{"id":3399,"date":"2014-02-01T13:59:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T18:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2014-02-01T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T19:30:26","slug":"blogger-book-fair-and-north-and-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/blogger-book-fair-and-north-and-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogger Book Fair and &#8220;North and South&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3400\" alt=\"BBF new logo workshops copy\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy-76x76.jpg 76w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBF-new-logo-workshops-copy-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next week is a very big week for me.<\/p>\n<p>We start Elizabeth Gaskell&#8217;s <em>North and South<\/em> on Friday on CraftLit.<\/p>\n<p>I have a whole week of giveaways and fun planned for that week, too! More on that shortly (or to get the info before everyone else&#8230;<!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --><\/p>\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/slim-081711.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;  width:350px;} \/* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. 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Lots of really interesting writers will be presenting over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see&#8230; what else has been happening&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/groundedseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Grounded<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/wwmdfk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">What Would Madame Defarge Knit?<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/sources\/novel-socks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Novel Socks<\/a><\/em>\u00a0were all in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogueknitting.com\/magazine\/winter_2013-14_fashion_preview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">winter 2013\/2014 Vogue Knitting<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The first <a href=\"http:\/\/wwmdfk.com\"><em>What Would Madame Defarge Knit?<\/em><\/a> book was featured on the back page of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.knittingdaily.com\/blogs\/piecework\/archive\/2013\/12\/20\/piecework-january-february-2014-historical-knitting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January\/February 2014 Piecework<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>My neuroscience blog seems to be helping folks understand why they need to do what they do with their hands. Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/cognitiveanchoring.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CognitiveAnchoring.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I made it through a brain MRI on Wednesday without having a panic attack.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Defarge Does Shakespeare<\/em> photo shoot is HAPPENING RIGHT NOW (thanks to Elizabeth and Caro!)<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been doing ed curriculum work for the last couple of months and have been able to pay bills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So! A successful couple of months!<\/p>\n<p>Off to do some planning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next week is a very big week for me. We start Elizabeth Gaskell&#8217;s North and South on Friday on CraftLit. I have a whole week of giveaways and fun planned for that week, too! 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