In addition to friends who scrapbook, I have friends who knit. One even knitted me a hat from the shedded hair of one of my dogs. Knitting With Dog Hair: Better a Sweater From a Dog You Know and Love Than a Sheep You'll Never Meet, by Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery was fun for me to look at, but not being a knitter, the instructions meant little to me (although I'm told they are good). :-) It also tells you how to collect the dog hair, clean it, and how to find a spinner.

Knit Your Own Dog: Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 25 Pedigree Pooches by Sally Muir has patterns for purebred dogs, but what about mutts? An expert knitter (the one who knitted my hat) tells me that if you know what you are doing, you could knit a mixed breed dog. (Nice pictures!)

Are there pine cones in your yard? Or on the trail you walk? They can be used in all kinds of fun projects and Super Simple Pinecone Projects: Fun and Easy Crafts Inspired by Nature, by Kelly Dounda explains how. This book made me think back to summer camp ....

I picked out this book because of the title: The Stick Book: Loads of Things You Can Make or Do With a Stick, by Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks and discovered a nice gem of a book! So many ideas! I spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid, and this would have given me even more to do. :-) Partner it with Mud Pies and Other Recipes (April 29, 2014) for days filled with fun.

Reading Hermit With Dog