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Knitters’ Picnic – Worldwide Knitting in Public

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Karie

This year’s Worldwide Knitting in Public event in Glasgow is going to take place on Saturday the 13th of June in the Kelvingrove Rockery, Kelvingrove Park at 1pm. We’ll be having a picnic, so bring blankets, water, sunscreen(!), knitting/crocheting projects … Continue reading →

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Not Quoting Sixth Sense, Not Quoting Sixth Sense

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Karie

Dead Ronald Reagan appears to wife, Nancy: She told Vanity Fair magazine: “At night time, if I wake up, I think Ronnie is there, and I start to talk to him… And I see him.” (..) And she mentioned that … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Day

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Karie

It’s going to be a beautiful day so the bluebirds sing. I have booked myself a short, but much-needed flight home to Denmark in May. I need to spend time with the Danish part of myself, I have decided. Going … Continue reading →

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The Right Direction

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Karie

Congratulations are long, long overdue to Francis and his husband. On a related note, this makes me very, very happy and hopeful for the US (via): The times, they are a-changing.

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Hope in my Hands

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Karie

Image by Shepard Fairey. It seems to me that today contains multitudes (to misquote the great American poet, Walt Whitman). Today marks History in different ways. To some, it is about George W. Bush leaving office after what I would … Continue reading →

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Post-Post Election Linkage

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Karie

Having had very little sleep the night before, I was a bit of a mess yesterday. I was sobbing my way through post-election coverage on the TV and my sobs turned into full-blown chest-wrecking wails when I heard the Obamas … Continue reading →

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Revelations

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Karie

In January, Cindy Jacobs, a co-founder of an American prayer movement and host of the TV show God Knows, had a prophecy come to her. The voice of God warned Cindy about the troubles ahead for global economy. And lo, … Continue reading →

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Needle & the Damage Done

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Karie

Honestly? I have never been interested in cross-stitching and my very few attempts at stitching ended badly. These cross-stitch versions of Banksy’s street art might just tempt me into picking up a needle and the thread, though. The site is … Continue reading →

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Oh No, We’re Represented by Leona Lewis

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Karie

I don’t know about you, but I think it is decidedly odd to see marathon runners on Tiananmen Square. The sight underlined why I think these Olympics have left me feeling uncomfortable whenever I have caught some coverage.  Witnessing the … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: Saturday July 26 ’08

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Karie

Saturday. Barack Obama is in London. BBC News is showing the door to Number Ten and is building up the tension. The channel has two experts commenting (one qualifies by being American, the other by being a UK blogger) and … Continue reading →

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