paper magpie: online PDF of what looks to be a fabulous paper making tutorial - recycled post consumer paper. The original photoset of this tutorial is still available at Flickr, but for $3 the PDF looks like a good deal.

I must admit I am a bit late with reviewing this book. It is gaining wide spread popularity and already has secured a movie deal with Julia Roberts playing the lead (she is mentioned in the book too).

In brief without giving away the plot, its a story of a single mother starting her own business and dealing with loneliness, a teenage daughter and mistakes made in her past. It is also about the knitting group and the various stories of everyone involved. An emotional story, a bit of a tear jerker, an easy read with interesting and believable characters. There are a few strange story concepts that I found were a bit weak, such as the ex who disappeared when the baby was born and turns up years later (still not sure of his reasons) and also the best friend who disappears and then turns up years later as well … However it all comes together somewhere in the middle, this is where I became hooked and was able to suspend disbelief and get right into it. The end … which I won’t give away, … lets just say I was dissatisfied with how it ended, which is not to say it was not gripping right to the end.

Find out more about the book here.