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Charged
West Yorkshire is beautiful: all rolling hills, verdant forests and picturesque old cottages. Unless, of course, you visit Huddersfield which feels like one big roundabout. This is my second year of visiting West Yorkshire in late spring and despite an … Continue reading
Brief Encounter
I have a nice pile of unfinished projects I had really hoped to have finished by now. Thank you, Upstairs Neighbour for flooding our bathroom and completely derailing an already busy week. I have been running so many knitting and … Continue reading
In the Middle of Something
I’m due a short break shortly and oh how I need it. Casa Bookish has seen a series of minor calamities recently – not least upstairs neighbour managing to flood their bathroom so thoroughly that water came pouring through our … Continue reading
Home Is Where The Baked Beans Tins Are Stacked
“It’s a really nice day outside, you know,” said my partner when he called. I know and I’m heading outside with my working-from-home bits in just a second, but first I wanted to share a video I came across the … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Personal
Tagged copenhagen, Denmark, Glasgow, musings, personal stuff, real life, self
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Quarterly
Can you believe the first quarter of 2011 has been and gone? It is an oddly cheerful thought and I have had an excellent first three months of the year. Selected highlights: I knitted a purple cardigan ..and finished another … Continue reading
Thank Yous Are Long Overdue
I’m having a pretty awesome week for various reasons and as a result I have not had much time to ‘grap a cuppa’ (as they say here in Blighty), sit down and think about what’s going on. I am not … Continue reading
Coming Up For Air
I have been so busy lately that it is a wonder that I have managed to knit a single stitch. Note to self: don’t take time off just before your busiest time of year; it will come back to haunt … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Personal, Purls
Tagged books, personal stuff, reading, real life, self
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Signal
Sorry for the blog silence. I’ve been on a mini-vacation..
Lovely
When I think of summer, I tend to think of long and languid days covered in a golden haze and ripe wheat fields swaying gently. Reality is very different: short bursts of humid weather, the urban jungle covered in a … Continue reading
Ghosts in the Library
Mooncalf wrote a blog post today which hit home. “I have looked through my books,” she wrote, “and I need to get rid of some of them.” Almost four years ago I uprooted myself from Denmark. I packed twenty-four boxes … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Literature, Personal
Tagged bibliomania, personal stuff, real life, self
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