Monthly Archives: March 2008

Saving Our Botanics

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Karie

The Glasgow Botanic Garden is a treasure grove of abandoned Victorian buildings, rose gardens, playing grounds, medicinal plant beds, squirrels chasing squirrels and big glasshouses filled to the brim with exotic plants. For some unfathomable reason, a property developer has … Continue reading →

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Careful, Stumble, You Might Fall

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Karie

I’d show you a picture, but it’s a bit too gruesome: I have yarn burn on my left hand. It’s all band-aided up now, but I had to abandon the yarn-fest late yesterday night after it started hurting too much. … Continue reading →

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Novy Odense

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Karie

The pilot gingerly untangled his fingers from the rope he’d been holding on to, worked out which way up he was, shifted the tool box off his legs, wiped the oily water out of his eyes, and hauled himself upright. … Continue reading →

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Riddle Me This: What Can You Do With Paper?

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Karie

Today a gækkebrev arrived. Literally meaning “a riddling letter”, a gækkebrev is a letter in the shape of an elaborate paper cut-out with a riddle written in its middle. Sometimes a snowdrop is included with the letter, sometimes the riddle … Continue reading →

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The Chalets – Feel the Machine

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Karie

Still one of the best singles of the Noughties (and I love the video too).

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No Electricity, But Much Excitement

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Karie

We went to the hospital today for a long-awaited appointment. I have been undergoing epilepsy tests but they came out negative. No abnormal electrical currents or any abnormal brain structures – I’m relieved that I’m not dying of a brain … Continue reading →

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A Corner of a Foreign Field

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Karie

A blustery day in Glasgow. We seized the moment when the rain stopped and went into city centre to buy me a cinnamon latte and browse quickly through the bargain offers in Waterstones. This is what passes for normalcy – … Continue reading →

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The Hills are Alive

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Karie

If Rufus Wainwright were a soft toy..

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Underneath the Trees

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Karie

Ladies and gentlemen, we had snow the other day. You might think that my Viking Blood might’ve caused me to embrace the weather and frolic through the snow like some demented Norse god, but no. I hate snow. Blame it … Continue reading →

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