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Fools Gold
Despite my fears, my hand is slowly getting better. I managed a bit of knitting yesterday before settling down to watch Worried About the Boy, a BBC2 drama about Boy George’s pre-fame life (warmly recommended, particularly if you liked Velvet … Continue reading
A Big Dose of Grrrrr
Disaster has struck – or, rather, my own clumsiness has struck. Last night I walked from our kitchen into the living room, closed the door behind me, and somehow my left hand got entangled in the door-handle. The wrist sort-of … Continue reading
Basic Tutorial: Dyeing Yarn with Cake Paste Dye
There are various methods you can use to dye your own yarn or project. You can handpaint hanks of yarn, microwave your dyeing project or use a big stove top pot. For actual hanks of yarn, I prefer the stove … Continue reading
(Ain’t) Misbehavin’
I like late nights. I like staying up till the world around us grow quiet and I can hear myself thinking. I like caffeinated drinks: coffee, tea and various soft drinks. And I like working away until I finish things … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, linkage, Personal
Tagged Crafty, events, Glasgow, health, personal stuff
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Sunnudagr
Life itself has caught up with me, so I am running behind on important things such as answering emails, sorting paperwork and, well, doing the dishes. This weekend I have allowed myself some time off and will be cooped up … Continue reading
Embodied
Just a link to another weblog today, but it is a link I encourage you to click. A fellow knitter-in-Scotland, Kate, suffered a stroke some time ago and this is how she is experiencing the recovery process. Without going into … Continue reading
A Cold Coming We Had Of It
We live in a typical Glasgow tenement building (red sandstone; built prior to 1919; quite similar to this photo). Most of the time I love living here: the buildings are delightfully late Victorian, we have a bay window which lets … Continue reading
Croak, Croak
Health update: I think I’ll be okay as long as I a) do not talk, b) do not laugh and c) keep drinking rum toddies. It is a slightly flawed plan, so I have stocked up on Halls Soothers. We … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Knitting, Literature, Personal
Tagged books, Crafty, fashion, food, health, paratextuality, personal stuff
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Boredom Sets In
A brief link today pilfered from elsewhere: Hey, Oscar Wilde!. It is “a personal art collection of various artists interpreting their favourite literary figure/author/character”. I really like this Winnie the Pooh. Health update: I managed to get dressed and head … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Personal, Popular Culture
Tagged amusing, boo-hiss, Crafty, health, Literature, personal stuff
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Mad, Bad & Orange To Know
Being ill has its benefits. Last time I was stuck in bed for more than two days in a row, I ploughed through Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell which I had previously failed to get into (the plot starts unfolding … Continue reading
