EAT, PRAY, LOVE BY ELIZABETH GILBERT

I started hating Elizabeth Gilbert at the first page. Who is this woman who writes so well? Who does she think she is? I will never be as good as that. I was supposed to write this book. I hate…

WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL BY DONALD MASS

This is a book on writing that I absolutely recommend to everyone. No holding back. It is the only one that grabbed my attention, interest and respect from the first pages. I am considering that it might be  because the…

A VOICE OF HER OWN BY MARLENE A. SCHIWY

It took me more than three weeks to finish this book. That is not because I couldn’t get into it. On the contrary. This is the more inspiring book I have read in a very long time You know about…

PAGAN TIME BY MICAH PERKS

I read this one very fast. Short and entertaining autobiography. And amazingly well written. Interestingly written. It is not your classic “tell a story” kind of book. American literature is full of those. This is more modern, more experimental. It…

KNITTED AND FELTED BAG

I’ve had this idea for the longest time: to make a felted tote with leather handles. I thought it difficult to realize though. How much to knit to get a good size felt? How to attach the leather straps so…

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, by KAREN KINGSTON

img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3540" src="http://www.loritironpandit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/clearyourclutter.jpg" alt="clearyourclutter" width="378" height="499" />Be prepared to read this book very quickly. The author says it herself - it is a small book. In many ways, unfortunately. It is no match for my beloved Home Enlightment still so fresh in my mind. But many people have recommended this book on a simple living forum so I had to read it, right?

And . . . more bloused

What can I say? It is summer and I am going through some lightly depressive episodes. Somehow sewing helps. What happened to my wardrobe simplicity quest you ask? It is just not a focus at the moment. Besides, my sewing…