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You Little Wonder You
I am currently re-reading Dorian Gray. Happy 65th Birthday to a man with a portrait of his own hidden away in the attic. Honourable mentions: + The iconic performance of Rock’n’Roll Suicide at Hammersmith Apollo, 1973 + Five Years performed … Continue reading
Happy Hogmanay
Here’s to 2012..
Arboretum
Visual poetry: a poetry form in which the shape of the poem is as important as the words themselves. The Scottish poet and gardener Ian Hamilton Smith combined gardening, sculptures and poetry to great effect. The woods around Bennachie yield … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Purls
Tagged Crafty, Glasgow, music video, poetry, Purls, Scotland, texts and words, youtube
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Desert Island Discs: Day 1
I enjoy listening to Desert Island Discs on my iPod as I make my way to work. The people you think will be interesting rarely are; the people I don’t know or feel indifferent towards end up my favourites. Lady … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Personal, Popular Culture
Tagged desertislanddiscs, family, Music, music video, personal stuff, youtube
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Lovely Things
This has to be my song of summer 2011. It’s so lovely in all its pomo pop glory. Other lovely things right now: I find this picture of David Tennant in the Fright Night remake strangely compelling. I always did … Continue reading
Hymn To Grace
North Star isn’t just the name of my favourite neighbourhood café, it is also one of my favourite albums from the now long-lost 1990s. In the last couple of days I have rediscovered the album – and it is peculiarly, … Continue reading
Song to the Siren
Many people have covered this – This Mortal Coil’s version is probably the best known these days (in no small part thanks to perfume adverts, sadly). This is my absolute favourite version of this Tim Buckley classic. John Grant’s voice … Continue reading
Catch-Up
I have ten rows to go on my tenth shawl of 2010. The rows are getting very long now, so I’m taking a break – just long enough to make myself a cup of tea and to update my sadly … Continue reading
Posted in Finn, linkage, Music, Personal, Popular Culture
Tagged love, Music, music video, youtube
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In My Arms
I’m off to see this guy in less than two hours’ time. It’ll be my fourth concert .. do I hear somebody shouting You Fangirl!!!!? Well, yes. ETA: And here’s a very topical song too..
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





