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Greenery

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Karie

Dear FirstGlasgow, I am interested in learning why your bus driver wanted to charge me an additional 45p for a return ticket within Zone 1. I was wearing a green coat (from a reputable High Street chain) at the time … Continue reading →

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Sunshine on Leith

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Karie

Certain times of the year are always more fun than others. I’m entering a really, really busy and really, really fun part of the working year for me – which may mean I won’t be able to blog as much … Continue reading →

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Bluebells

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Karie

We went to see Patrick Wolf at Oran Mor tonight as part of a belated birthday celebration. And what a good time we had. I hope you enjoy Bluebells linked above. It’s one of my favourite songs. Strangely comforting. Patrick … Continue reading →

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BSJ

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Karie

I found the cutest little ode to the magic of knitting at Signest’s blog. It brightened my morning no end. (Make sure your speakers are on.)

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Clip My Wings

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Karie

Pause, rewind. Sewing is a different process to knitting. So far I have traced the pattern, worked up a toile (muslin) and discovered that I need to move the bust darts higher as well as doing a FBA. It is … Continue reading →

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Purple Rain, Purple Rain..

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Karie

First, an update on my lovely Lumley cardigan. It turned out to be too small across my bust & midriff. I blame Christmas cookies, my mother’s genetics, and also a pattern which – according to Rav knitters – runs very … Continue reading →

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Hymn To Grace

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Karie

North Star isn’t just the name of my favourite neighbourhood café, it is also one of my favourite albums from the now long-lost 1990s. In the last couple of days I have rediscovered the album – and it is peculiarly, … Continue reading →

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Be There Two O’Clock

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Karie

It’s a new week. And I completely forgot to write about the highlight of the previous week. Friday night my partner and I had an impulsive dance-a-thon in our living room when we realised that BBC4 was showing footage of … Continue reading →

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Song to the Siren

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Karie

Many people have covered this – This Mortal Coil’s version is probably the best known these days (in no small part thanks to perfume adverts, sadly). This is my absolute favourite version of this Tim Buckley classic. John Grant’s voice … Continue reading →

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Catch-Up

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Karie

I have ten rows to go on my tenth shawl of 2010. The rows are getting very long now, so I’m taking a break – just long enough to make myself a cup of tea and to update my sadly … Continue reading →

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