1. Gathering Moss contains some of the best essays I've ever read ever. Sometimes, when I'm in a lonely little nook outside that I'm pretty sure no one has visited for years, I feel a tingle in my belly and think, "I am inside the circle." And one of my kids used some moss growing in the backyard for a diorama and asked me just yesterday if moss transplants well, and I was transported to the estate with the mansion and the buckets of "moss fertilizer" painted on rocks, and my home turf near the Oregon Coastal range, where sphagnum is poached for potted plants.
2. A narrator makes such a difference. I sometimes wonder how much of what I like or dislike about a book is due to the narrator. I'm listening to "I, Robot" right now, and really disliking it, but I'm not sure how much is actually the words, and how much is the delivery. And I really struggled with reading "Pilgrim's Progress", but found one with a top-notch narrator who could convey meaning through his inflection, even if I didn't understand all of the words.
A narrator can just KILL a book...or redeem one that ought to have been left on the shelf. Will Patton is another favorite narrator. I'll listen to just about anything he reads.
My favorite ever are the recordings of Charlotte's, Trumpet, and Stuart narrated by White himself. Hearing his NE accent read about a swan burgling a music shop in downtown Billings is transcendent.
If you read enough books, you’re bound to have a few that you abandon. I am impressed you read so many pages. That’s true dedication. I think listening to the stories while you quilting is part of many cultures. Audiobooks allows you to do that.
I love your point about quilting + stories! There's a lot of truth to that, especially in environments where people quilt on the same project together.
I used to love to read everything I could get my hands on. My love of reading came from my dad's love of reading to us when we were kids. He read all of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books to us, but he would also read us little snipets of Louis L'Amour (clean parts only). I bought and read books for their catchy titles and art on their covers. I was on a poetry journey for a long time and still live Pablo Naruda, but when I started traveling for work, I found that audio books worked best for me. Now, although I have shelves and boxes of books, I only listen to books. I love the freedom it gives me to garden, clean house, go for walks, etc all while listening. I don't even look at books anymore, and it makes me a little sad.
I don't think I've ever tried! We're talking about audiobooks, right? I don't know if that would work for me. I feel like I'd want to stop after each poem to think about it.
1. Gathering Moss contains some of the best essays I've ever read ever. Sometimes, when I'm in a lonely little nook outside that I'm pretty sure no one has visited for years, I feel a tingle in my belly and think, "I am inside the circle." And one of my kids used some moss growing in the backyard for a diorama and asked me just yesterday if moss transplants well, and I was transported to the estate with the mansion and the buckets of "moss fertilizer" painted on rocks, and my home turf near the Oregon Coastal range, where sphagnum is poached for potted plants.
2. A narrator makes such a difference. I sometimes wonder how much of what I like or dislike about a book is due to the narrator. I'm listening to "I, Robot" right now, and really disliking it, but I'm not sure how much is actually the words, and how much is the delivery. And I really struggled with reading "Pilgrim's Progress", but found one with a top-notch narrator who could convey meaning through his inflection, even if I didn't understand all of the words.
3. I also disliked "Blind Your Ponies".
A narrator can just KILL a book...or redeem one that ought to have been left on the shelf. Will Patton is another favorite narrator. I'll listen to just about anything he reads.
My favorite ever are the recordings of Charlotte's, Trumpet, and Stuart narrated by White himself. Hearing his NE accent read about a swan burgling a music shop in downtown Billings is transcendent.
If you read enough books, you’re bound to have a few that you abandon. I am impressed you read so many pages. That’s true dedication. I think listening to the stories while you quilting is part of many cultures. Audiobooks allows you to do that.
I love your point about quilting + stories! There's a lot of truth to that, especially in environments where people quilt on the same project together.
I used to love to read everything I could get my hands on. My love of reading came from my dad's love of reading to us when we were kids. He read all of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books to us, but he would also read us little snipets of Louis L'Amour (clean parts only). I bought and read books for their catchy titles and art on their covers. I was on a poetry journey for a long time and still live Pablo Naruda, but when I started traveling for work, I found that audio books worked best for me. Now, although I have shelves and boxes of books, I only listen to books. I love the freedom it gives me to garden, clean house, go for walks, etc all while listening. I don't even look at books anymore, and it makes me a little sad.
My mom is kinda the same way, I think. Mostly she listens so she can do other things at the same time.
Beautiful quilt pattern. Peaceful.
That is one magnificent quilt!
I'm curious if you have found a way to listen to poetry?
I don't think I've ever tried! We're talking about audiobooks, right? I don't know if that would work for me. I feel like I'd want to stop after each poem to think about it.
Same - and I don't think I would want to listen to one poet's work for any chunk of time.
But I am asking because my partner would love to listen to poetry, so I am asking everyone!