The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

[rating=1] I found ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ painful to read, and would have abandoned it after 30 pages had it not been our February book club pick. Overwrought is the first word that comes to mind. Woefully, ponderously academic; ‘Elegance’ is less a work of literature than it is a series of diary entries […]

Hot Gams Black Legwarmers

I don’t usually knit in acrylic, but I happened to find some free balls in my Mom’s basement, conveniently the right colour (black) and the right weight (worsted), so I cast on and set to it. The more I think on it, acrylic seems like a logical choice for legwarmers – it’s very warm, since […]