoir is out this month:  A Curious Career.  

A Time to be Social

There were a number of things I enjoyed about "Alice Munro Puts Down Her Pen to Let the World In" by Charles McGrath:  the title of the interview, Ms. Munro's reenactment photo taken on the railroad tracks, her numerous quotes throughout, and her electric blue toenails.

She's an 82 year old after my own heart.  

Every Rose Has its Thorn

I seem to be on a trend to miss Saturdays, especially when they are sunny and I have a race.  I hope you too were enjoying the sunshine and spring weather.  [I also hope that you, unlike me, remembered to wear gloves when staking up the roses.]  

Two articles from The Guardian captured my interest today:

* This interview with Marian Keyes where she candidly faces questions about her writing, depression, and her wit

* This fascination with Zelda Fitzgerald and the books due to be published this year

Both have dark undertones with a bit of bling.  But then, that's life (and a rose bush).