An excellent book, a good cup of coffee and some knitting

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an early onset Alzheimer's patient? Some days when I can't remember what I'm in a room for or what a certain word is, I do. And so when I came across the book STiLL ALiCE by Lisa Genova I snatched it up and bought it. The National Alzheimer's Association has endorsed it and it's the only one that they have endorsed.

This isn't a statistical book. It's a work of fiction that follows 2 years in the life of Alice who just turned 50, is a professor at Harvard, is a mother and who discovers she has early onset Alzheimer's.

It is written from Alice's viewpoint but also shows how her husband, children and coworkers deal with the disease.

It made me cry. But it isn't written to grab sympathy but to as accurately as possible show you what is happening to an Alzheimer's patient.

I give it 5 stars.

And for a real change in topics...I'm not really a coffee drinker. I usually go for a Diet Coke or some tea but this is something else that I could give at least 4 stars. It's Maxwell House International Cafe Vanilla Caramel Latte. And it makes it's own foam on top! What fun!

There have been days and days that I haven't touched my knitting but I am making some advances on the Norwegian Woods Shawl. I'm on the 3rd chart now and it is less rows for a repeat so it will go quicker.

And I have to admit that reading a chart is easier/faster than reading the words. I just had to learn how and stop thinking that I couldn't!

I think I love the beads. They look like little dewdrops.

The next shawl will probably be Frozen Leaves. If I can decide on the yarn....