Red Nose Day

There are times when I miss  living in a small country. In a small country, where everyone (until the past decade or so) watched the same four channels on TV, things happen that are truly nationwide. On November 11, pretty much everyone is wearing a poppy (although increasingly debating about what colour and whether newsreaders… Continue reading Red Nose Day

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Swappy!

I’ve been feeling a bit isolated out here in knitland, in winter. I read a lot of blogs but I felt like I wanted something to connect me to a community, so I started searching for swaps. I found this great site, which has a list of links to various knit-a-longs and swaps. The knit-a-longs… Continue reading Swappy!

Normal Heights

Normal Heights Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. My friend Carol lives in the height of normality. See?

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Language Is A Virus

I’ve only scratched the surface of Language Is A Virus but it seems like a promising site: the kind that might inspire you to write, rather than burgling your time like so many writers’ advice sites (fascinating but not helping with the actual writing of your own work…) I used their Writers Block “Cut Up”… Continue reading Language Is A Virus

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Sock Crazy

I’ve been waiting to post until I had some pictures, but Vista is confounding my ability to share and upload pictures, so I’m posting pic-less for now. Since my last post I’ve been working feverishly on warm black socks for the mister, who commented on how cold his feet were and how slightly-too-big his shoes… Continue reading Sock Crazy

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Do-It-Yourself Play Kitchen

Thanks to Carol for this link: Here’s a post of someone who turned their old TV stand into a play kitchen for their kids. Recycling, AND reduction (no new plastic, no new packaging), money-saving. It’s warms the hippy corners of my heart.

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