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Meaning and death.

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

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The Death of Ivan Ilych seems like the right book to start the new year off discussing – filled as it is with meaning of life questions – the main character discovering (almost) too late that the good things in life are not measured… Continue Reading “Meaning and death.”

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A few notes on Candide.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

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Since I believe I will be presenting on Candide for class (along with the Book of Job), I am going to confine myself here to some simple notes which will help trigger me when it comes to forming the presentation. Once I actually find… Continue Reading “A few notes on Candide.”

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Hume and Kant with video back-up

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

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I am at a loss with this week’s reading – not that I can’t understand them – but I’m not feeling inspired to write much about them. For the time-being I think I am simply going to post a brief synopsis of both –… Continue Reading “Hume and Kant with video back-up”

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Ohhh, the morality!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

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This morning before work, I sat in bed with my morning coffee and read through a lecture on Pilgrim’s Progress which confirmed for me some initial thoughts I had upon reading Bunyan’s book – one of the most influential and popular works of literature… Continue Reading “Ohhh, the morality!”

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Irreducible existence.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

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I’m afraid that my post on Descartes’ Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (1637) is going to be a bit tangential. And perhaps a bit of a cheat, because I want to focus entirely… Continue Reading “Irreducible existence.”

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I love seeing the finished cloth build up on the cloth beam. Six of eight tea towels woven!
Dress-hemming by hand for invisible stitches. Always worth the time for the nicest finish.
I've been wearing this alpaca/tencel twill wrap for two weeks and just realized I hadn't posted the finished picture of it. It's my new favourite thing, and everyone who tries it on wants to keep it, so I know it's a winner. I traveled to Victoria today to make some family time, and this was part of my outfit!
Wondering about the dress? It's not quite finished - still needs some details inside and hemming, but I anticipate being done by Sunday.
From underneath the loom. Four of eight towels woven, with pretty consistent warp composition so far (no loose threads or sections, no breakage).
I *had* decided not to make a new dress for my birthday party next weekend, instead wearing one of the many me-made dresses I already own. But somehow I've found my way to cutting out the #sauviesundress pattern and laid it onto some beautiful Japanese fabric from my stash.
The second sock is well underway but not going nearly as fast as the first one. I would like to get this done by my birthday, which is in two weeks, so I need to get my stitches in!
Eight yards of neutral pallette to weave in grey and charcoal. Huck spot patterning is a very meditative weave. This suits my January state of being just fine.
Wound on and ready to weave.
Spent this afternoon threading my loom, and it's all done. Now I just need to wind on and tie up the treadles, which I plan to do tomorrow. I didn't get a photo, so instead, here is a picture of the ramen I made for dinner.
I rescued this yarn over a year ago from a free pile at a house that was being emptied for renovation by a man whose mother had died a few years previous. She had been a spinner and knitter in her lifetime, and there were boxes of bits and pieces from her lifetime as a maker. I matched as many of the hand spun skeins as I could and brought it home, putting it in the deep freeze immediately (which I always do with found/donated yarn - to kill any bugs or bug eggs).
This week has seen a bit more music making than textiles. We are currently hosting Caroline Mark as our songwriter-in-residence at Birdsong, which has inspired a bit more practicing as I get ready for some musical gatherings in the near future.

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