tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post2364600268559793896..comments2024-03-25T15:10:58.495-04:00Comments on Following The Thread: Weekend Review: An Anti "Black Friday" Book List!Melwykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-18874282610144679032021-12-10T11:03:56.501-05:002021-12-10T11:03:56.501-05:00I'm so glad you are enjoying them! And I certa...I'm so glad you are enjoying them! And I certainly hope that the Christmas gifts are well received :) Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-41591708821160410892021-12-09T14:34:06.782-05:002021-12-09T14:34:06.782-05:00It was such a great article that made me think abo...It was such a great article that made me think about my reading plans! I am working on a 'syllabus' for myself for next year and hoping to organize myself a bit. Looking for more fiction/poetry etc. on these topics, and of course I'll share if I find any! Glad you found this intriguing as well.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-83531370610493252592021-12-07T09:07:25.737-05:002021-12-07T09:07:25.737-05:00Thank you, Melanie, for this post, and for all you...Thank you, Melanie, for this post, and for all your book reviews! I love your librarian's eye for what readers may or may not be interested in. I want you to know that I have ordered several of these books to use as Christmas gifts for my daughter and sister. I would have never run across these delightful books without your blog! Thank you so much!Mary OKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978400620427405259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-18063850405203576212021-12-01T02:57:47.022-05:002021-12-01T02:57:47.022-05:00Oh Melanie, I just LOVE this post!! It is fascina...Oh Melanie, I just LOVE this post!! It is fascinating, and I feel that it is almost speaking to me. I was hooked with a sentence in the first paragraph of Laura Sackton's article .... " Happily, since I’m completely in charge of my own lifelong continuing education, I don’t have to rely on institutions or professors to create syllabi for subjects I’m interested in. I can make my own."<br /><br />I do like themed reading, but do it in a very mish mash type of way. I have never included fiction in my selection of themed reading, it is non fiction. I am a absolute believer in lifelong education, but the depth and techniques of Laura's self learning is a game changer. <br /><br /> For example, I am so interested in sustainable sewing on many levels, and have read quite a few of the books you mentioned. I nearly always read the ones you have reviewed and posted about in regard to this topic. But I think, Clare Press was a turning point for me. <br />I am really going to give this a try - and my interest is zero waste sewing, not just the design side, but looking at it from many angles. Are there any fiction books which touch on this? That will be a challenge for me to find. I have read so many non-fiction, and often donate them to the library afterwards if I have purchased them (usually second hand), but generally not if they have practical ideas such as patterns, related sewing techniques etc.<br /><br />Thank you for such a thought provoking post!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286531350427715397noreply@blogger.com