Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
It’s hard to beat being up early on a summer morning. When the dew is still on the grass, the world is still asleep and in the garden the birds are singing and there is a profound sense of peace. I was never a morning person, but these days are such a delight that I’m […]
Early mornings
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
…or at least trying to. I’m set to run the Luzern marathon on October 30th. Give or take a little, I have 4 months to train for it. It still feels like it’s a long way off, but I’m trying to be strict with myself and for the first time ever, adopt a proper scientific […]
Getting technical
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
Just so that there is no doubt about the matter, I am not a flibbertigibbet. I’m really not. Here is the proof… Giotto by Anna Bell in Lana Grossa Soja. A delicate and fiddly sock knitted on teeny weeny needles – 2.25 mm (US 1). They don’t get a whole lot smaller than that and […]
From the sublime to the ridiculous…
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
Whew! I’m breathing a sigh of relief this morning. I’ve had a hectic few weeks – which was wonderful – but it’s also nice to have the house (unfortunately with accompanying chaos) back to myself. The worst of the demolition seems to be over for the moment. It’s still noisy, but not drilling through concrete […]
A little progress in knitting and life in general….
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
I really needed to give myself some breathing space this week. It was as though I had actually run out of steam and all systems had said STOP! I’m not sick or stressed out, but I am at several (small, insignificant) crossroads in my life and stopping gave me the space and time to look […]
Decisions
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