tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193640122024-03-13T03:15:01.535-04:00Travelling SoloA first attempt at travel writing, in between academic writing and exams.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-53688672764936476482012-03-25T14:29:00.002-04:002012-03-25T14:36:19.871-04:00Tips for Women Travelling AloneThese tips are taken from a book entitled <u>A Journey of One's Own: Uncommon Advice for the Independent Woman Traveler,</u> by Thalia Zepatos, a book I picked up for two dollars at St. Vincent de Paul. Chapter seven deals with keeping safe while travelling alone, including how to handle sexual harassment when you're alone, away from home. The author writes: "One of the cultural barriers operating here is that many men translate the word <i>no </i>to mean "maybe," "perhaps later," or "you haven't asked the right question." If you want to say no with conviction, then make a special point of it. Smiling and shaking your head from side to side just won't do the trick. (Besides, a side-to-side head shake in Greece or India means <i>yes.</i>) Here are some ways to assert your position:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Change the dynamics of the situation--<i>stop</i> walking if he has been accompanying you, or <i>start</i> walking if you've been conversing at one spot. Cross the street, step off the curb, or on to a bus--anything to denote that you are going your own way alone.</li>
<li>Raise your voice so that others can overhear. Repeat <i>no, no, no, </i>several times; it is understood in many languages. Be sure to learn the translation for no in the local language, too. Don't be afraid to yell loudly."</li>
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The first picture is of the inn I stay at when I go to Wakefield. Through the glass windows is the dining room.<br />
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This one is the red covered bridge in Wakefield:<br />
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Sorry, these pics aren't very spring-like, I just wanted to show you some pics related to my travels.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-67673630738260806242010-08-29T16:23:00.002-04:002010-08-29T16:37:23.927-04:00GoldenrodRelaxing in the hot tub, soaking in the negative ions from the waterfall in front of me, I shed the city dirt and stress. Soaking in the last of the summer`s sunrays, to store for the winter ahead, the sound of running, tinkling, splashing, rushing water in my ears, the light, cool breeze was just right. I set my alarm clock for 6:00 a.m. this Sunday morning, dragged myself out of bed, fed Violet, downed some Starbucks coffee with sour milk, and took the bus to the Voyageur station. My bus left Ottawa at 8:30 a.m. I stumbled off the bus just over an hour later, blinking wearily and dazedly in the bright sunlight, arrived in Wakefield for the fifth time in the past three years.
Coincidentally, the last day of Wakefest happens to be today. I went to one of the bakeries here, to buy yet another coffee and a cinnamon bun. Two couples on Harleys parked their motorcycles in the bakery parking lot.
-I think this lady was here first, one of the bikers told the server when she tried to serve them before me. I gratefully placed my order--I was lightheaded from barely having eaten all day. Walking back to the inn where I usually stay overnight when I travel to Wakefield, I noticed that the Goldenrods and Asters are in bloom--a sure sign of autumn. The Jewelweed is still in bloom too, as are the Buttercups and Yarrow. The Yarrow in my garden has finished blooming.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-70947042519834457712009-07-15T13:07:00.002-04:002009-07-15T13:14:24.758-04:00My Summer VacationAah, finally, I get to enjoy my summer! My spring classes are over and I passed all of them with nothing below a B+. I've been spending the time swimming outside, knitting, relaxing, and going for walks in the beautiful sunshine. Oh, and I also went to see Ani Difranco sing at Bluesfest, which was an early birthday treat from my parents, who will be soon leaving to vacation on an island off Spain until the beginning of August. I am so happy that I get to have some time off before September classes begin. I can't remember the last time I had any time to myself, really, which is kind of sad. I was really stressed this spring with school and all of my deadlines to meet.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-41705538754957824552009-06-04T12:11:00.003-04:002009-06-04T12:23:50.645-04:00Volunteers?Finally, the beginnings of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/community-afghan">Community Afghan</a> may be put to good use. <a href="http://www.yarnagogo.com/">Rachael</a> commented two posts ago about <a href="http://knitnut.net/">Zoom,</a> a knitter fighting breast cancer--click on her link and send her a message of support, why don't you? Rachael wants help knitting Zoom a blanket.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-67091515927903836482009-06-03T16:45:00.003-04:002009-06-03T16:52:11.382-04:00Knit a BitHello again. I'm basically just coming up for a breather as the rush towards finals is approaching. Not sure if I let all of you know, but I'm at University full-time this summer--taking four classes and will finish a major paper I didn't get around to last winter--I've been told that's like taking eight classes. Indeed! But I have been knitting--sporadically. I've mastered the trick of reading and knitting at the same time--but it must be stocking stitch on a circular needle, and I need a book prop. My mom's birthday fell on Mother's day this year, and I made her a necklace of pink felted and wooden beads. I received my bijou pattern, yay!knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-75662514722178044872009-05-04T10:09:00.005-04:002009-05-04T11:22:07.112-04:00Something to blog (talk) aboutI had an incredible time at Wabi-Sabi on Saturday. I showed up early because I didn't know how long it would take me to get there by bus. Maureen, <a href="http://misstwiss.blogspot.com/">Miss Twiss,</a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/wells201">Linda,</a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/DaisyL">Daisy</a> and her daughter, some knitters from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/sweet-paprika">Sweet Paprika,</a> and of course Kate Gilbert were there. I asked Kate for her autograph in my Folk Style book, in which she has a pattern for a paisley shawl; I also got her to sign my Mom's birthday/Mother's day card--they both fall on the same day this year. Kate asked me if I wanted to model, so I did! The first sweater I modelled was Ysolda Teague's <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2008/autumn/magazinepage_08.php">through the keyhole</a>. I also modelled <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2008/autumn/magazinepage_031.php">lily</a> and <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2008/winter/magazinepage_053.php">Bijou</a> by Marnie McLean. I bought the pattern for Bijou. I also showed <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2009/spring/magazinepage_033.php">blossom</a>, <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2009/spring/magazinepage_034.php">netherfield</a>, and <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2009/spring/magazinepage_023.php">necco wafer</a>. Kate Gilbert gave all the models twist collective measuring tapes. Maureen and Miss Twiss also modelled. I started knitting Ysolda's Grown-Up Booties in Sierra, which may have been renamed Cadena, Natural colour. It's the first day of the spring/summer session now, I'm back at University full-time.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-44591088563036555062009-05-01T13:52:00.002-04:002009-05-01T14:04:30.202-04:00I'm knitting againI went to <a href="http://wabi-sabi.ca/">Wabi-Sabi</a> yesterday morning to buy a bamboo circular needle to knit the smaller version of <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/accessories/ishbel/">Ishbel </a> from some <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/Knitting.cfm">Knitpicks</a> laceweight I dyed a solid pink at the Cozy Corner during a dyeing workshop taught by <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/sweetpaprika">Elizabeth.</a> I have started knitting the scarf/shawl. And I am returning to Wabi-Sabi tomorrow evening for their <a href="http://twistcollective.com/2009/spring/magazinepage_01.php">Twist Collective</a> fashion show. Kate Gilbert will be speaking as well.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-58809763406671574802009-04-15T12:03:00.001-04:002009-04-15T13:38:00.065-04:00Poor meArgh--end of session and tax time always catch me unawares. I wrote my philosophy final yesterday. Hopefully I won't have to re-take another philosophy class. I lost my thumbdrive that had my essay and all my research on it for my women's studies class :( I'm going to the lost-and-found when it opens at 1 p.m. I spent Easter studying and cooking myself a nice holiday supper--warning to knitters and vegetarians: read at your own risk--lamb roast with capers and mint, leeks mimosa with toasted hazelnuts, and for dessert, brown rice syrup and cinnamon roasted plums with greek yogurt.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-16863869632363666622009-04-02T12:43:00.002-04:002009-04-02T12:55:08.278-04:00UpdateI am currently knee-deep in a major paper for my Human Rights class. Well, perhaps ankle-deep, since I am not yet halfway finished. But it feels like I am trudging through these obscure texts and documents as I research and write--probably because I am! This summer, I'll be taking a painting class at the <a href="http://www.artottawa.ca/osa-eao/index.php">Ottawa School of Art</a>. Sad to report, my knitting and felting is on hold until I get this paper handed in, due on April 30th. However, I was very glad to receive the print copy of <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/">Ysolda</a>'s <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/whimsical-little-knits/">Whimsical Little Knits</a> I had ordered.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-40714366081809304772009-03-09T08:51:00.003-04:002009-03-09T08:56:38.542-04:00Tricky SpringI received good feedback after my presentation. This week I have to get through a philosophy test.
I bought a hole puncher yesterday from Staples, to punch holes in the plastic tubing I bought to make the handles of the Stash Bag, which I renamed Spring Purse. The difficult part is slipping the ribbon in the tubing--which is very narrow. I aim to bring this purse to <a href="http://www.workshopboutique.ca/">Workshop Studio and Boutique </a>as a prototype to sell.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-80985873799203670482009-03-03T10:34:00.002-05:002009-03-04T13:25:51.418-05:00Success!S 'n b yesterday! I brought my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to share. More posters were put up by myself and others, and two women came :) I taught Leah how to purl, knit ribbing, and cast-off. I also tidied up the knitting basket, which was a mess.
I'm nervous about my presentation today. I'll be talking about my outline for a paper on sweatshops in China. Hopefully I'll do ok.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-86654034424900231392009-02-28T12:45:00.002-05:002009-02-28T12:52:04.535-05:00Free Buses!Well I succumbed to some retail therapy, taking advantage of the last day of free bus service to head out to the St-Laurent mall. My loot: cozy socks, equally cozy pj's, a lavender bath bomb, body powder, and a white shirt. I don't often indulge like this.
I'm attempting to beat my own procrastination and spend this afternoon at the library to prepare for a an upcoming presentation for my Human Rights class. Somehow, everything is suddenly more important than reading a key article for my major paper this semester. Wish me luck, for I am the Queen of Procrastination.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-82415614750879544402009-02-27T07:55:00.003-05:002009-02-27T08:05:58.718-05:00Odds and EndsI didn't end up going anywhere for reading week, just caught up on some much-needed sleep and got a bit of reading done. The Stitch n' Bitch at Ottawa U isn't working out so well--I got some posters up but some of them were taken down and no one showed up for the third Tuesday in a row. I will either have to put up more posters or talk to the events coordinator at the Women's Resource Centre about it.
I started a couple new projects last night, after staying up too late baking almost-vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. One I've been meaning to start for going on years now, the Chinese Charm bag from S 'n B. I ordered <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/whimsical-little-knits/">Whimsical Little Knits</a> a little while ago and cast-on for the Icing Swirl hat too.
I'm back down to part-time status as a student. I plan on making up for it for taking a class this spring. Also, I recently quit my job at the community centre. I'd ideally like to find a part-time job that's more related to what I'm studying, which is women's studies and psychology, so I'm looking for a job.
I hope you have a great weekend! Spring is just around the corner! Goodbye hats, goodbye mittens!knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-77245637126771436222009-02-12T11:12:00.002-05:002009-02-12T11:16:59.075-05:00Two days to go...Almost study break! I can't wait! I won't be travelling, I'll actually be working, but it will be nice to not have to go to lectures for one week.
Monday I'll put up posters for the s 'n b, hopefully knitters will come in two weeks...I visited my Mom yesterday afternoon--she made a felted bowl that didn't felt right and threw it in the garbage, but I rescued it and will use it to put under one of my teapots.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-74147998180359431642009-02-11T07:59:00.001-05:002009-02-11T08:05:09.633-05:00a l'il noteNews: I'm running the Stitch 'n B*tch at my University. Note to self: get posters up so that I don't have to knit alone next time :-) That would help, methinks.
Oh wow, I went to Wabi-Sabi yesterday morning. I was *very* impressed, and managed to get away with only a smallish dent in my wallet--those bamboo needles get me every time...If you haven't checked out this LYS, you're missing out...knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-70675337347473355132009-02-01T13:51:00.004-05:002009-02-01T14:05:18.384-05:00Brief SynopsisHere's what I've been up to:
1. working hard at my job;
2. working hard on my degree;
3. taking some much-needed rest;
and, lastly:
4. I got a new kitten, which I named Violet--she's a female, and just over six months old. She's a calico too. I've been training her, a bit of an uphill battle :-)
I am working on a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stash-bags">Stash Bag</a>. I felted the sack-part of the bag and got plastic tubing and sateen ribbon for the handles--note to self: need buttons to attach handles. Modification: I made the bag smaller than the pattern indicated--I did not have the right size of circ.
<p>Re: hiatus: I took a semi-break from Uni in the fall as have been slogging away in this place for going on five years now. Thus had little and scarce internet access thus little blogging. But I've regained my focus and am feeling better about the whole thing.
</p>knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-47945818639524467332009-01-31T17:06:00.002-05:002009-01-31T17:08:39.362-05:00"No Apologies, No Assimilation"That's from Diane Dimassa's Hothead Paisan comic-zine.
Just a hello to let anyone who hasn't given up on reading my blog that I haven't disappeared, and I'll be more dedicated henceforth in starting posting again--back from hiatus.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-49248806921372913602008-11-05T10:09:00.002-05:002008-11-05T10:12:51.526-05:00Back to KnittingI went to Sweet Paprika on Sunday, quite fun. I worked on a cabled swatch for the Estes vest from Interweave, and I didn't get gauge. I used wool that Fragglequeen on Ravelry gave me--she's my cousin--for my birthday.
Today is Drop the Fees day. There's a big demo involving students from Ottawa and Toronto at the Human Rights monument. Well the U of O kids are meeting in front of the library first.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-54533089562652734642008-09-26T23:50:00.002-04:002008-09-26T23:56:07.770-04:00To knit or not to knitHi all!
Long silence, yes, I know. Back to University full-time, work p/t, have been eating up my time. Plus I've barely touched the knitting needles. I did manage to felt some beads though.
I went on a hike with some friends August third in Algonquin park and knitted in the car on the way there, only a garter stitch stripey scarf with mohair in it. I worked on the scarf again in Strathcona park on a sunny day. One of my courses is "Feminist Activism", and last Tuesday a knitter was seated behind me during the lecture and videos--another student.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-73225818269571898112008-07-16T12:19:00.002-04:002008-07-16T12:25:37.517-04:00FeltI've been felting lately...I made a felted orange paperweight and blue-flecked-with-fuschia doorstop by wrapping fleece around rocks and felting it. Finally using some of my <a href="http://www.peacefleece.com/">Peace Fleece</a> for that. The idea for the paperweight I actually got from Martha Stewart Living, of all places. I like her technique of wrapping the first couple layers with thread, then slipping the thing in hosiery in order to felt it.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-50268047074951898912008-07-03T14:39:00.002-04:002008-07-03T14:45:57.889-04:00Thank you......for your kind thoughts...yesterday I had the day off work and I didn't even go outside. I got up at around noon to eat some toast but I basically spent the day and night on the couch. I was late for work this morning but at least I made it in. I'm off to the library to return some late cds.knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-46575493183866198582008-06-30T19:41:00.000-04:002008-06-30T19:42:30.001-04:00Relieving Work Stress<a style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 42px; BACKGROUND: url(http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/img/bb_badges/fight5.jpg) no-repeat; WIDTH: 296px; COLOR: #fff; PADDING-TOP: 145px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; HEIGHT: 84px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/fight5">32</a> <p>Created by <a href="http://www.oneplusyou.com/">OnePlusYou</a></p>knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-77108899234402554832008-06-30T19:19:00.002-04:002008-06-30T19:23:26.023-04:00Tears...My maternal grandfather and my cat, Wednesday, both died recently. My grandfather's funeral was last week and Wednesday got hit by a car this morning while I was at work. She died. I am devastated and aggrieved. I had just brought her to the vet on Saturday and she was healthy. Wednesday, sweetie, I hope you are in kittie heaven and I'll always love you and miss you...knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-20306437704069118902008-06-14T13:24:00.004-04:002008-06-14T13:52:39.529-04:00ContestThis is my 101st post...and I would like to celebrate and mark the 100th post by holding a contest of sorts, with a prize. The prize will be a gift-package to be determined. You must comment in order to be considered as winner and recipient of the prize. What I am looking for is the most useful suggestion for solving my problem of not having the internet hooked up in my apartment. Here is my problem/situation: I have my landline/home telephone with Rogers, and tried to have my internet hooked up, also with Rogers. It didn't work because the Rogers guy who came to my apartment told me he had to drill a hole through the outside wall in order to pass the wire through, for which he needs a letter of permission from my landlord, which my landlord refused to give me. It would be easiest for me to get my internet through Rogers, but I don't want cable tv, which seems to be part of all the packages they offer (cable-internet-phone). Furthermore, the guy who lived in my apartment before me<em> had</em> his internet through Rogers, so there must be a cable already they can use, but the Rogers guy said it wasn't the right gauge, which makes no sense at all, since the last tenant definitely had the internet hooked up (why would they require a different gauge now?). I realize this is a boring contest, but I really need your help about this, and if you help me with my problem, I'll be able to post more often and be one step closer to solving my other problem, that of how to use my own pictures on my blog. Feel free to enlist your significant others' knowledge of all things technical/technological, (not to imply that women know nothing about these things), should you be so blessed. Thank you!knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364012.post-89312745421689845702008-06-14T12:54:00.005-04:002008-06-14T13:21:05.584-04:00Book MemeA meme is a trend that spreads or catches on quickly through a given culture; here in the "blogosphere", memes can spread like wildfire. Instructions: mark the volumes you have read in bold type, type in gray-blue the ones you have read for school, and italicize the ones you started but didn't finish.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell;
Anna Karenina;
Crime and Punishment;
Catch-22;
One Hundred Years of Solitude;
Wuthering Heights;
<em>The Silmarillion;</em>
<strong>Life of Pi: a novel;</strong>
The Name of the Rose;
Don Quixote;
Moby Dick;
Ulysses;
Madame Bovary;
The Odyssey;
Pride and Prejudice;
Jane Eyre;
The Tale of Two Cities;
The Brothers Karamazov;
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies;
War and Peace;
Vanity Fair;
The Time Traveler’s Wife;
The Iliad;
Emma;
<strong>The Blind Assassin;</strong>
<strong>The Kite Runner;</strong>
Mrs. Dalloway;
Great Expectations;
American Gods;
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius;
Atlas Shrugged;
<em>Reading Lolita in Tehran: a memoir in books;</em>
Memoirs of a Geisha;
Middlesex;
Quicksilver;
<strong>Wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the West;
</strong>The Canterbury Tales;
The Historian: a novel;
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man;
Love in the Time of Cholera;
<span style="color:#336666;">Brave New World;</span>
The Fountainhead;
Foucault’s Pendulum;
Middlemarch;
Frankenstein;
<span style="color:#336666;">The Count of Monte Cristo;
</span>Dracula;
A Clockwork Orange;
Anansi Boys;
The Once and Future King;
The Grapes of Wrath;
The Poisonwood Bible: a novel;
<strong>1984;
</strong>Angels & Demons;
The Inferno (and Purgatory and Paradise);
The Satanic Verses;
Sense and Sensibility;
<strong>The Picture of Dorian Gray;</strong>
Mansfield Park;
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest;
To the Lighthouse;
Tess of the D’Urbervilles;
Oliver Twist;
<strong>Gulliver’s Travels;</strong>
Les Misérables;
The Corrections;
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay;
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time;
<em>Dune;</em>
The Prince;
The Sound and the Fury;
Angela’s Ashes : a memoir;
The God of Small Things;
A People’s History of the United States : 1492-present;
Cryptonomicon;
Neverwhere;
A Confederacy of Dunces;
A Short History of Nearly Everything;
Dubliners;
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Beloved;
Slaughterhouse-five;
The Scarlet Letter;
Eats, Shoots & Leaves;
<strong>The Mists of Avalon;
Oryx and Crake : a novel;
</strong>Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed;
Cloud;
Atlas The Confusion;
Lolita;
Persuasion;
Northanger Abbey;
The Catcher in the Rye;
On the Road;
The Hunchback of Notre Dame;
Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything;
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : an inquiry into values;
The Aeneid;
<span style="color:#336666;">Watership Down;
</span><span style="color:#000000;">Gravity’s Rainbow;
</span><span style="color:#336666;">The Hobbit;</span>
In Cold Blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences;
White Teeth;
Treasure Island;
David Copperfield;
<strong>The Three Musketeers.</strong>knittyknattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509867348975485546noreply@blogger.com0