Crimping

Something done to one's style, or a pie crust, or very small climbing holds, the latter of which we did this afternoon for a bit.
Finished the Sherwood Anderson volume, and started Pamuk's novel "Snow." It's looking, even early on, to be engaging. The setting, mostly Istanbul, is imbued with ancient layers of political, religious and economic history. Pamuk taps into this deep background so fluently.