Throwing a Question or Two Out to You

Hi!   said with a cheerful happy voice with the best smile I got going on.  Knock, knock.   Ok, I really need your attention here.   Yes, I know there is toothpaste yet again on that mirror.   In my defense, it's The Man's sink so it's his mirror.   Not good enough?   Geeze, rough crowd here.   OK people, I have cleaned the said mirror.   I even want so crazy as to clean my mirror too and (hold your breath) the guest bathroom's mirror. 

So as I may have mentioned, I'm going off on a trip next week.  (Ducking things being thrown at me.  Dang,  some of you have good aim).  Do ya'll have any suggestions for a good traveling book or two?   What I'm looking for is a great read that is in paperback.   I would like to read it on the way over and either leave it at the airport or in the hotel for another travelor to pick up and read.   I'll be getting another paperback in Scotland for the ride home.   Nothing to deep but would like a good read.  Pondering getting an Agatha Christie book because her writing is brilliant but am open to any good beach read.

The other question which I know does seem silly but any thoughts as to what knitting projects to bring?   I'd thought about working on those scarves for Christmas for two guy friends of ours  but do I really want to work on someone else's gift when my memories of the trip will be knit into it?   Probably not, so I know I do want something not to complex but not to simple to be boring and it has to be portable. 

       

I'm starting to feel like a deer caught in the headlights of a fast approaching car.  "Oh my God,  wadda I do?  wadda I do?   wadda I do?

Splat.

Proverbially knitting splat that is. 

Comments

[rebecca]

scotland!? oh my. sounds lovely. do you really want to take knitting? will you have time or interest in staring at your knit project when there's all that gorgeous scottish scenery about? i can't think of one time that i've lugged all my knit crap along that i actually knitted. but that's me. take a pair of socks on two circular needles, actually. that is my recommendation. so when you wear them, you can think of your scottish memories.

paperback books? i don't know what you like to read? i'll have to think about it and get back to you in a day or so. hope i can come up with something good for you!

[Sandy]

What about a pi shawl? You could start it here, and continue it. And, it's in the EZ book. Easy as pi(e)!

Any of the Janet Evanovich books are good vacation reads. If you haven't read the Stephanie Plum series, hie thee on over to the bookstore and pick up "One for the Money" and "Two for the Dough." They will make you laugh. Out loud.

We'll miss you. Have fun. *Sniff*

[Kim]

:-D Thanks for the shout-out. Might I recommend any of the Sweet Potato Queen books? Another of my favorites is The Secret Life of Bees.

[sophanne]

I was definitely leaning toward Agatha Christie before I even got that far in the post. I love the way it takes you elsewhere. Knitting? Something you love.

[Janice in GA]

I don't know what you like to read, so unless you really like SF&F, I have no good suggestions. And for trips, I'd take something fairly mindless and small, if possible. You'll have enough other things to worry about!

And if you're travelling on British Airways, I understand they're a little more strict about knitting on planes than they are in the US. So be prepared for that.

[Janette]

OY! It's yer Burfday ... HAPPY BURFDAY TO EWE!!!

[Lorette]

Have you read any of the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon? There are a bunch of them (6 or 7 I think), they are sort of mindless, but very good stories. They mix historical romance type fiction with a bit of time-travel, and they are set in Scotland in the 1700's. They mix a little bodice ripping in with the history so it's not such a yawner.

Socks. I definitely would pack a sock project for those mindless times when you have just a moment waiting. Or mittens or hats if you hate socks. I actually love doing lace while flying. It's complicated enough that I don't get totally bored, and it's lightweight. You shouldn't have any trouble taking a project on the flight over, but you might on the flight back. I didn't that last time I came home on British Air, but it's been awhile. And I packed very small wood needles that looked non-threatening. Ravelry has a couple of travel groups that might be able to answer airline/country specific questions.

And happy birthday!