Rachael Herron

I read Rachael Herron's new book, Life in Stitches: Knitting My Way Through Love, Loss, and Laughter, 20 Pieces this past winter. This book is a memoir of her life as a knitter, but more importantly, it's about her life of finding herself and her work.She received her MFA in writing from Mills College, but she is more than a romance author. She has been knitting since she was five years old, and it is truly her passion. I found out from the book she supports herself with her job as a emergency dispatch operator. She has been keeping a blog since 2003. And she writes romantic fiction built around Cypress Hollow Yarn with knitting as the theme. Each book of the series features a new character. The books in the series are:

1. How to Knit a Love Song: a Cypress Hollow Yarn novel

2. How to Knit a Heart Back Home: a Cypress Hollow Yarn novel 

3.Wishes and Stitches: a Cypress Hollow Yarn novel. I enjoyed meeting Rachael in her book, and left feeling as if I had found a friend. She lives in Washington state and she is in love with Venice. The link to her blog yarnagogo is in the title of this blog.

     I have been knitting more than ever, but since my sock knitting class at the library is winding down this week, I am turning back to quilting. I want to add classes on hand-piecing for the summer. It's light weight, portable, and busy work if you are traveling. That is where I am going next in my future focus at the library.

     But first I have to think about National Poetry month, and I am trying to have a series of things going on. Susan Hoke will be teaching on Friday afternoons during April, using the book, Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem From the Inside Out by Ralph Fletcher. Those classes will be 4-5 pm on Fridays in April. Then during the week of April 23 we will be celebrating with "A Poem in Your Pocket." Poems can be picked up off the bulliten board for your own personal pleasure. Then on April 26th, A Poem in Your Pocket Day, I will be handing out poems in town. On Friday, after Susan's class, we will be hosting a Poetry Reading. Bring your poetry or your favorites and share them with a group of like-minded people. I think I'll share some of the Mayor of New York City's poetry found on NYC Poem in Your Pocket Day.