Hello and welcome to a slightly late reflection on my experiences during the month of November. I had a lot of fun this month, but it was also SUPER busy. So, as some of you might have been able to tell, I only posted a few things. Sometimes real life just gets so chaotic you need to just focus on that. Anyway, I can’t wait to share some of what happened in November!

Reading

• Read The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, 4 Stars
• Read Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow, 3 stars
• Read Dune by Frank Herbert, 5 Stars
• Read Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience by Nancy Sherman, 1 Star
• Read A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 1 Star
• Hauled Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
• Hauled The Stone Face by William Gardner Smith
• Hauled The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
• Hauled The Bear and the Paving Stone by Toshiyuki Horie
• Hauled Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa

Crochet, Knitting and Crafting

This month was a ton of fun when it has come to crocheting and knitting. I started off the month by going with a good friend of mine to a really lovely indie yarn shop. We spent easily an hour in this really lovely shop. They were so kind and helpful and had too many great options for my budget. I did a post earlier in the month showing what I picked up, you can find that here: Local Yarn Shop Haul. I even got to cast on one of the socks I was planning with the two blues and try my hand at color work for the first time!

On top of that I finished my last hand made Christmas present, I ended up crocheting the Avon Throw Blanket by Toni Lipsey. I ended up using a gray colored yarn and it was such a fun project and it really flew by. Following this, I ended up making the short version of the All Shawl by Doris Chan. I have not crocheted lace in a while and this detailed looking shawl was so much easier than I thought it would have been. I ended up finishing it in two days or so.

As of writing this I have four WIPs going, 2 are socks, 1 is a blanket, and 1 is a shawl. I am hoping to get two of these done before the year ends, but we shall see. I have really been loving making this the past few months.

Life

This month I did a lot of things between hanging out with a few of my friends, seeing my family later in the month for the holiday, which I loved and was so happy we were able to do this year. One thing that really stood out to me was a night time stroll my boyfriend and myself went on. This park that is a bit far from us was having an exhibit where the paths were all lit up and some of their statues. It was a really fun experience and thankfully we went when it was not too cold yet! It was so beautiful and it was great just to spend time in each other company and be out and about.

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