Originally posted Nov 25, 2010 I was concentrating so much on the novel challenge that I forgot to post for two of my favourite days. Nov 25 and Nov 30. Here is a re-post for Nov 25. November 25 is the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria. In Christian lore, St. Catherine was martyred upon […]
Crazy Quilt Mitts from Infiknit On Nov 18, 1883 Sir Sanford Fleming spoiled all the fun – he got North America to adopt Standard Time. As a result we now have boring predictability. Why, because apparently before standard time each railway company (think airports, railways stations, bus and subway platforms today) literally had it’s own
Winter Dreams from Red Bird Knits On Sunday I bought Susan Boyle’s new CD “The Gift”. I wanted to keep her dream alive! And so it seems do a lot of other people, apparently, her new CD sold 318,000 copies in the first week of its release. It also topped the US and UK charts
I read the other day that they (great thinkers, scientists, surrealists) have been able to stabilize anti-matter for about 10 seconds – long enough for science to study it. Anti-matter, apparently was there at the “Big Bang”. It was the universe as we know it, but with a negative charge and so it disappeared –
I always love it when knitting becomes some big time in your face “thing”. I love knitting “bombs” and I love it when advertisers use knitting in their pitches. Years ago Campbell’s soup had billboards with knitted cans of soup and knitted radiators shown graphically in yarns of their iconic red and white colours. The
My youngest – the soon-to-be-18 year old (male) is taking fashion design at school. This wasn’t necessarily by choice – but, because he tends to dress as a “fashion plate,” his guidance teacher suggested that fashion design might suit him – no pun intended. His response, as usual, was – whatever and when can I
My youngest – the soon-to-be-18 year old (male) is taking fashion design at school. This wasn’t necessarily by choice – but, because he tends to dress as a “fashion plate,” his guidance teacher suggested that fashion design might suit him – no pun intended. His response, as usual, was – whatever and when can I
I always love it when knitting becomes some big time in your face “thing”. I love knitting “bombs” and I love it when advertisers use knitting in their pitches. Years ago Campbell’s soup had billboards with knitted cans of soup and knitted radiators shown graphically in yarns of their iconic red and white colours. The
This may very well be the last rose of summer. It’s also the title of a very beautiful, yet very sad Irish folk song. The Irish may, in fact, be one of the few cultures that have turned death into an art form. Here’s the link for the song, sung by John McDermott Albert Camus,
I saw this slogan printed in very large letters on the side of a truck the other day. It sounds like one of the great euphemisms of life. But that company certainly has brought a lot of life to, well, fungi! Now, if you thought knitting companies had difficulty finding a marketable name, given the
