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Desolation Row
Years ago I briefly dated a guy we shall call Jay. Jay was a catch, I guess. He had an incredibly successful career and a beautiful Copenhagen apartment, he was handsome in his expensive suits, and his date nights were … Continue reading
A Month Away
Count yourself lucky that I have not posted the blog post I spent the other day writing. It turned out to be a 2,000 word essay on defamiliarisation as narrative device in Emma Donoghue’s Room and Lionel Shriver’s We Need … Continue reading
Yes She Said
I bought myself two Christmas presents. First of all, I finally became a member of MetaFilter – still the best community weblog the internet has to offer. I have been lurking on MetaFilter for almost ten years, so it was … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Literature, Personal, Sewing
Tagged Crafty, personal stuff, reading, self, yarn
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Well Still Pretty Good Year
First task of the year: sort out the wardrobe. I should probably not use the word ‘wardrobe’ as that word implies system, thoughtfulness, and coherence. Most of my clothes stem from the frantic days of arriving in the UK with … Continue reading
Where Did The Time Go?
Well, Christmas happened and Casa Bookish went off to Aberdeenshire without as much as a hey nonny, nonny. So, belated happy holidays everyone. I hope yours was a good one. I was given an amazing Danish knitting book: Mere Feminin … Continue reading
Longing
Only three more days until Winter Solstice..
It’s Getting Cold Now
It is premature to write my Reading 2011 entry but I did leave a comment on a newspaper site yesterday about one of my favourite reads so far. I miss keeping a literary blog – but then again my old … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Art, bibliomania, book art, love, News, personal stuff, politics, Scotland
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Addendum
I’m going to have nightmares tonight. However. Some things are more important than lace knitting. Way, way, way more important: speak up and speak out.
Posted in Personal, Purls
Tagged glbt, human rights, people power, personal stuff, politics, wtf
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The Traveller’s Lament
I visited London yesterday for a work-related event. I had to get up at 4am to make it to my 10am meeting and I wasn’t home until 11pm. It was a very long day – not made any easier by … Continue reading
FO: Alva
I just released a new free shawl pattern on Ravelry: Alva. Alva takes one ball of Rowan Kidsilk Haze Stripe (or two balls of regular Kidsilk Haze) and is knitted on 5mm needles. My sample is knitted using sh. 200 … Continue reading





