Homework Sunday
I have a major assignment due for my novel writing class today so I didn’t get a chance to work on “Harvest Witch” yesterday. 
However, after class on Monday nights I usually try to relax by stitching for a couple of hours, so I will work on her tonight instead.
In preparation for tonight’s class, I spent most of yesterday afternoon with my nose buried in Madame Bovary. I read an excerpt of this novel in French many years ago when I was studying abroad in Paris, but apparently had either forgotten what I had read or never understood it in the first place because I feel like I am reading everything for the first time.
The translation I am reading is the 1886 translation by Eleanor Marx-Aveling and is not exactly an easy read. However, I am plodding my way through and find that I am actually enjoying myself a wee bit. 
In my opinion, Madame Bovary is an interesting character who I don’t exactly like, but I can’t help but pity her. Her romantic notions may make her a silly woman, but like many women of her day she is trapped in circumstances that are only partly of her own making.
Once I decided I had had enough of Madame Bovary for the day, I took a crafty break and finished “Winter Love” into a pillow-style ornament. I had originally intended to make this into a tuck-pillow ornament, but after I trimmed my stitching I realized I didn’t really leave enough room for the “border” that characterizes a tuck-pillow so I just fell back on a regular pillow-style ornament instead.
I then settled down to work on my mock proposal to a publisher and except for printing it out, had it ready for class before I fell into bed around 1 a.m.
25 February 2008 at 19:09
Cute finish. Good luck finishing up for your class, those are quite some hours you’re having to keep. Looking forward to your next update of Harvest Witch.
28 February 2008 at 20:46
Winter love looks good!
29 February 2008 at 18:03
Who is the designer for Winter Love? it is adorable. I also like your spring cat that you did.