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Less is more…

Three articles in a row on a similar theme usually means that someone is trying to tell me something.   First there was the book review of a new book entitled The Book of Marvels by Lorna Crozier. It’s a book of essays on household items – relating them to life. Something like… a bowl can […]

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What’s a book store….?

Funny you should ask….I was in Indigo last night – my husband needed another mystery book so we combined it with a walk and I kinda “hung out”  and waited for him to get something to read.  I had my camera so I amused myself by taking pictures of the shelves where books used to

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Still….

I will post the last of the stitches from Found Poetry next week, after I have found or caught a wave!  The stitch is Crest of the Wave – a beautiful old shetland stitch that I have used often – coming soon. In the meantime I am in another photo scavenger hunt.  I was talking

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Happy Bloomsday

Happy Bloomsday everyone!!!! Bloomsday is celebrated every June 16 in various parts of the world where the work of James Joyce – most specifically – Ulysses is read, acted, improvised…the list goes on. Here is a detailed explanation from Wikipedia. It is called Bloomsday after one of the main characters in the book, Leopold Bloom.

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Paper teacups

I know that everyone thought that I was a little “nuts,” when I started making kits for knitted teacups. No one every thought Debbie New was a little strange and she started the craze! Well some one has created a stunning paper teacup.  I know we drink hot (and cold) beverages from paper cups; but

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Take an author to lunch…

My friend JB told me about a new program at the library.  Apparently it started in Denmark about 10 years ago and has spread. Participating libraries arrange for you to take out an author, for an hour or so, on your library card! Well it’s one way, albeit a very time consuming way, of reaching

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