Monthly Archives: March 2009

Ghosts

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Karie

The Jewish Quarter, Kraków, Poland, March 2009

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Letter from Krakow

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Karie

Dear everybody, I am typing this entry in the lobby of our Art Deco hotel in my bare feet. It has been raining all day and, just as I moved to Scotland without an umbrella and still do not own … Continue reading →

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Four Seasons in One Day

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Karie

Yesterday we had snow, rain, thunder and sunshine .. and it looks like this pattern will continue today. Four seasons in one day. Who am I to resist posting this: PS. worst cover ever?

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Aye Write: The Aftermath

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Karie

Jonathan Coe cancelled Aye Write, he bloody well did. I had even brought along my hardback copy of The Rain Before It Falls (not my favourite, but my nicest copy of a Coe book) and a big bucket of courage … Continue reading →

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Forecast: Very Nice

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Karie

I finally have photos of my finished cardigan, the oft-mentioned Forecast. As you might expect from an early March afternoon in Scotland, outside was freezing cold and rainy, so we didn’t stick around for a longish photo shoot. But this’ll … Continue reading →

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A Woolly Head

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Karie

This is how a sewage pumping station looks in my city. Pretty cool, no? I had no idea it was still in use, but apparently so. I pass it every time I am heading towards the 78 or the Kelvingrove Art … Continue reading →

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IM IN UR WASTELAND

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Karie

It is times like these that I wished I smoked. Tough decisions to make and it is (unsurprisingly) tough to make them. I knit to relax and (again, unsurprisingly) I have finished a hat within two days. So, let’s distract … Continue reading →

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Weirdness Ensues When I Take My Eye of the Ball

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Karie

Don’t you just hate when Real Life interferes with important things such as blogging? I have a multitude of things going on at the moment, alas. To paraphrase an old, old Alison Moyet song, my head is so full it … Continue reading →

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