Lazy Saturday

Finally we're having a quiet weekend, the kind where you don't have anything urgent that must be done and you can take your own time to do what you want to do, or not do any chores that must be done. Earlier today we headed out over to G Street Fabrics and picked up this attachment for my sewing machine (which will become part of the table. Another stop we made was to that certain store near a grocery store which I visit only about every 6 months or so (those of you who live in the DC metro area will know know which one I'm talking about - it's been a fixture in the area and the decor is probably the same as it was when it was first started). I was hoping to find a lot of Wildfoote sock yarn but I didn't find the colors I wanted. So, I bought two skeins of Kroy greyish-black yarn that I'll use to make socks.

Another stop we just had to make was at Russia Online, Inc. I asked if there were any knitting books but they couldn't locate any. The nice lady gave me this book but it was more for cross-stitching. They do sell one or two magazines but the subscription is pricey, even with the discount for new orders.

There's this book that I did get - “Russian Grammar in Illustrations” by Pekhlivanova. It's a really interesting approach, where images are used to show aspects of the grammar, which can get very intricate. I'd looked for a copy in used book websites. Now . . . here, I bought the 2nd edition from this store for only 12 dollars, which is a very, very good deal considering that it is hardcover (although the paper quality is a couple steps above newspaper quality). Now, do an ISBN search for 5-200-02190-1 at Amazon and at ISBN.nu. You'll be shocked at how much this book is going at some used book sellers - as high as 163 dollars!!!!! Yeeouch. And I think it's the first edition. The lady at the sales counter said that this 2nd edition was better than the one they had on display. I'll take her word for that. But . . . that's still quite a lot of money to pay out for!!!