I’m
back!
It
was an amazingly busy summer with many successful fairs and the Farmers Market
in Southampton.
The
most stressful event was the sale of my house and temporary move to a small
cottage. We are so lucky to have neighbors offer us their summer cottage.
I’ve
missed a few challenges and book club hops, but am ready to jump back in with a
short post.
In
August, the Inspired By Reading Book Club, hosted by Andrew Thornton, read Stiff:
the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach. Actually, I listened to most of it. I love audio
books while working.
According
to Amazon “Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the
strange lives of our bodies postmortem.” I found the book to be very
entertaining and informative. As usual, I had notes on many sections, but the
discussion on the need to use cadavers in addition to crash test dummies, struck
a personal note. In particular the explanation of how cars have changed over
the years and how hoods are now made to just fold up like an accordion. Friends will recall the time I literally
drove my car under a school bus, and, yes, the hood crumpled up to the
windshield so there was no impact.
So how I do I
portray that in a piece of jewelry? --- Fold-formed copper, of course.
Have I ever used
that technique???
nah –
I love the colors from the torch!
The other members of
the group have also read Lavinia, by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Be sure to visit Andrew’s blog for
the full list of participants.
