Category Archives: Fiber

Head coverings

Leslie has written a great post on head coverings, traditions and the “to snood or not to snood” question. If you are not Jewish, I suspect it would have little relevance to you, except for her excellent research and photo … Continue reading

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Going on forever

There is a point in many projects where you think you have been knitting forever. Furthermore, the end of the knitting will never, ever happen. Sitting here with both halves of the candle flame scarf, I was trying to convince … Continue reading

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Symmetry

On a Monday, I might be able to talk about all the work I had accomplished over the weekend. That is if I had really accomplished anything. My husband apparently survived turning 60 and now just has to get through … Continue reading

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Number 60

When you are thirty, what is important is the present. The future is both right now and so distant that it seems inconsequential. Perhaps your perspective stretches out long than when you were a teenager. It might even make it … Continue reading

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Putting it off

I have been procrastinating. There is only so much that I can accomplish at the office. Much of what currently needs to be done, I must do at home since it involves printing, scanning and emailing. The British Army computer … Continue reading

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Mac Attack

I did it this past weekend. Converted from a PC to a Mac and am having a wonderful time. MacBook-Pro, lots of memory and a decent size hard drive. Screen bigger than what I needed. I would have gone with … Continue reading

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No Tour

As I read blogs (nothing like being completely without Internet access for four days), I keep noticing all the participants in Tour De Fleece. I played last year. This year? Well, it falls right up there with the Olympics. One … Continue reading

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Over London

There is London from the air Along with A colleague who was PSCing back to the states today took his family in my van to the airport. Smart man, he parked it right at the entry in the first row … Continue reading

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No fireworks

Much to the disappointment of the Brits with whom I am stationed – I bagged the 4th of July celebration at work (BBQ, Softball and Beer) in favor of the weekend outing with my husband. As a result, I sort … Continue reading

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3 Minutes

That is what the sign over the doors claimed at the South Terminal end of the monorail. One minute, 50 seconds to North Terminal. Every three minutes turned into 45.Every three minutes turned into 45. Heathrow has nothing on Gatwick … Continue reading

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What is Real?

In one of those Internet phenomenas, I found my thoughts converging between what I have written in the last couple of days, what Fabienne wrote on Monday and some concepts in the Podibook Beautiful Red by M Dursha Wehm. I … Continue reading

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24 hours

Please remember that inspite of living the last 15 years as an ex-pat I am still at heart an American. Besides being the Boy Scout oath of trustworthy, loyal etc. I have been known to be less than flexible and … Continue reading

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Found ’em

I might have mentioned back more than a few weeks ago now that my good glasses had gone among the missing. They aren’t anything fancy, but they fit and have the right prescription. In the unfocused blur that is my … Continue reading

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Missed one

I was being so good. Thought I had all of the UFOs, but I missed one. You see, there was this baby sweater that I was going to knit for a baby. In fact the eldest was going to help … Continue reading

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three pattern repeats

I managed three pattern repeats on the Hyacinth today. That is an increase of 60 stitches per row just today and I still have somewhere from 4-6 repeats (each 10 rows long) to go. I still want to find a … Continue reading

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UFOs

Picking up the idea from Kattwings via Amanda, I decided to be honest about what I have here for UFOs. I am not counting the Viking Ship Sweater since I am still working on it. I can’t see what is … Continue reading

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Organic Mowers

Not wishing to wait for the promised sometime next week we will come and mow, I borrowed an organic horse powered lawn mower from another person who lives on post. Truly horse powered. If you can’t see him clearly, perhaps … Continue reading

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Detonators

There is the good, and the bad. Let me do the challenging part first. After finishing up my errands at RAF Croughton, I stopped by Windsor Great Forest on the way home. One of the other US exchange officers lives … Continue reading

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Fleece

It has been a long time since I muttered around about spinning. And normally I go no where near fleece, washing fleece or processing from the beginning. But lately, as the price of roving seems to have sky rocketed to … Continue reading

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