Monthly Archives: March 2009

Geek Overload

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Karie

Today we went to the Doctor Who exhibition at Kelvingrove. I had my photo taken with a rather short reincarantion of the Fourth Doctor (and Other Half rather worryingly said he fancied a Doctor Who scarf clearly not knowing how … Continue reading →

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Gallimaufry

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Karie

Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers have teamed up to make an adaptation of the children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are. Growing up in Scandinavia, I confess I had never heard of this book, but the trailer looks stunning (and … Continue reading →

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Neverending Story

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Karie

Suffice to say that I did not appreciate Let the Right One In. Despite liking little nasty books, I am definitely not a horror reader. It was also very, very wordy. From one of the programmers behind Etsy, I give … Continue reading →

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Confessiones

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Karie

I know I said I’d never knit a sock and suddenly I’m sitting here with the first twelve rows of Cookie A’s Marlene socks knitted in The Yarn Yard’s Bonny on Knit Pro sizes 2s. Gosh, just typing that made … Continue reading →

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I’m A Professional Cynic (But My Heart’s Not In It)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Karie

It is fair to say that the last week or so has been a bit of a blur. I spent it recovering from two days in Kraków(!) which meant painkillers, getting up only to need a long nap two hours … Continue reading →

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Post-Project Confusion

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Karie

Dudes, I am torn. This in warm harvest yellow wool with red 1960s buttons This in either aforementioned harvest yellow wool or teal/turquoise tweed (buttons undecided) This in aforementioned teal/turquoise tweed. Selection of vintage buttons from button boxes. This in … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost That Time Of Year

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Karie

Denmark is the oldest kingdom in Europe with a rich history of conquest, trade and culture. Regrettably, being lower even than the Netherlands, Denmark will be the first to disappear as the waters rise. The 5.5 million people of Denmark … Continue reading →

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On Families and Books

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Karie

Many years ago I read A.S. Byatt’s The Game – a novel about two sisters and the rivalry between them. The book asked questions about the rights of a writer to blur the line between fact and fiction: when could … Continue reading →

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Girlfriend in a Coma

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Karie

Kraków is not a great place to shop if you are into your crafts. I managed to track down a couple of pasmanteria (I have no idea how to pluralise the word – it means “haberdashery”) on Ul. Karmelicka, but … Continue reading →

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FO: Heritage Shawl

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Karie

This is one of those sneaky knitting projects that I have been working on but not really mentioning. My heritage shawl. My paternal grandmother is from the Faroe Islands. I am using Faroese wool. I now live in Britain. The … Continue reading →

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