bloggity, blog, blog, blog bloggity, blog, blog, blog bloggity, blog, blog, blog ........

....... you're great!

Read One Hundred Years of Solitude - it will grip you so intensely with it's language and magic realism that you won't care that it's hot and you won't care that you have work to do - you will just read.

As for the L - how about lion, lake, loud, lust, light, laughter, listen, learn, loser :)

-Jody

Lightening bugs (aka fireflies), lightening strikes and/or streaking across the sky, ladybugs, linen (knitted linen???), limes, lemons, leaping (animals?), lap (with laptop/book/knitting) - - any of those help?

Liberty Bell. Linesmen (tennis). I like all of Kim's ideas. Love. Linoleum (from Ernie's song about "L is such a lovely letter/with words like Licorice and Lace/the letter L lights up your face/so why la la la la la/with me") Long-haired llamas. Rutebegas.
Oh, wait. That's R.

Liberty Bell. Linesmen (tennis). I like all of Kim's ideas. Love. Linoleum (from Ernie's song about "L is such a lovely letter/with words like Licorice and Lace/the letter L lights up your face/so why la la la la la/with me") Long-haired llamas. Rutebegas.
Oh, wait. That's R.

License. License plate. Landscape. Lollipop. Lavendar. Lendrum. ....

you seem to be lingering in the languid, limp, lackadaisical, labyrinth of the dog days of summer. It's a bummer, but probably will only go on for another couple weeks, then glorious fall :-)
so here's a great 'L' word: lagniappe. (in fact, one of my fav's)

Here is a link that has books that start with "L"

http://www.bookbrowse.com/books/index.cfm?fuseaction=long_view&book_starts_with=L

Here's my L words for you - yes, they are in alpha order:

Label, Labor, Laboratory, Labyrinth, Lace, Ladle, Ladybug, Lake, Lamb, Lame, Lament, Lamp, Lamppost, Lampshade, Lanai, Landau, Landlord, Landslide , Lantern, Lap, Lapis, Laptop, Lard, Large, Lark, Las Vegas, Laser, Lasso, Latch , Late , Latin, Laudanum, Laundry, Laurel, Lavender, Lawsuits, Lawn, Lawn Mower, Lawyer, Laxative, Lazy , Lead, Leader, Leak , Leaping, Leash, Leather, Leaves, Lecture, Ledge, Ledger, Leeches , Leek, Leeward, Left, Legislature , Legs, Legumes, Lei, Lemonade, Lemons , Lending , Lens, Lentil, Leopard, Leprechaun, Letter, Letters, Lettuce, Levitation , Liar, Library, License Plate, Lick, Lie, Life Jacket, Lifeguard , Lift, Light, Light Bulb, Lighthouse, Lightning, Lilac , Lily, Lime, Limousine, Limping, Line, Lingerie , Lions, Liposuction , Lips, Lipstick, List, Listen, Litter, Little , Liver , Living Room, Lizard, Llama, Loan , Lobby , Lobster , Lock , Locked, Locker, Locker Room, Locusts , Logs, Lollipop , Loneliness , Long, Loon, Lose, Lost, Lotion, Lottery, Lotus, Louse, Love, Lover , Loveseat, Luggage, Lumber, Lunatic, Lungs, Lust, Lute, Lynching, Lynx, Lyre,

You've already done your "L" -- lethargy!

L - Licorice, linoleum, lullaby, Lorna's Laces, levitation, lumber, luck, labyrinth, ladybug, ladyfingers, list.

Books: The Gold Bug Variations (Richard Powers), The Blind Assassin (Atwood), The Search for Delicious (Babbitt - this is a kid's book, but it always cheers me up), Winter's Tale (Helprin - most beautiful writing EVER), Cigarettes (Matthews).

Hmm...lagoon, lye, liquor, lush, luluspetals, latex, lop-eared bunny, loveseat, lustrous (ooh, like silk!), liverwurst. Am reading a book gifted to me "Women's Work - the First 20,000 years - Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times," by Elizabeth W. Barber.
It's empowering from a fiber arts standpoint. Also, a different friend hipped me to the magazine, "Sage Women" - DEFINITELY not mainstream and very interesting.

how about Lobodon Carcinophaga... (sounds funky doesn't it?? It's really a seal)

http://www.marinebio.com/species.asp?id=550

lendrum? ;]

as for a book... "talk to her: interviews by kristine mckenna"

De-lurking - I couldn't resist this one. How about... lunch, loquacious, lost, lounge?

If you're looking for semi-serious, read "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel. It's a good story, subtly funny, and the end will make you think. For silly stuff, anything by John Irving.

Llama! Don't know where you'd actually find one of those, but maybe a picture of a book would suffice?

:-)

C'mon, you're so passionate, it's gotta be Love.

La-la-la ... libretto

Laurie R King has a new one out which connects her contemporary San Francisco cop to her Sherlock Holmes/Mary Russell series, "The Art of Detection". If you want to start at the beginning of the splendid series, "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" cannot be beat.

Or, "The Woman at the Washington Zoo" is beautifully written and thought-provoking. Not depressing, exactly, but definitely not fluffy.

I'm going to state the obvious easy L: "log cabin."

The books I'm reading are...well, one of them is on superstring theory ("Fabric of the Cosmos," if you care), so I won't go into it. How about a Bill Bryson book? It has the added benefit of being funny. "Pride and Prejudice" is always a good fallback, too. Gotta love Jane Austen's snark.

Books: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri; History of Love by Nicole Krauss; The Tender Bar by JR Moehringer; The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls; Them by Francine Du Plessix Grey; The Risk Pool by Richard Russo. Did you ever read "Devil in the Details" by Jennifer Traig? It's a touching, funny, beautifully written memoir of a young Jewish woman's experience of growing up with OCD. It's a great read. I second the recommendationfor Gabriel Garcia Marquez, though I would add "Love in the Time Of Cholera" to the list.
I think your other commenters have the L's pretty well covered. Glad G's b-day was so nice.

i just read "my time in france" by juli child. if you like reading about food and france, this is your book. i'm also about to read my perennial favorite "a prayer for owen meany" which i read every few years or so.

i gotta get some good books for a vacation i have coming up and i have no idea what to get!

hmmm...an l word. locks? lox? lettuce? lillies? am i even getting close to something that sounds interesting? :-)

lounge languidly and lazily in the long afternoon.
read ireland by frank delaney (a story within a story within stories)—it's a great listen on audiobook, read by the author (gorgeous irish voice). perfect companion for spinning yarn.

what about Lazy? Your photos are so great,,,, you could capture Lazy. It's a good one for the dog days of summer, no?

and a great book?
anything by Adrianna Trigiani (novels... good story, interesting characters..)

How about "lush"? I can think of a bunch of things that could fall into that. My recommended read is "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith. It is one of my all-time favorite books.

Lemonade. luck.

I'm hooked on Steven Millhouser right now...I just read The Barnum Museum and loved all of it. It's a short story collection, which is fabulous for squeezing in a bit of reading here and there when you are busy or too preoccupied to sit and read for long stretches. I just finished listening to The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood on a long drive for work, and I really enjoyed that as well. Not exactly non-depressing, but really, really good.

Also? Your knee-highs look amazing. Even when you feel like you are boring and blah, your blog is always a source of inspiration for me.

You could peruse the "L" section of Luciferous Logolepsy http://www.kokogiak.com/logolepsy/ow_l.html

That will provide both reading (though not book reading) and unusual L's.

Of course, one of my favorite L's is lagomorph.

I feel you on so many levels it ain't funny. My creativity is stumped by it (and my fears... they can capture me whole sometimes).

But on to the better stuff: I think L, I think Summer... I think LOBSTER YUMMMM. Or if you wanted to be fancy there is always its cousin the Langoustine.
Books usually I am good at this, but that emptiness it has taken hold along with over analysis paralysis and yeah... I'm trying :) Have you read Simone de Beauvoir's The Mandarins??? I really liked it! And would be a bit less mainstream. More mainstream but still liked: Paolo Coehlo's Zahir. After that... ummm ummmm I am dust... must get a better books list and read more!

delurking . . . . 'lounge lizard'. Seems like every other "L" has already been listed. ;)

Have you read 'The Red Tent'? Can't remember the author. I read it several years ago but saw it again recently at my local bookstore. Very interesting.

L is for Lunch, who doesn't love pretty pictures of food?

As for a book, "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov - It's smart, historical, and very insightful, but it's also funny as hell.

Luxury, luxurious.

Limpid.

Loaf.

"History of Love" by Nicole Krauss. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky. "Case Histories" by Kate Atkinson.

The "L" that is haunting me right now is Laundry.

lemons.

and i'm reading "the historian" right now and it's an amazing book! but i also highly recommend the "his dark materials" series by philip pullman ("the golden compass", "the subtle knife", "the amber spyglass") they are so good! and i've convinced several other people to read them who loved them as well.

Two more people gave you the same book suggestion that I sent yesterday...that's a sign you should read it. And if one of the "L" words suggested doesn't do it for you then go for letheragy! ;-)

Sorry about the blahs! I will say that over the past couple of days I keep revisiting your site to look at your knee-highs and your heatwave sock hop socks. Between you and Theresa and Yahaira -- I was inspired to order more bobbins for my Lendrum so I could spin it up!

I'm finally spinning up my sock hop roving and I am ADDICTED. Even when you are suffering from the blahs, you are inspirational! :)

I'm reading Saturday (Ian McEwan) right now, but it's kinda slow. :)

Lens. :)

L: La Guardia. Lovers. Lamppost. Lightning.

Lychee. Lavaliere. Lace. Liquid. Library.

Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. It's one of my favorites.

L word : Life

Oh, I know what it's like to live in stifling hotness - you don't want to do anything. Blah, indeed! But, hang in there- it'll get better! I know, how about lemonade (as in lemons -> lemonade)?

Licorice, lollipops, lick, lips, lettuce... that's what I'm having for lunch (yes, it's a VERY early lunch today) with tomatoes and zucchini and, dammit, who put green onions in here. Sorry. Not an onion fan... loathe the onion on most days, except for those super-sweet ones.

So, yeah, love "loathe" (but that could be difficult); also Log Cabin (or is that too easy).

OMG, I can't tell if I'm still feeling hot at times because I was actually roasting for days and days and may still be a bit sensitive to any hint of heat and/or humidity, or if I'm actually experiencing full-fledged Hot Flashes! I never really have before, but I think something may have been triggered... ick blah ick blah ick.

legos

barbara walker gives me a headache, Ive read those chapters so many times and one minute I think I got it and then the next it escapes me.

books: wicked, the corrections, blonde, confessions of an ugly stepsister, the little friend, shutter babe...

umm l, labyrinth, laissez faire, lace, larva, lust, lunar, lime, lemon, life, lesson, lucre, luciferous, umm lascivious....umm I ran out! uhh I dont think my words will help but it was a fun little challenge : D

Ooh, I love it when you ask for book suggestions, I make a little list to take to the library from the comments you get!

My suggestion: any thing by Kate Atkinson, especially "Behind the Scenes at the Museum". Loved that book. Or "Emotionally Weird", another good read by Atkinson.

try "the time traveller's wife" or "the kiterunner."

I keep thinking of Bert's song on Sesame Street..."La la la la lightbulb...la la la la linoleum..."

How about Loveyou?

:-)

Know what you mean on all of it, lady. I can only do a fifteen-minute stretch at a time to take care of the gratuitous piles o' crap everywhere in my house, but it just has to be done. I mean, Norma's visiting sometime this month. And have you seen pictures of what SHE thinks is a dirty floor? Sigh. My dust elephants could kick her dustmice's asses any day of the week.

Lace on a Lazy Susan! Lepidoptera - Van Saun zoo in Paramus should have their butterly exibit up again this year.

LOLLYGAG

Laffy Taffy.

Try _Spilling_Clarence_ by Anne Ursu.

And (it's a kids book, but I loved it) _The_Goose_Girl_ by Shannon Hale. (It's even got a little knitting in it!)

I just remembered the next line to the song...

"La la la la lumps in my oatmeal..."

Muah, sweetiepie.

Long socks?

Do you like food writing? I'm reading "Heat," a new book out about learning to be a professional chef in Mario Battali's kitchen and it's so great. I also love "Kitchen Confidential" and "A Cooks Tour" which combines food and travel. Very nice if you like that sort of thing!

The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon), Case Histories (Kate Atkinson), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini), The Namesake or Interpreter of Maladies (both by Jhumpa Lahiri) or Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami) are my book suggestions.

For L, how about liquid? Or liquor?

I'll second the recommendation of Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series. Best of all some of them are set in snow, so it helps you feel a bit cooler. I'm reading "Children of Men" by P.D. James right now and "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood.

when I think of you and L I have to say that Log cabin does kinda come to the fore. After all wasn't ABC supposed to be about things that were important to us and you sure seem to like them :-)

lincoln logs.

or lemmings :)

Book... someone different but great: Octavia Butler. She wrote near-future "science fiction" with an eye to multicultural and women experiences... though I think of her work almost closer to "magical realism" than what I think of scifi. (Someone already rec'd one hundred years by garcia marquez above).

I really liked everything by OB, but "parable of the sower is a great one", less scifi-ish and it had a sequel-- parable of the talents. There's a publication of 3 books in one volume, "Lilith's Brood," more scifi but still interesting.

Legumes. ;-)

I'm reading "Death in the Garden" by Elizabeth Ironside -- a particularly captivating murder mystery about a female photographer.

L'Chaim! That's my favorite. It's actually on mu license plate (another good L). As for the reading - whenever I'm stumped I return to the classics and pick up one that I missed.

Licorice or lemonade---depending on whether you feel dark or sour. Reading out loud to my husband at present Bernard Cornwell's "The Last Kingdom." Historical fiction, Dark Ages, Vikings. Pretty gross at times but over all very entertaining. Good characters. His Arthur/Warlord Trilogy is excellent as well. Starts out with "The Winter King."

L things? Logcabinning! Yes you've shown many photos of logcabin knitting, but it's so beautiful, I for one could stand more. And I liked the Library suggestion, lends itself to finding a good book to read.

Two of my favorites are "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet and "Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China" by Jung Chang.

As far as the sweater pattern, I am written-pattern challenged, in that I actually have to start knitting and see what I have in front of me to understand the next instructions. I cannot read/understand a pattern to save my life (unless, you know, it's like "CO 24 sts, K all rows until desired length, BO")

Let us know what book you decide on...

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (there's an "L")
Lobsters, Lakes, Limes, Lemons
that's all i have for you. I have slowly been getting out of my "blah" stage. that was last week for me. You'll make it, don't worry!

Read "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo. I'm not sure whether you'd consider it depressing or not. I love him.

If that one's too heavy, you could try "Straigh Man" by him. Funny! Heartfelt! Real! Not depressing!

And, for really not depressing, but rather quite happy-making, try "The River Why" by David James Duncan.

Lap.

Since you're looking for book suggestions and an L word--LIBRARY :o)

Run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore or library and get all of the Stephanie Plum series books. Laugh out loud funny and quick to read. Laugh...there is an L for you. Another great book is Eat, Pray, Love.

I hope things get better soon :)

wow you have a lot of suggestions already .
My 2¢ for L
LICKING (or LICK or LICKABLE)

for a book: History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Its one part Everything is Illuminated and one part The Bee Season and one part original. Not depressing but NOT fluffy. And a second vote for Empire Falls.

"Luscious"!

Also, for books: Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins is a favorite that's anything but depressing.

I second (or third :)) The Time Traveler's Wife :) Other recomendations include The Bookseller's Daughter, and I just finished California Girl by Patricia Rice and I really, really enjoyed it--very positive message of hope wrapped up in an engrossing read.

"L"-- La La Land, Links, Learning (love the other suggestions too, esp. Log Cabining)

Lolligag and lackadaisical.

I can't believe no-one has mentioned L for lilies- you have a beautiful photo of one.

Lobster and Lendrum would be good too.

I just read Fannie Flagg's Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, it's hilarious but does make you consider the afterlife although not in a depressing way. It's a fast read. L-Life maybe?

Levels? Liquidity? Geek Love is a great book.

What about "longing". A kid outside of an ice cream store, a dog waiting for a cookie, a teenage girl and a lifeguard! Good luck. Fall will be here soon and with it an uplifting spirit filled wind (and NY Sheep and Wool!).

Lamb by Christopher Moore or my favorite of his - Island of the Sequined Love Nun. both of these are on the light hearted side (that would be an understatement)

Larceny.

Land Shark.

Lemon-lime merengue pie.

Lorna's Laces yarn.

Lounging, languishing lovers.

Books:

Beauty by Robin McKinnley (Beauty and the Beast all growed up).

At Spindle's End by Robin McKinnley (Sleeping Beauty all grown up and with a wicked twist).

Light reading. Rich descriptions and lots of magical fantasy.

Try the Appalachian Ballad series by Sharon McCrumb. I will admit that when they were first recommended to me I sniffed and thought, "If the woman can't think of a better pen name that THAT than how good a writer could she be?"

Did you know that crow is tasty if pan fried in butter with a bit of salt? These books are wonderful, fantastic, lyrical. She created some marvelous characters and gave them good stories to tell.

Start with the first ... "If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O". You won't regret it.

Latkes- yum
as for books I am kind of at a loss too right now...

"hypocrite in a puffy white dress" was phenomenal. :)

lune (the moon)
leopard-print
litter (oh, the multiple possibilities! -- of kittens, or kitty --, trash on the street)
lettering
lift
library
litany (of...)
little (...)
lipstick or just lips
lavender
lillies

Leaves. Often featured in your photography! :-)

languish
lewd
latent
language
lean
lounge

I second The Glass Castle (Walls) and The Risk Pool & Empire Falls (both Russo).

L, huh? How about "La"? (wink)

or (I can't believe I'm gonna suggest this)

Log Cabin Blankets?

"Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver. Fun and very well written.

Lick.

lip-smacking,
lucious,
loopy,
labor/labor of love,
longevity.

Good to read and NOT depressing:
light reading:
"Crocodile on the Sandbank" by Elizabeth Peters; this series is very fun to read.
Excellent non-fiction:
"Color a Natural History of the Palette" by Victoria Finlay

Legs. and Haruki Murakami always makes me feel better

Lullaby.
Lucinda Williams.
Loch Ness monster.
Leda and the Swan.
Loretta Lynn.

This Jersey girl is de-lurking. Recommended books: anything by Alice Hoffman (Blackbird House is my favorite). Also in a To Kill a Mockingbird vein try, The Bottoms, by Joe Lansdale.

I have no L's for you that others haven't already stated. But for reading...

If you like a little fun and laughter in your books, I highly recommend Christopher Moore. Especially his latest, A Dirty Job, and Lamb (as long as you aren't religiously sensitive).

I have no L's for you that others haven't already stated. But for reading...

If you like a little fun and laughter in your books, I highly recommend Christopher Moore. Especially his latest, A Dirty Job, and Lamb (as long as you aren't religiously sensitive). (Um... that's supposed to mean sensitive to religious talk, not that you're sensitive with extreme conscientiousness. Eep.)

Leg Warmers were my first thought.

L'Chaim was my second.

Leaping Lizards my third.

Light-hearted Lexicons was my fourth.

Lumbering lumberjacks let logs lie.

I'm kind of Blah myself and had a similar converstion with my sister this morning. Set up a 30 day plan, break it down into small chunks, beginning with the end in mind. First task, right down one paragraph with minute details (feelings, thoughts, what you see) of your vision of the future (in my case - order in the room) and that will be the first step to getting there. I can't guarantee success! As I said, I started this same Blah way this morning.

Luscious. Luxurious. Luxor (Egypt)? Loquacious. Liberty Leek...yeah ok.

I really love Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber (and it's on the sale pile at B&N now). The Time Traveler's Wife by Niffenegger. Or, honestly, I really did like the Mermaid Chair by Kidd.

Lollygagging. Lethargic.

I'm on a Jane Austen kick so I'd recommend anything of hers right now. My sister keeps pushing The Time Traveler's Wife on me, as well as Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.

La Luz trail. However, you'd need to come here to take pictures there....

"The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde (no, really, that's how it's spelled) If you're in any kind of funk and like literature, you will love this book.

Speaking of...Literature???

Oh wow, nice long list of books! Fabulous. I 3rd or 45h the Glass Castle by Jeannette Wells, interesting autobiography. And Sharyn McCrumb, Alice Hoffman, Christopher Moore, Gabriel Garcia Marquez & Kitchen Confidential....

I just realized how teeny my log cabin is. It's going to take forever to get to a forever point on it.

Lopi...

Looms??

I have always loved the movie Auntie Mame, but the book is so much more and the second book Around the World With Auntie Mame is absolutely hilarious!

lackadaisical

Lollipops. Lemons. Lethargic. Laps. Lazy. Loom.

Can you breach the sci-fi barrier? It's only a little one. Read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. About (sort of) a book that loves you back. Which is what I long for most in this life.

Take one little task at a time, grasshopper, and congratulate yourself on every little thing you do. It will get better - you know I know what you're talking about. As for L, all I can think of is Life. Which would be fun to capture photographically. I know a lot of great books, but for some reason I can't think of a happy one. I'll work on it. Keep believing in those magic socks. xox,

Lemon, light, Lori (moi!), loveliness, lines, liquids, lots, lakes, licking,

Loopy, Lopi, Lull, Lipstick, Liquorice.

If you haven't read it already read "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446391301/104-5082646-2706306?v=glance&n=283155)
It's a bit warped.

Books...several people have recommended "The HIstory of Love." Good Choice. I also enjoyed "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova. If you want something light, try the Benni Harper mysteries by Earlene Fowler.

Visit my blog to see my first pair of socks!

LOL!!! how about "lovely lady lumps" a la the black eyed peas? yeah, that would be totally crazy. or livin' la vida loca! LOL! ooh, ooh, i know: la bamba! limbo? leak?! laser! (i'm thinking austin powers dr. evil air quotes with the fingers action here...muahahahaha!) jeez, this is just too fun. LOL!
clan of the cave bear by jane auel. i think that's how you spell it. or the eight...i think it's written by katherine neville. i don't know for sure, but i'm sure you could look it up.

ok, maybe someone else said this (I didn't read all 103 comments) or maybe it's lame, but I'd kind of like to see your take on "ladies". so many varieties . . . whatever you choose, and whenever you choose it, it'll be wonderful (it always is, you know)

I didn't read through all the comments to determine whether I am just repeating someone else's suggestion, but I would suggest the following words: lust, lunar, loop, long, large, loud, little (what about words having to do with size), link, leisure, listen, lunge, lava, lightening, leper...I think I'm done now.

As for a book, you should read the book Extremely Loud and Incredible Close, by Jonathan Saffron Foer. Very good book.

lucky, lazily (in a good way), lightheartedly

Lunch! maybe someone already said that but i love lunch. so full of possibilities. mm.

lollobrigida, linzer, lichtenstein

old schoolish books: the intuitionist, fortress of solitude, balzac and the little chinese seamstress, brick lane, fire eaters (david almond,ya), bill russell's second wind, alexander mccall smith's #1 ladies detective agency.

hope it was a beautiful birthdiversary.
i've read knitting from the top 700 times and bw still confuses me.

Ginny beat me to it, L for Literature and I think I'd go with her on Jasper Fforde books or Terry Pratchett. I like to read Jane Austen when I'm in a funk.

Anything by Elizabeth Berg. Very thoughtful writer about women's relationships and points of view.

Happy spinning and photos.

Books I love:
The Solitaire Mystery
The Sparrow and Children of God (2 books) by Mary doria Russell
Mistress of Spices
These are definitely quirky books!

If you need a book go to the "L"ibrary. Get it? That great place where you can get great stuff for free?! Especially knitting pattern books! Haven't seen that one yet in the ABC-along...I'm just sayin...

Live.

Loungewear, Lawn Ornaments, Laziness, Lunacy

My favorites? The classics, anything by Hugo, Dumas, Hardy, sentimental yes, but so well written.

I think I took a nap scrolling down...I like lightning...someone else suggested it but I remember those pictures you posted a WHILE back...very cool.

Well, I did a search on your comments and this word was not among them. I'd love to see you do a photo shoot on the fiber-like lengths of...

Linguini!

You have been given some VERY good book suggestions. I second the motion on Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books. Once you read the first one the rest are inevitable. Also LOVED The Time Traveller's Wife and The Kite Runner.

I went to my favorite LYS yesterday and she was putting out the new yarns for Fall. I came away with nothing. First time in my life and I'm 68. Talk of the blahs...

Here's an L word that'll REALLY stick to your ribs:
Time for a Little one

Have you read Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd? It's one of those books you can read over and over again. I'm picking up her second book today...The Mermaid Chair.

Sorry...no L word.

Love. Labor. Lost. ;)

Lots of good book suggestions here -- I've written down several to read, too.

L- the first thing I thought of was llamas. What? No llamas in New York? We have a Hari-Krishna Temple a mile or two from where I live. Beautiful building surrounded by lots of llamas. I've often wondered if anyone there spun their fleece. I may have to check up on that.