Ann Shayne's Blog, page 14
August 6, 2012
Take Me With You When You Go
Dear Ann, Guess who's playing the Omaha Music Hall tonight? Mr. Wonderful. Guess who by sheer coincidence is dutifully visiting her Old Folks at Home in that very city? Fairly excited. Welcome home! Love, Kay...
August 2, 2012
Jump Back In
Dear Ann, We hate posts that start with a litany of reasons why the blogger ain't been bloggin'. So I won't do that. Life has been chock full o' distractions. But many of the distractions have been of a...
July 7, 2012
Travelogue: I Can't Believe This Place Exists, but It Does
Dear Kay, I'm up top the mountain in Monteagle, Tennessee, where the hooting dog still hoots, the rooster down the road continues to launch his fake-sounding "cockadoodledoo" at 4:53 am, and swifts have taken up residence in our chimney, chattering...
July 2, 2012
Two Tributes, Knitted, In Progress
Dear Ann, Helloooooo down there in dry, dry Tennessee. I hope it rains soon, and that iced-tea supplies are robust. I am trying to come to grips with the fact that I, an avowed sock-knitting abstainer, am knitting a pair...
June 25, 2012
Socking it to Stephen Colbert
Dear Kay, Just a quick postcard from Monteagle to show you Proof of Progress on my vow to help provide a lifetime supply of handknitted socks for Stephen Colbert--if he decides to cover the recent Ravelympics fiasco and I do...
June 21, 2012
We Band of Knitters
Dear Ann, Warning: the following makes no sense. But I'm having fun. Are you having fun? Anybody who doesn't know what the fuss is about, read the post after this one. Short version: We're upset with the U.S. Olympic...
KNITTERS WHO ARE DESTROYING THE OLYMPICS
Dear Ann, I interrupt this delightful virtual book party for Bowling Avenue with this shocking news bulletin: knitters--our people! our friends!--ARE DESTROYING THE OLYMPICS. By now you may have heard about a letter, from a legal clerk writing on...
June 20, 2012
And Off It Slides into the Harbor!
Dear Kay, Wish you'd been here on Monday night for the cracking of champagne on the bow of HMS Bowling Avenue. Here are some pix from the evening. It was tremendous fun, and I was honored that folks would...
June 11, 2012
Beauty Pageant Mom Issues Party Invitation
Dear Kay, At this point, I am a total pageant mom with regard to my book. Yes you are, precious book. You may only be six days old, but you are just a precious precious girl--SHOULDERS BACK! Remember the...
June 6, 2012
Bowling Avenue Is HERE!
Dear Kay, Just in time for summer reading . . . There's a new website for the book, annshayne.com. You can read the first chapter there, order a copy, see a really scary photograph. Ordering information here, too. Needless to...
