Like I did with Heidi I used to read my abridged copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer till it started falling apart. I loved reading this book. But it was the only one of Mark Twain’s works I had read until I tried reading The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court. In both cases I gave up only a couple of chapters in. I could not, for the life of me, get past the Southern American cant that Twain uses. It was extremely difficult and painful for me to read.
So, here I was thinking that these were two books I was never going to read because of this problem, until I started browsing through my iTunesU app and came across the University of South Florida‘s reading project, Lit2Go. Out of curiosity I downloaded the audio file of the first chapter of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn…and I was hooked. It is so hilariously funny when read out loud with the right accent. I’m delighted that I can now get through this book and enjoy it. The Lit2Go programme also has an audio reading of A Connecticut Yankee… so, I just might tackle that one as well.
And, having discovered that I can listen to this story on my iPad without having to plug-in ear phones, I’ve decided to kill two birds with one stone and get some needlework done as well. This is what I’m currently working on…
Blue Flower
…a free chart from The Workbasket.
I’m not sure what exactly I’ll be doing with this piece. As in, should I frame it? Or make it into a mini-cushion? Or a little bag? If either of the last two I have some crash courses in cushion and bag making to go through!
I’ll have to see.
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great idea! definitely make it a bag, bag making is fairly easy and it will quite a fashionable statement!
Is bag-making easy? Really?
I have a vague idea in my head as to how it can be done. But since it will be the first time I make something like this, I’m incredibly nervous about messing up! My stitches are sure going to be incredibly novice-like.
I have listened to many, many great books while doing needlework! Lovely! I like the piece you’re working on and love the link too. Thank you!
I’d like to share a link to a post I wrote a while back. I put up some pictures of a wedding sampler I once made for a friend. When she divorced several years later, she insisted on returning the sampler to me. It has taken me a long time to remove the stitches, but in the post you can see some of that process.
http://www.classicalquest.com/2012/03/wondrous-heart-of-woman.html
Nice to meet you through the Classics Club! I look forward to getting to know you better through your blog! Blessings:)
You’re welcome, Adrianna!
…. I’m nearly done with this piece of embroidery. I just have the single bud to complete.
Also, thanks for the link…have just been reading it, and trying to decide where to comment first! heheh… Am looking forward to getting to know you as well!