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Some objects are never finished
Thinking about my needlepoint reminded me of my other longest-standing unfinished object and I had to search out the pieces so I could once again hang my head in shame. Here, then, is the state of The Beaded Christmas Bauble at the beginning of this week. I’m not entirely sure whether the bauble or the… Continue reading
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Something’s up with Pam
Something’s here I’m not quite gettingThough I try I keep forgettingLike a memory long since pastHere in an instant, gone in a flashWhat does it mean?What does it mean? Jack’s Obsession – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Book by Tim Burton/Lyrics by Danny Elfman) There are two possible ways of interpreting the current state of my… Continue reading
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Technological sweet spots
I look back on the days of my Amiga computers with a fondness totally out of proportion with the capabilities or usefulness of the technology. We have come so far since then, with phones that are more powerful than our entire home computer set-ups; heck – watches that are more powerful than our entire home… Continue reading
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In conclusion
I’m not admitting defeat, I am just concluding that the Heather Sweater isn’t what I want to work on right now. I’ve been having to force myself to pick it up and doing pretty much anything I can think of that helps me to ignore it. Enough is enough, I need to take a break… Continue reading
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A new member of Clan Bluepen
Okay, so they invented this thing called Black Friday. Did you get the memo? Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t be drawn in, but apparently 2020 is not a normal year. You got that memo, right? Anyway, Black Friday… invented… not my type of thing… then I watched this video on YouTube wherein some bloke had… Continue reading
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An idle aside
Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’Gleams that untravell’d world whose margin fadesFor ever and forever when I move. Alfred, Lord Tennyson“Ulysses” My week has been all knitting and unpicking and writing, though thankfully not un-writing, and so today is just a “quote and a picture” day. A remembrance of sunnier moments, further afield, of… Continue reading
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