The kids and I have been reading the Chronicles of Narnia books aloud before bed and, occasionally, at tea time. For some of them, it's a re-read. For others, the lovely stories are brand new. Ben heard all of the Narnia books read aloud three times by the time he was nine. When I realized that some of my children hadn't any idea of who Mr. Tumnus was, I decided to fix that. We are most of the way through The Magician's Nephew. I am always torn whether to begin there or with The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Thoughts?
I'm still working on Mae's Owlet. I thought I would have finished it by now except that, instead of knitting, I've been cleaning like a crazy woman. Actually, Mary and Christopher and I have been cleaning like crazy... people. Here is my progress on her Owlet...Can you see the owls?
I LOVE them.
That temporary scrap yarn under the sleeves is holding stitches until I can graft the sleeves into place.
There will be tiny buttons for owl eyes after all is said and done.
Not only have we been reading the Narnia stories, but after receiving a thoughtful family Christmas present of a bookstore gift card from Ben's godmother for Christmas, we all went shopping for books and I bought myself the Unofficial Narnia Cookbook. I so love this book! It contains a recipe for every mention of food from the series of books. I made the delicious porridge (I've never had porridge before) the other day and we are anxious to try our hand at making Turkish Delight!
I hope you are all staying warm and are enjoying these slower days of January.
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Have a wonderful day!
