“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro. I’m not going to say too much about this book because I really think you should read it. Everybody should read it. Older generations should read it, teenagers should read it and discuss it in school. Beautiful. Powerful. Chilling. The writing is measured and perfectly poised, but don’t …
… and just like that, one knot at a time, it’s finished. Well done me. I love it. I need more knotting in my life. But first the knitty gritty (I sooooo wanted to say the knotty grotty….)… the pattern and instructions are from this book: Absolutely brilliant. Easy diagrams and clear photos… I had …
Again, Mary Oliver does it best. On Winter’s Margin (by Mary Oliver) On winter’s margin, see the small birds now With half-forged memories come flocking home To gardens famous for their charity. The green globe’s broken; vines like tangled veins Hang at the entrance to the silent wood. With half a loaf, I am the …
This is a blast from the past… but I’m going to see Vonda Shepard this coming Sunday night so … Have a good weekend!
“the art of knotting string in patterns” I’ve been admiring all the gorgeous macrame wallhanging for a while now trying to decide if they are cool or too bohemian or too vintage looking.. and I decided on cool. When Mr M and I had some time in Palm Springs, a year or so ago, …
We got back from our half term break to find snowdrops flowering everywhere around here. It’s such a welcome sight because it really feels spring is around the corner and the dark winter days are finally over. Nature never lies. Did you know there are more than 2500 varieties of snowdrops? Mind boggling… The latin …
Everything is Illuminated (by Jonathan Safran Foer) Ok, first a couple of points: I think that Jonathan Safran Foer is a brilliant writer. I really do. I loved his latest book ‘Here I am’ and also ‘Extremely loud and incredibly close’ is one on my favourites… He has a fabulous subtle, self deprecating sense of …
Letter Beginning with Two Lines by Czesław Miłosz (by Matthew Olzmannn) You whom I could not save, Listen to me. Can we agree Kevlar backpacks shouldn’t be needed for children walking to school? Those same children also shouldn’t require a suit of armor when standing on their front lawns, or snipers to watch their backs …
The new Plumo Spring catalogue dropped into my in box yesterday and I must say… it’s a good one! I always like their stuff, the clothes are a little off kilt and although some items can be quite expensive their sales are always very good if you can wait. I own a couple of …
Yup, still alive… but what a week it has been. I can honestly say that I can’t remember last time I was so ill for such a long time and with lots of different things one after the other… First, as you know, my back just ‘went’… eventually the magic hands of the masseur at …
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