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Bookish: More two-sentence reviews.

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

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It really has been ages since I’ve done a book review on here so I’m back with more two sentence reviews for my fall reads. Thank goodness for WeBook which helps me at least keep track of what I’ve read or I’d have completely… Continue Reading “Bookish: More two-sentence reviews.”

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Bookish: As form, as social occasion

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

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Well, it seems as though the rains have come in for the winter – judging by the torrential downpour outside my window at the moment – but thank goodness our good weather held through Sunday and Word on the Street which had another successfully… Continue Reading “Bookish: As form, as social occasion”

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Morning reading.

Posted on January 23, 2009 by

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Each morning I am waking poetry; you read my body with your hands. Hear the shape of my words tactile, deciding which form I am today. Sonnet, ballad, free verse, ode? Bringing me coffee you climb back into warmth written over a night of… Continue Reading “Morning reading.”

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Impatient reading.

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

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It’s been an awfully long time since I’ve written about books – partly because my reading has slowed down lately, but also because I haven’t read a ton of stuff that’s affected me enough to rant or rave. Mostly the books I am reading… Continue Reading “Impatient reading.”

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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.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays, our recycling center store is open on Gabriola. I try to go once a week or so to see what garment suitable fabric might be lurking in the back bins. Often, it's just a lot of weird synthetics and furniture upholstery (like today), but I have made several pieces of clothing from thrifted fabrics. There is nothing more pleasing to me than a $2 dress made from beautiful natural linen.
Forty of 240 threads in the heddles.
Today has been a bit of a writing day, between finishing some workplace writing and starting to put my newsletter essay together for the end of the month. I also posted a talk I gave to my Zen community in September to my blog at Red-cedar.ca

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