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In Her Soft Wind I Will Whisper
Lady on the left? My great-grandmother. She would have been ninety-six today. The photo was taken in the early 1950s outside her cottage and she is with two of her sons, K and T. I have several photos of her; … Continue reading
This Bit of Glasgow
It has been a very long month. While January is seldom a cheerful month, this month has been a never-ending stream of tight deadlines, late night working, and battling post-flu malaise. Today I sent off one pattern submission that may … Continue reading
Lightbulb Moment
The past few days have been quite a blur. My quasi-flu turned into proper flu and I have been cooped up in bed too tired to do anything except doze, occasionally read, and knit a tiny bit. I have been … 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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Enter Here
This has stayed with me for a very long time. It seems, as one becomes older, That the past has another pattern, and ceases to be a mere sequence— Or even development: the latter a partial fallacy Encouraged by superficial … Continue reading
A Year in Books: 2011
2011 was the year when my boyfriend read more than 110 books. I am not sure if that number includes re-reads, but it might tell you a bit about our household. I read 45 books, up from 21 in 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Books 2011, Literature, Personal
Tagged boo-hiss, books, books 2011, Literature, love, reading, self
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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
Kastanie
Dear Father Christmas, I have been a very good girl this year. Well, I have been a very good girl most of the year. Okay, I was a very good girl until last night. I hope we are still cool … Continue reading
2011: A Year in Knitting
Although we are only halfway through December, I am ready to look back at my knitting year. I found a New Year’s Resolution post I made on Ravelry on January 3, 2011: Sort out the unwieldy stash Eleven hats in … Continue reading





