Monthly Archives: September 2009

Self-Awareness is Good, Right?

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Karie

At times our Domestic Bliss feels a lot like this cartoon:

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The Threads That Bind Us Together

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Karie

Knitting is in my blood. My great-great-grandmother knitted socks, my great-grandmother taught me to knit, my grandmother has never been without a project in her knitting basket and my mother loves knitting socks although she prefers to crochet. According to … Continue reading →

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FO: Autumn Ishbel and Introducing Paprika

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Karie

My third (and arguably last) Ishbel shawl. This time I am keeping it for myself. I have previously waxed poetically about the yarn and the start of the project, so I’m not going to repeat myself. It suffices to say … Continue reading →

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No Beginning No End

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Karie

Hawksley Workman. One of my favourite male singers. And the video is so beautiful.

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Man Booker? It’s Me, Karie Rantypants.

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Karie

Genre writers complain about chosen genre being ignored by the mainstream literary establishment. Mainstream literary establishment responds by saying that genre fiction is never submitted to major literary awards by its publishers. Genre writers sulk and go “at least we … Continue reading →

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The Staffordshire Hoard

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Karie

“This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England… as radically, if not more so, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries. Absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells.” – Leslie Webster, Former Keeper, Department … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again..

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Karie

I’ve dug out two skeins of Drops Alpaca in order to make a third Ishbel shawl. I have given the other two versions away and thought a third one would a) be an easy knit which is perfect for knitting … Continue reading →

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Along the Canal

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Karie

Alexander Trocchi‘s novel, Young Adam, is an interesting little piece of Scottish beat literature, if rather uneven. It tells the story of Joe, a young disaffected man working and living on a barge boat travelling between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The … Continue reading →

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Recharging Our Batteries

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Karie

We went on a mini-break to the North-East coast of Scotland. I love visiting this particular part of Scotland – it reminds me of the landscape where I grew up (agricultural, close to the sea, small villages, cows) and yet … Continue reading →

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Calendar Confusion

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Karie

This is another week where I’m going “How can it only be Tuesday? It must be Friday! Thursday, late Thursday, then!” and then my Filofax pulls me aside and gently points out it is only Tuesday. Oh my. Send me … Continue reading →

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