One of the things I really enjoyed about reading Sweater Quest was the various discussions around knitting and knitting philosophy. I think you can find universal truths everywhere and I am always looking for them. Something that the Knit Harlot said in it was that she loved how nothing really terrible can happen when you knit. She says the worst ( Read more... )

The other day something I had been avoiding for a while now smacked me in the face. Well actually, it knocked one of my Ditmars off a shelf and broke it (it’s one that was probably glued together in the first place so can be easily fixed, I hope). I’ve been in denial about it but the truth is - I have never actually unpacked my books and put them ( Read more... )

Wednesday I finally managed to get to my post office box. It feels weird after it being the regular detour on the way home every day to only make it once a week or once a fortnight! I kinda hate not knowing what mail has arrived. On the other hand, whenever I go now, I get to stagger out with a huge pile of parcels and ephemera. In this batch, all ( Read more... )

First, some book p0rn. Here’s my WFC stash:


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So, I’m moving house and complaining about how much stuff I have and asking why I have so much stuff. I didn’t think I had that many books (been feeling down about how many books I have) and yet, in moving them - I have a lot of books. So we spent the morning working on ( Read more... )

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Yoga was fantastic tonight! I walked into the room just after 6 and our teacher stops the conversation she was having and says to me, "I just finished "Siren Beat"! I couldn't put it down. I haven't started the other story because I just want to mull it over." Feedback doesn't get better than that ( Read more... )