Monthly Archives: June 2009

Knitters’ Picnic – Worldwide Knitting in Public

This year’s Worldwide Knitting in Public event in Glasgow is going to take place on Saturday the 13th of June in the Kelvingrove Rockery, Kelvingrove Park at 1pm. We’ll be having a picnic, so bring blankets, water, sunscreen(!), knitting/crocheting projects … Continue reading

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Not Quoting Sixth Sense, Not Quoting Sixth Sense

Dead Ronald Reagan appears to wife, Nancy: She told Vanity Fair magazine: “At night time, if I wake up, I think Ronnie is there, and I start to talk to him… And I see him.” (..) And she mentioned that … Continue reading

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Pioneers

Robert Cornelius. This photo was taken in 1839 making it one of the earliest known self-portraits in the history of photography. I have looked at it often. He feels so alive, so human. It is a far cry from the … Continue reading

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Remembrance of Things Past

When You Get Ticked – a blog entry by Lolly – made me stop in my tracks this morning. It made me think back to October 14, 1996 when I woke up, went to brush my teeth and stared with … Continue reading

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