Picking up the pieces

August 31, 2011

Irene has come and gone. We fared okay — a few downed branches and this: We were very, very lucky. The tree missed hitting the house by three feet and that wire you see? That’s our cable line. The tree missed that by a foot. My husband bought a chainsaw yesterday, so with any luck, [...]

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Irene’s coming for a visit …

August 27, 2011

… and I’m prepared. If you’re on the east coast of the U.S., how are you doing? p.s. The sweater above is my first “self-designed” knitting project, a fitted Icelandic yoke ski sweater, with a little help from Elizabeth Zimmermann.

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My first knitalong

August 12, 2011

I’ve knit sweaters before, but until this summer, hadn’t finished any of them. Meaning I get to a certain point and I give up, mostly because I see all these mistakes and I think “Why bother? It’ll drive me crazy to wear this thing with all those big glaring errors staring back at me.” (Yeah, [...]

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Dear Jeremy

August 10, 2011

Dear Jeremy Irons, I read, with interest, an editorial in the Daily Mail that claimed you’d said patting a woman on the behind was “communication … can’t we be friendly?” It was my understanding that the behind wouldn’t necessarily belong to your spouse or partner, but to a woman whose behind was, shall we say, [...]

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At Salisbury Beach

August 9, 2011

  Carol models my February Lady sweater, a version of Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Sweater on Two Needles. Believe me, it was chilly on the beach yesterday, so I was glad to have this sweater in my bag. Details on my Ravelry project page.

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Burke and Hare

July 26, 2011

Who else but the British could make a true story about serial killing funny? And no, I’m not talking about Jack the Ripper. On August 5  SundanceNOW, which is sort of like Netflix for independent film, will be offering Burke and Hare a month before it’s released in movie theatres. For those of you who [...]

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Light Traffic Only mug

July 25, 2011

I was reading through Ben Pentreath’s garden and design blog last week (o i’m so in love with his gardens) when my eye fell upon these delightful china mugs featuring typography from old-style English village signposts. So much more clever and stylish than china emblazoned with Will’s and Kate’s mugs, don’t you think?  You can [...]

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All hark the Bloggernacle Choir

July 14, 2011

I’ve always been fascinated with religions. Throughout my family tree there are many missionaries and ministers; my maternal great-grandfather, who from many accounts sounded like a cold-hearted bastard, traveled across the United States at the turn of the 20th century, evangelizing and founding Lutheran churches clear out to Seattle. My father’s great-grandfather, on the other [...]

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How old are you?

June 30, 2011

Last week my son and I were making the rounds of our new neighborhood. After yet another introduction, O growled as we walked away, “How come it’s okay for adults to ask me how old I am, but it’s rude if I ask how old they are?” Good observation, my boy! Part of the reason, [...]

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Keep calm and carry yarn

June 10, 2011

My love of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” theme is well documented here on the blog, although I must admit some growing ambivalence over the last few months as the artwork has become ubiquitous: mugs, tea towels, light switches … what next? Toilet paper? That said, I adore these knitting bags from Etsy shop [...]

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