Category Archives: News

Glazed

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Karie

My good friends at The Life Craft are moving premises, and so they invited me along to a special Friday night of painting pottery in order to say a proper goodbye to their Great Western Road home. I had never … Continue reading →

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Living in Interesting Times

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Karie

Summer has arrived in Glasgow (briefly), so we Sunday in the park. We found raspberry bushes nearby and enjoyed my home-made baked goods. I sat reading 5000 Years of Textiles (edited by Jennifer Harris). The book is both a fabulous … Continue reading →

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Reflection

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Karie

Oh, Norway.

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Unwritten

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Karie

I always say that the best blog posts I have ever written are the ones I never post. Recently I had conversations with other long-term bloggers (I’ve been at this for over a decade) about why we continue to blog. … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser for Japan

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Karie

Just a quick update today but what an update. The amazing, AMAZING Tokyo Subway Quilt is being given away by Oh! Fransson as a Japan fundraising effort. Crafters care.

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22:02

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Karie

I’m currently reading Zadie Smith’s On Beauty. The book is marred by a faint (if constant) whiff of hysteria which I’m finding rather unappealing despite the novel’s veneer of congenial humour and sly take on family and academia. I am … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Libraries

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Karie

I love the public library service for what it did for me as a child and as a student and as an adult. I love it because its presence in a town or a city reminds us that there are … Continue reading →

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Pause

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Karie

“So sudden loss causes us to look backward – but it also forces us to look forward, to reflect on the present and the future, on the manner in which we live our lives and nurture our relationships with those … Continue reading →

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Pointilism

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Karie

Two things: Susan Boyle has covered Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over”. On Oprah. Neil Finn and I are officially over. Today was a bleak, rainy Friday, so my partner and I headed out to Mini-Sweden for some Scandi-style retail … Continue reading →

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Idunn

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Karie

Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Scotland and England over the next few days. I have never lived anywhere with a big Catholic community and it is interesting to see how Glasgow is reacting. I do not know if it is … Continue reading →

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