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Chapter 36 (Vol 2, ch 11) of North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 29 minutes.
The first N&S episode is 331.

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Literary Links-n-Stuff

• M’appen = May Happen (perhaps, maybe)
• welly = nearly (e.g., “Fire’s welly out”)
• would fain = with pleasure, gladly
• aught = various uses (everything, anything, nothing) so Higgins’, “There he went, ossing to promise aught, and pledge himsel’ to aught—to tell a’ he know’d on our proceedings, the food-for-nothing Judas!”
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  “There he went, trying to promise everything and pledge himself to everything and tell everything he knew about our union business.”
• a-that-ens = to those ends, that way

• “To a Mountain Daisy: On Turning One Down with the Plow, in April, 1786”—poem by Robert Burns read by Craftlit’s Resident Scotsman (the Awesome Arlen) with a proper burr (and Scottish bróg)!
  Images in the video: “Robert burns” by Original uploader was Yallery Brown at en.wikipedia – Transfered from en.wikipedia. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
  His home: “Ellisland Farm and the River Nith” by Unknown – Wilson. Land of Burns. 1840. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
• ill-redd-up = unmade, ashy fireplace
• butty = (back then) any kind of bread with… anything (butter, salt, fat)
• The connection between vinegar and fainting
• London up, Milton down? What gives? Let us know!

Fun Stuff

Robotic Arm! (Couldn’t get permissions for the other videos)

Prince Eric (not so generic)
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No Frogs this week. [sad face] I think it was a little too cold at night.

• Request Heather speak on Cognitive Anchoring or teach (sock heels, etc) at CreativeLive or Stitches or VOGUEknitting LIVE!
• Vanessa at Survival Organs found the most amazing gluten-free, calorie-free, food jewelry you will ever want to wear!
• Tara–Wurster-Weight on Ravelry–of the curtain coverlet and Heather’s Quilt (in case you wanna say Hi)
• Christine—who brought up the idea of Morsbags labels that also say CRAFTLIT! (Any ideas on where to/how to make them? Lemme know!)
• GoFundMe site for Saving Sifu Design Studio

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• Make a Morsbag, and our CraftLit Pod
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• eMail me with info on homeschool diplomas
• Women in Podcasting link hosted by Marina Martinez

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