For years, I’ve said I wanted to write my own books. And I’ve made attempts at this with results ranging from passable to flat-out dreadful. But ultimately, nothing ever quite resonated. Whatever this is, however, has clicked. So since September, I’ve been working through an outline. Plot lines would get jettisoned when walking the dog, character quirks added when sitting in traffic. I began scripting this month, and then began writing, because I second-guessed the scripting. Which is a round about way to say that I am trying to make a book and it’s more like hiking up a vertical cliff in a snowstorm than traipsing through fields of unicorns and daisies. This story has gotten under my skin and I hope that this time around, that counts for something. Also the main character’s hair is all wrong and her look is proving elusive in all things but the determined glint in her eyes.

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I’m knitting the DRK Everyday Sweater at the moment. I’ve been on the hunt for a top-down knit pullover for awhile and this pattern ticks all the boxes. I’m on the first sleeve and have knit through with zero modifications (other than lengthening the torso by an inch).
Spy thrillers set in the 60’s are generally catnip for me, so it seemed like a foregone conclusion to stream The Courier. It’s a gem of a movie — what really struck me was its affirmation of the fact that it’s often very average people who do very remarkable things.
Local to Seacoast New Hampshire? The Artists of Salmon Falls Open Studios is this weekend. I’ll be open for at least part of Saturday and potentially Sunday. If you’d like to check on hours before coming, drop me a line here and I’ll do my best to be open at a convenient time. And on Saturday, down the road a bit, is the Winter Farmers’ Market at Wentworth Greenhouses and the Christmas Fair at St. Mary’s. So if you have a hankering for original art, fresh veg and homemade cookies, the town of Rollinsford, New Hampshire has you covered this weekend.