I am well past the beginning of the armhole steeks now, and into the shaping of the V-Neck for this cardigan. It’s no longer possible to knit without someone reading to me; I’ve become spoiled. So we searched our library shelves last night and decided to start the next Cornwell book in the Viking series, The Pale Horseman. History and battles still figure prominently in this series about a disenfranchised Elderman from the first century B.C. In the first book, Uhtred is a child, captured by the Danes after they kill his Northumbrian father in battle. He is treated, however, like another son of the Viking king who took him, and his adventures weave in and out of both English and Danish cultures, both Catholic and Pagan religions. It is a fascinating story.

We’re seriously considering getting a Kindle or a Nook. We don’t have time to go to the public library, yet we don’t have enough shelf space to hold all the books we read. I haven’t known anyone personally who has used the Nook but I did get my hands on a Kindle once and was properly impressed.