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Monthly Archives: December 2009
With Sleeves – FO: Coupland
And the day before we left for Denmark? I finished the last sleeve on David’s pullover. Here he is, that dear man, posing in a snow-clad Danish forest. Coupland Factoids: just a smidgen over 5 balls of New Lanark Aran … Continue reading
Catching Up With Myself
Sitting comfortably? Good. Just before Christmas our computer finally died on us. This was not totally unexpected after some emergency surgery earlier this year, but still came as a surprise as the computer had been really fine and well until … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, food, Personal, Photography, Scotland
Tagged Denmark, events, personal stuff, real life
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Flying Visit
We are currently in Copenhagen for a truly “flying visit” before we head back to our normal life in Scotland. We spent our time here just walking around and I realised just how much I love Copenhagen (which is just … Continue reading
This Just In/Happy Holidays
Our home computer has broken down, so I’ll be a bit quiet until we get it sorted (in the new year presumably). It could not have happened at a more stressful time – I am currently in an internet cafe … Continue reading
Lines
Like so many Danes I like straight lines, orderly things and being in control. I incorporate this slightly manic trait in my crafting in a myriad of ways. Occasionally a project flies under the radar and I only mention it … Continue reading
Making Plans For Knitting
In preparation for the new year, I have been going through my knitting queue and my stash. I know these things are subject to change, but I have made a few plans. I have long wanted to make a pullover … Continue reading
Catching Up
Christmas has caught up with me. We are leaving for Scandinavia next week (and it is rumoured to be very cold), we are heading for North-East Scotland this week (and it’s rumoured to be almost as cold) and somewhere in … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Music, Personal
Tagged friends, Music, music video, personal stuff, youtube
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Losing Its Reputation
“Denmark is losing its reputation for being a good world citizen.” – Naomi Klein Danish police arrest 150 demonstrators as world leaders arrive at Copenhagen conference. Mainstream groups such as Friends of the Earth have been barred from the conference … Continue reading
The Queen Susan Shawl
I was rummaging around various knitting sites for an unrelated reason, when I came across the story of the Queen Susan Shawl. The Queen Susan Shawl is a collaborative project on the Heirloom Knitting forum on Ravelry. Several knitters had … Continue reading
Being a Reader of Books
Firstly, today is a sunny day. It is so strange to see rays of sunlight spill into this room, so I wanted to make a little note of that. Secondly, the new Winter Knitty is up. If I weren’t still … Continue reading
