Bach’s Goldberg Variations, writers are fun to hang out with, but you’re afraid of our competition, My first Odeo! Looking for a dime and trying not to be a martyr. (Now you’ll have to listen. That won’t make any sense otherwise!) Disclaimer for this week’s episode below. Get your pattern in the Knitting Pattern-a-day Calendar* […]
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Bach’s Goldberg Variations, writers are fun to hang out with, but you’re afraid of our competition, My first Odeo! Looking for a dime and trying not to be a martyr. (Now you’ll have to listen. That won’t make any sense otherwise!) Disclaimer for this week’s episode below. Get your pattern in the Knitting Pattern-a-day Calendar* and go check out Plato and a
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Heather has a close encounter with the OED, some frustrating times getting SAWPed, makes progress on a Clapotis, regresses on a warp, and falls in love (all over again) with Jane Eyre. Thanks to Becky (my Bastille Babe), Tikabelle, Irish Clover, Paper, Knitting2Relax, Teresa (my doppelganger), Heidi, and Julie–don’t forget to swing by her Podcast!
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Heather has a close encounter with the OED, some frustrating times getting SAWPed, makes progress on a Clapotis, regresses on a warp, and falls in love (all over again) with Jane Eyre. Thanks to Becky (my Bastille Babe), Tikabelle, Irish Clover, Paper, Knitting2Relax, Teresa (my doppelganger), Heidi, and Julie–don’t forget to swing by her Podcast! Next week–should all go according to plan–another bonus interview for you and
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Tonight we begin book three. Tomorrow I conduct a new (surprise) interview. You’ll not believe who… I’m starting a blogroll of supporter/subscribers, so if you’ve sent in a donation and have a blog, please let me know so I can link to it! I fight (and beat?) the specter of grammar education—and exhaust my wussy
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I come back to earth after my SAWP experience, find a favorite writer, learn not to fear Lucie’s hair and find that I have to read a chapter to save you from mispronunciations that were simply too too odious. Book The Third, Chapters three through five (and two of ’em from Andy)!
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I come back to earth after my
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You May Have to Call Me Professor A VERY BELATED congratulations to Teresa and Rachael for their Knitting Nightmares. If you’re interested in a look-see, you can view the Knitty pattern Teresa used, “Blaze” and here’s a pic of the completed…item. Looks good NOW, no? Getting close to the end of the book! Only eight
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Here’s the car with a clutch. Here’s the car without. Sigh. And here’s Frank’s Diner. And the Aurora Forum (search for “Jefferson”) thingy. And today!? ANDY MINTER! Sorry about the stereo kicking in and out. I have NO idea what’s going on…but I’m working on it.
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I race through an opening and a closing to bring you two huge chapters. Why? Because—honestly—if I didn’t, you’d kill me…we’re SO close! To stave off your appetite until next week, you can watch this goofy movie. Before there was a Blazing Saddle…before Frankenstein was Young…there were…The Corsican Brothers.
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—NOT FOR LITTLE EARS— The Long Awaited (and heavily edited to remove the worst of my guffaws—yes, that’s how much fun they are) Interview/Conversation with Tomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar… Some of the books they recommended: Scott Spencer’s Endless Love and Men In Black, Russell Banks’ Continental Drift, and Tom
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64 64a Not to get all Biblical on you, but Becky and I were exchanging verses. Check out Psalms 90:17 and Proverbs 31:10+. That’s right! You go, Girl! A little Joan joan A little Whangdoodle And the Girl from Auntie hypotenuse thingy. And don’t forget to download Episode 64a, which contains the third chapter for
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Not to get all Biblical on you, but Becky and I were exchanging verses. Check out Psalms 90:17 and Proverbs 31:10+. That’s right! You go, Girl! A little Joan A little WhangdoodleAnd the Girl from Auntie hypotenuse thingy. And don’t forget to download Episode 64a, which contains the third chapter for this ‘cast–another one you would have killed me
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64 64a Not to get all Biblical on you, but Becky and I were exchanging verses. Check out Psalms 90:17 and Proverbs 31:10+. That’s right! You go, Girl! A little Joan A little Whangdoodle And the Girl from Auntie hypotenuse thingy. And don’t forget to download Episode 64a (audio), which contains the third chapter for
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I’m on Vacation, but here are links Julie mentioned for y’all: Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush (yes, I said Barbara Walker and I was so very WRONG!) Cables Untangled (see the cover? THAT’S the afghan I’m knitting for Rose) LOST Reading Project: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Meanwhile, Back in the
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First, once again, HUGE thanks to Julie who allowed me a much needed period of rest last week before the madness began again this week. I hope y’all scoot over to listen to Forgotten Classics too! (That Heyer woman is a hoot!) Things I rambled about–Kohlberg‘s Morality Stages (I mentioned this before, right? It’s soooo
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First, once again, HUGE thanks to Julie who allowed me a much needed period of rest last week before the madness began again this week. I hope y’all scoot over to listen to Forgotten Classics too! (That Heyer woman is a hoot!) Things I rambled about: Kohlberg‘s Morality Stages (I mentioned this before, right? It’s soooo kewl!), anaphora, Iago. And next…Tristan and Isolde!
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My Lords, if you would hear a high tale of love and of death, here is that of Tristan and Queen Isolde (Iseult), how to their full joy, but to their sorrow also, they loved each other and how at last they died of that love together upon one day, she by him, and he
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Fun music for you (lyrics too!), a crafty article for you that you simply won’t believe! (Thank you to Winglake.) The next two Tristan stories (we’re getting to the lovey-dovey stuff…don’t worry!) for today, “The Morholt” and “The Quest for the Lady with the Hair of Gold”. And, a new T-Shirt? I Want Me Some
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Today we learn a bit from our very own Medieval Scholar, Kate, take a look at the Tristan Stone, draw as though we know what we’re doing, check out a sock calculator and learn the dimensions to create knitting graph paper on Excel (that would be column width 0.1″ and row height .067″). Don’t forget
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I learn more from the best source–that would be YOU. So here are the cool links–the mag that likes us, the improvement on creating knitting graph paper, Tristan’s Leap, and an artist’s rendition of the same, Glastonbury, it’s Abbey and history, and some of the Arthurian accouterments, and I forgot to mention a blog to
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Some…um…interesting crochet (thank you to Dawn for sending the link); welcome to our new sponsor, Knitting Out Loud; a new LYS opens here; what’s up with the Weavettes?!; a little info on the insular Celtic languages (thank you Cheeky!); and if you have Nyquil, please send it. And, of course, don’t forget to donate during
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I score a Weavette (Weave-It…Weavit?); CheekyRedHead makes some LOVELY sock yarn for you (if you donate in the month of September);Jen has charms for the September Donation Drawing as well. This episode–Isolde floats (like small rocks or bits of wood) or doesn’t burn like…not-a-witch…, Tristan finds a Fairy Dog, and then finds another Isolde! The
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I score a Weavette (Weave-It…Weavit?); CheekyRedHead makes some LOVELY sock yarn for you (if you donate in the month of September);Jen has charms for the September Donation Drawing as well. This episode–Isolde floats (like small rocks or bits of wood) or doesn’t burn like…not-a-witch…, Tristan finds a Fairy Dog, and then finds another Isolde! The
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First, OUR WINNERS! The September donors who will receive sock yarn from CheekyRedHead or a CraftLit charm from Jen Minnis Designs are: Beverly of CT’s name was drawn to receive Sock Yarn! (YAY! General rowdiness!) and Lauren of CA’s name was drawn to receive the CraftLit charm! (Huzzah! Much rejoicing!) We’ll be getting those things out to
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Disclaimer: I tried my best to eliminate the background noise in the interviews you’ll hear. I found it easier to hear on headphones on my machine. I hope it works for you too. What you’ll hear about: My Bag! DeeDee’s Racoon Leslie and her fiber!Janel Laidman’s Class (Chameleon Color Works!) Jennie of the Lace and
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Today I chat with Madame Professor Elizabeth Klett about Romantic Poetry (that’s capital R, not romantic–ain’t nothing lovey-dovey about our poems today).
You’ll hear from Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Not bad for a night’s work, eh?
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ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2007 Back in the Saddle Book talk starts at 23:18 Chapter 1: 25:25 Chapter 2: 39:53 Well, I’m not 100% but I can talk for chunks of time now so that’s a step in the right direction. Kaylea of Chicago is our new Charm Winner for the Month of October. Debbie Brunner is
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Just Breathe…
Book-talk begins 24:11
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Cue the Monster
Not much in the way of show notes this week. Chapters 3-5…which includes the awakening of said monster.
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O The Weather Outside Is…
Actually, fifty eight degrees and sunny…but I’m watching the news with all sorts of weather advisories for my old haunts in NY and…I know I’m nuts…I miss the snow.
I don’t miss the grey or the slush, but I do miss snow.
Ah well…grass…greener…you get the picture.
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Elevate Me
Today, once again, I reference Young Frankenstein, blather about Cat Bordhi’s new sock book* (um…buy it. Really. Even if you don’t knit socks), and generally wax rhapsodic about Frankenstein.
Today you get chapters 8, 9, AND 10. Why? Because you would, quite literally, arrange a posse to hunt me down if I left you hanging after 9. I joke not.
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Original Airdate 2007 22:56 Book Talk Begins Chapter 11 24:51 Cross Examination Today we begin the real trial for Victor as the Creature speaks (that miserable wrench…uh…wench…er…wretch!)! As does former student Anahad O’Connor! (Buy his book!) SHOES! Chapter 11 for this episode; my voice won’t hold up for more. Some interesting bits of history sent
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Winter With Me in the Alps…
Today, we stay with the Creature’s narrative about his life with the De Lacey family during chapters 12 and 13. I announce the final winnah of the Jen Minnis Craftlit Charm! (Yay Barbara of IL! Yay Jen of Serious Talent!)
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Requiem for a Friend
I lose a friend with whom I simply did not get to spend enough time, we listen to chapters 14-15, I link you to a weave-a-licious blog post of Dawn’s, I continue to wrap wire, look for reeds, and read, and thus I give you a quote from Ms. Shelley:
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose—a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
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Make Me a Woman!
Now it’s gotten ridiculous. Pneumonia!
Off to surgery for us. More as I know it. Chapters 16-17 here.
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All Is Well…
Updates on the surgery can be found on the Thing 2’s Ear blog. Thank you SO much for all your support!
Today Chs 18-19.
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Mele Kalikimaka Is the Thing to Say
Chapter 20 for you while I head off to the balmy island breezes and leave you with…miserable and cold northern climes and, you know…Victor being a putz…
Don’t forget to show some love to our February Incentive-Giver, Jennie Lanners of ceramicist fame.
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Odyssey in my Mind
SO many things to link to! Along with Chs 21-22 – Frankenstein.
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Falling Down
I’m off to a funeral but I’ve left you this podcast. No time for links on the show notes right now. I’ll update them this weekend.
MANY thanks to Becky who read so nicely for us today!
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Coleridge!
Rime!
Mariners!
All we really needed was Chip…Alas…
If you want to hear it without my audio annotations, checkitout here: Librivox.
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Cue the Chicks! Little Women begins – chapters 1-2.
Can you believe we’re about to start our THIRD year??? Ai yi yi how time flies. So, I promised you a ton of links, mostly from the very patient Becky! Beading information here (Thai Silver), …
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Ookay, lotsa links for you: FitFlops® (NAYY), another online audio-lit site (I think I promised this ages ago!), a hot-button blog I forgot to tell you about, Adagio tea, Teavana, Meghan’s podcast Stitch It! Here’s a link to Courtney’s Etsy store for our May Incentive–and here’s the yarn.Yummy, no? Oh, and a few links to Pilgrim’s Progress sites for you. Oh, and Bunny Jurassic Park.
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Notes for you! Checkout our yahoo group! Thank you WendyMcD (find her on Ravelry!) Checkout the Knitmore Girls! Checkback for the pattern choices from Dixie! Soon, a pic of my son’s new ear! Check Ravelry group for the next set of chapters that need recording. Blanc-mange is: And our own G-Nina’s Meg!
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Chapters 7-8 Prepping so I don’t leave you high and dry while on the cruise. The show notes won’t change, but new episodes will appear as though by magic. How cool is that?! Checkout SpinningErin’s new ‘Cast: Faery Knitting. Congrats to our April Winnah Meghan from IL!!! You’ll be talking to Dixie at YellowDog! Limey info for
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Chapter 9, Meg Goes to Vanity Faire–reminds me of sorority parties (“Photog!”). I’m sure they hated that…
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Episode 93-95 were released with the same shownotes as I was on the Sea Socks cruise. These are those shownotes: Prepping so I don’t leave you high and dry while on the cruise. The show notes won’t change, but new episodes will appear as though by magic. How cool is that?! Checkout SpinningErin’s new ‘Cast: Faery
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I return from the curious cruise, wax rhapsodic on our listeners, remind myself why I don’t sew more often, hand out a link to Dot and Line, visit the bone marrow site, Don’t forget to check out my roomie’s blog and her Chum articles! Janwillem books or at least the first in the Amsterdam Cop series (BIG FUN!). Oh, and the new crochet book!
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All aboard for Camp Laurence! Chapter 12–whoo hoo! Rosie the dog is back, but still depressed (Though Thing 1 is Happy!) while I am frazzled like a snozzcumber. I belatedly thank Erin and also Judith for the everso bitchen’ book. I try to escape the dreaded viral malaise that has struck my children (HA!), mourn Malabrigo’s loss, and hand out
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This week! Chapters 13 and 14! Thanks to Bobby Darin; please purchase your version at iTunes! Banana Bread: 1/2 C butter 1/2 to 1 C sugar (or Splenda blend) 1 egg 1/2 tsp baking soda mixed with 2TBSP milk (for a good reason–check out the comments last week!) 1 or 2 banannas 2 C flour
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I get on a rather lame soapbox about Get Smart and comedy…which I’m pretty sure I disagree with myself on today; remind you to visit Becky’s store; cheat off of Elizabeth’s chem–I mean cooking–notes; update you on some beading competitions and venues; give a shout out to Stash Tea; ask for help on why the letter in the tower exists at all
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Judith’s photostream, my Guyabara shirt (sans sleeve…)
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Lots-n-lots of links for you, plus chapter 21 and chapter 22 (ooooh, it rhymes!). Many thanks to Erin of Faery Knitting Podcast for the reading! Woof! First and foremost, go to the Bone Marrow site and go get registered. Ask me for information if you’d like to send Robbie a card or check here for Robbie updates. As far as cooking goes, take
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Not a lot to put here…don’t forget to get registered with the Bone Marrow donor’s site! 103=Chapter 23. End of Book One. 104=Chapters 24–25. Beginning of Book Two, “Good Wives.”
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Not a lot to put here…don’t forget to get registered with the Bone Marrow donor’s site! 103=Chapter 23. End of Book One. 104=Chapters 24–25. Beginning of Book Two, “Good Wives.”
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Things for you: Pandora Radio, Becky’s Knit Sib Bracelet, Friend Meg’s Etsy Shop! (forgot to mention that one) Obama=Darcy Op-Ed, How to Cook Without a Book, 15 minute movie parodies, Paris Hilton video, pain advocacy link. I think that’s it! Chapters 26–27 today…and the Pandora player below on the right. Oh, and a Goeduck Geoduck clam…I think that’s how it’s spelled…gross, no?
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So, I promised you a few things: Cake site, Cog rested site, Gawaine site and commentary, Hitchhiker’s site. Today, Chapter 28 read by our own Erin!
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You’ll hear me nearly not at all for the next few. Between the UofA starting (oooooh Rhetoric!) and my son’s surgery, I’m tapped out. However, my stupendously cool roomie from the cruise selflessly volunteered herself (and possibly Jennie the Potter) to speak for me. This, I thought to myself, is way, way cool. Brief updates: visit Meg’s Etsy site,
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I return but take my own sweet time getting act and putting it together. A spectacular Tutorial sent in by our Madame Leiderhosen. A lovely bread site by someone who appears to be a lovely man and fun correspondent, and a Cranberry Liqueur page as a preemptive holiday strike. Happy New Year to those of the Tribe. May you have a
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Book #1 on Quilting, Book #2 the Mixed Media Self-Portraits, Book #3 (my fave) Mixed Mania.
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Today, Chapters 35-36!!! Recipe: No-Knead Bread – New York Times, a blogpost on the NY Times bread, Oatmeal Toasting Bread (?!), whole wheat beer bread (mmmm), and the original beer bread (this is what I’m eating while recording…) wish you were here! And my new fave blog: The Runcible Bin. I am in love. Followed by Plenty magazine’s website. Love it! Here’s some green-but-economically-friendly tips, help to find healthy produce in
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My painting (Day 1), Jennie the Potter, Dawn, October’s incentive book!
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The links for you: Our October Incentive book; links to more painting; link to the Mason-Dixon book; link to fabu Artisan bread—thank you Dawn—book (and the video you should watch first); links to More With Less (the Mennonite book), Nigella Express, How to Cook Without a Book, Fannie Farmer, Saving Dinner (low-carb, vegetarian, basics), Tightwad Gazette; and a buy local support page. The Chapter That Will Make You Cry (40) begins at
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I’m back-to-backing the last chapters so you can finish happy over Thanksgiving. YAY! I’ll be back in December with Jeckyl and Hyde…which seems odd for the Xmas Spirit thing, but…We’ll have The Scarlet Letter in the new year…which actually seems oddly appropriate. These episodes contain the following: episode 116—chapters 44–46 episode 117—chapter 47, the final chapter, “Harvest Time”
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I’m back-to-backing the last chapters so you can finish happy over Thanksgiving. YAY! I’ll be back in December with Jeckyl and Hyde…which seems odd for the Xmas Spirit thing, but…We’ll have The Scarlet Letter in the new year…which actually seems oddly appropriate. These episodes contain the following: episode 116—chapters 44–46 episode 117—chapter 47, the final chapter, “Harvest Time”
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A great article on the REAL author of Frankenstein (it’s what you’d hoped–better than…), some kewl artsy things to do with small boxes, and yes, I call it episode 116. It’s not. And Who Knew?! Who knew we’d have a run to the emergency room on Halloween night, an election that took up WAY more time than we thought,
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Welcome to our first episode of Jekyll and Hyde! ______ You can hear the discussion on these links and book-only audio by starting a Premium Audio Membership. For only $5 a month you will be able to listen to a second book that’s been curated CraftLit-style (sans crafty-chat). The fastest way to get the audio is via the Streaming subscription which
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Definition of troglodyte. Here’s a cute pic of what someone thought troglodytic creatures might look like. Nice. Chapters 2 and 3 today.
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So, today chapters 4–7 of Jekyll and Hyde, and a bunch of links for you: Meg’s Victorian site, new Incentive site (Thank you, Debbi), Authonomy is questionable site, the Knit Kit, Paperworks, cool Victorian movie (Yay Johnny Depp), Knitting Daily Free Sock e-Book, Yay Neil Gaiman, Little Women spinning project, and I think that’s it!
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Some cool things–YAY CORALINE, Yay Graveyard Book! Yay teeny-weeny sweaters! Yay Tikabelle! Yay Getting Things Done in creative ways! Yay cables without a cable needle (there’re good videos on YouTube, too). Yay Clear Scientists! (Maybe start with the CalTech lecture.) Waiting for a schematic or information on the Cardi Cozy…it may be the most frogged pattern I’ve ever seen on Ravelry! Sadly .
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Some fun for you! A Death Clock! Whoopie! (I’ve got some time, so we’ll finish a few more books . . . ) And check this out! A NYTimes article aggregator! I love this thing. I never close it! And for a hoot–check out friend Haynes’ new venture (hint . . . he’s an actor . . . ). And for those of you frustrated
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Some fun for you! A Death Clock! Whoopie! (I’ve got some time, so we’ll finish a few more books…) And check this out! A NYTimes article aggregator! I love this thing. I never close it! And for a hoot–check out friend Haynes’ new venture (hint . . . he’s an actor . . . ). And for those of you frustrated with the
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Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six: The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don’t Forget the Roses. The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, the link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.April Incentive: Artists’ Journals and Sketchbooks by
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Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six (The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don’t Forget the Roses.) The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, t he link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin. April
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Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six: The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don’t Forget the Roses. The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, the link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.April Incentive: Artists’ Journals and Sketchbooks by
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Today! Chapter 2! Fun with the intolerant Puritans of the Dour Physiognomies (love that word! Also love ignominious). I knit a pair of Knucks in no time (necessity=invention. My hands are freezing), I fall in love with the KOL book Knitting Lessons (good reader!).And! A New Incentive Fills Our Lives! …for the first ever The March
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I bait the “come-and-see-me” hook with three venues: Maryland Sheep and Wool, Sock Summit, and SFO. Come by JennieThePotter‘s stall at MSW if you want to be recorded for a ‘Cast! Or, you know, just say hi! Don’t forget about the Challenge! New Website coming! Really! Life is good and we’re on Chapter 3 of The Scarlet
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Many things from this episode! Not the least of which is chapter four of TSL!!!! April Incentive book and yarn! New Interweave book! LOVE IT! Our THSG journal fundraiser full of pics of our artsy goodies from last year’s challenge! Maryland Sheep and Wool! Find me at Jennie the Potter’s stall with Knitty and the gang! FAST-DRYING NAIL POLISH (really…but, okay, not in
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Hester embroiders! Puritans are explained! My new site is nearly done! AND MSW UPDATE: After Party that Guido (It’sAPurlMan) and Alanna (TactileTravel) and Jess (Ravelry) have put together—It’s Saturday night in Columbia and we’ll have food and some door prizes and hopefully a ton of fun. There’s more info at http://tactileafterparty.com. Interweave ROCKS–Go there NOW!!! Interweave is celebrating Earth
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Not much for you this episode. Maryland Sheep and Wool was great. Jennie the Potter and Dawn and Amy were spectacular (a year since the cruise! Who knew?!). And now I’m heading out to NYC. Ping me if you are there and want to hook up. Whoo hoo! Next week will likely NOT have a ‘cast, but the week after, you
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For all of you (ahem, all of us) who don’t speak Latin…you know…just in general…that would be a title for the Governor in our little book–in English: Who Watches the Watchmen? This week, Chapters 7 and 8 of The Scarlet Letter. Some quick links for your merriment: Checkout Scrivener if you have a Mac and write stories, lookee at News Knitter,
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Now, now…didn’t mean to frighten you there…Leech was just a old fashioned way of saying “Doctor.” Which makes me wonder why ANYONE would ever go to the Doctor?! Huge thanks to Penelope for reading this week!!!! YAY CRAFTLIT LISTENERS!!! Camille sent this picture she found. Feel the drama? News from Interweave: Quilting Arts Gives Away Free eBook of 7 Quilted Bag
TSL – Ch 10 Well, I knew I was having issues when I uploaded this file, but didn’t expect an entire post to disappear. Check for shownotes at craftlit.com.
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Chapter 11 I run out of time, out of technology to fix audio, and wine. But you didn’t hear about that last part on the ‘cast. Here are some links for you: Funny online movie starring Jaleel White and Leyna Weber. It’s a new webseries Road to the Alter. Full disclosure, I was only able to
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Chapter 12 of The Scarlet Letter. Today Thing 1 leaves for the Galapagos Islands with his grandparents and I receive that horrible weepy phone call every parent dreads. Thing 2 and I get another crafty weekend and I share video of his first dance recital. Tonight, watching a splashy dance number he announces that all
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Okay, I’m done with the 91,000 word novel. WOOF! Now I can get back to living…o wait…now I have to send it out…unsolicited. MORE FUN! 101 Wire Earrings rocks! Denise Peck did a great job. Love it! We have a BookGlutton group! Come! Join us!
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