Historians have just identified a previously unknown portrait of Henry VIII with his children, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. I was quite surprised, because, given their dynastic wranglings you don’t expect to see all of them in the one room together (not, of course, that they necessarily were. It’s not a photograph after… Continue reading Tudors
Month: May 2008
It Had To Happen
Ever since Doctor Who started back up, people have been asking Neil Gaiman if he’s going to write an episode. He said “they haven’t asked” initally. Then recently, he had dinner with Stephen Moffat, who has just been announced as the new Head Who Guy. When asked if the subject of his writing an episode… Continue reading It Had To Happen
Caffeine
Well, I just had my first cup of caffeinated morning coffee in about six weeks. Woooo! I’m scrubbin’ bathrooms, I’m dancin’ up and down stairs with laundry, I’m swabbing the deck (literally) and wondering what else I can do before the crash…
Tension
I’m going through a trying time. In short, I’m having my second miscarriage in five months. But I have two lovely children, I have faith, I have friends and I have people who love me, so it’s all better than it could be. But the other weapon in my arsenal, against the monsters lurking in… Continue reading Tension
Endings
Funny how May and June, after the new beginnings of springtime, have become a season of endings. Beginnings too, of course, because endings are the pause before a new beginning, but today I’m feeling the endings, sharply.
Funny Cable Increase — For Julie
This is for the other Julie McC. (yes, I used to be one too), who is having trouble with a cable increase that I had trouble with recently. They tell you to knit into the front and back of a stitch and then find the vertical strand below it and knit into that. Wha….? I… Continue reading Funny Cable Increase — For Julie
Me 'n' The Yarn Harlot in Philly!
So I finally got to see Stephanie Pearl-McPhee! You have to understand I’ve been reading this woman’s blog for over two years and have been trying to get to see her for almost as long. Each time she has come to the area it has been a more-than-an-hour’s drive away and something has come up… Continue reading Me 'n' The Yarn Harlot in Philly!
Me ‘n’ The Yarn Harlot in Philly!
So I finally got to see Stephanie Pearl-McPhee! You have to understand I’ve been reading this woman’s blog for over two years and have been trying to get to see her for almost as long. Each time she has come to the area it has been a more-than-an-hour’s drive away and something has come up… Continue reading Me ‘n’ The Yarn Harlot in Philly!
Me 'n' The Yarn Harlot in Philly!
So I finally got to see Stephanie Pearl-McPhee! You have to understand I’ve been reading this woman’s blog for over two years and have been trying to get to see her for almost as long. Each time she has come to the area it has been a more-than-an-hour’s drive away and something has come up… Continue reading Me 'n' The Yarn Harlot in Philly!
I LOVE Writing!
I love writing! I don’t know how I could have forgotten this, because it was all I ever really loved to do as a child (apart from reading, of course. And to a slightly lesser extent playing music). But I just LOVE writing. I’ve been carving out time here and there to work on my… Continue reading I LOVE Writing!