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Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Karie

The view from the living room is usually quite nice. We have no neighbours living opposite us – just a patch of woodland – and we live on a quiet street. Today has been even more quiet than usual. A … Continue reading →

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It’s Only November

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Karie
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Wordy

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Karie

A linguist friend once told me about a second language acquisition theory: different people store languages in different ways. Some brains work like a giant filing cabinet: words, phrases, idioms and syntax are all neatly filed away so the brain … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Line – Redux

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Karie

Reblogging a post I wrote in 2008: Yesterday someone I knew roughly fifteen years ago wrote to me via Facebook. She asked me if I were dying because she had noticed my status updates on Facebook (and quite possibly this … Continue reading →

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Attack of the .. WHAT?

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Karie

Last night I discovered that my wonderful father-in-common-law (aka D’s Dad) will be starring in a low-budget spatter film set in Aberdeenshire. Ah, The Geekiness It Runneth in The Family. I uncovered a few videos and found this one to … Continue reading →

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Sufjan Is Just Like You & Me

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Karie

After his experiences of recent years, I’m almost afraid to ask what’s next. Well, bizarrely, and quite endearingly, [Sufjan] Stevens likes to spend his downtime knitting.“Yes, I still knit,” he says, laughing. “I’m part of a knitting group of mostly … Continue reading →

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Journeys

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Karie

Yesterday my colleague and good friend LH took me to the wonderful The Royal Edinburgh Repository and Self Aid Society on Castle Street. Kate Davies has written a whole post on it (and weaves in a bit of Jane Austen … Continue reading →

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Green

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Karie

Aberdeen is known as “the Flower of Scotland”, I’m told. I know it better as “Granite City” because such a huge part of Aberdeen is built from granite. Whilst Aberdeen’s Duthie Park is understandably a turist attraction, most visitors will … Continue reading →

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Confession

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Karie

I bought 6 inches of a printed silk fabric today and I’m going to attempt a hand-stitched rolled hem for the first time in fifteen years. I can hear you all groan now. Is this a slippery slope or not?

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Books 2010: Scarlett Thomas – Our Tragic Universe

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Karie

I am reading a lot at the moment. Scarlett Thomas’ latest novel fell into my lap at the local library and I was happy to take it home with me. I am equally happy to take it back not having … Continue reading →

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