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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Recent Acquisitions
My good friend, the old maiden aunt better known as Lilith, is away on holiday and yesterday I went down to West Kilbride to look after her workshop. What did I spend my time doing? Did I pet her handdyed … Continue reading
“Are You Sure It Isn’t Just Some Fanboy Thing..?”
I saw this* and then I started missing academia once more and also really, really wanted to move to London. But, you know, life isn’t so bad. Thursday I’ll be baby-sitting the Old Maiden Aunt studio as Lilith’s away, so … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Fandom, Knitting, Literature, Popular Culture, yarn
Tagged academia, fangirl, friends, poetry, popculture
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Hello, it’s Me Again
I have had the strangest weekend ever. Okay, maybe not ever ever, but it was strange. We went up to Aberdeenshire and strangeness ensured. I’m home now, thank heavens. My partner, Dave, is away at Dr. Sketchy’s and it’s quiet … Continue reading
Home: Refugee Week 2009
What does home mean to you? When I left Denmark in 2006, I spent the last few weeks living out of my suitcase and sleeping on friends’ floors. I liked this sort of transitory existence because I knew I was … Continue reading
Worldwide Knit In Public Day, Glasgow Edition
A big thank you to everybody who showed up for the Worldwide Knitting in Public Day in Glasgow. We had a lovely picnic at the Kelvingrove rockery (you can even see Lord Kelvin in the background looking at us – … Continue reading
FO: Laminaria
“See,” Personal Photographer said, “you totally look like Naomi Watts“. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the sentiment; it’s more that I think Personal Photographer might need glasses. Or maybe he just thinks that my red Laminaria is glam and … Continue reading
Cast-On Frenzy
Laminaria is done. Tomorrow we are heading out for a proper photo shoot, my Personal Photographer and I, so this little sneak peak will have to suffice for now. As you can see, the shawl survived the blocking. When I … Continue reading
“Because I know I shall not know”
I have read poetry most of my life, it seems. I was a quiet Danish teenage girl who read Lord Byron and Rupert Brooke in the school library, swooning over the bold romanticism of the poets’ words and lives. When … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Literature, Personal, Philosophy
Tagged eliot, Literature, love, modernism, poetry, reading, self, texts and words
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One Small Step or One Giant Leap?
Yesterday marked the first time I could vote in Scotland. I clutched my polling card, brought ID with me and walked down to the polling place fully expecting to queue for maybe five or ten minutes. I was the only … Continue reading
