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Category Archives: Julie
Book Review: Alias Grace
Alias Grace is the third Margaret Atwood book I have read. After loving The Handmaid’s Tale and hating The Robber Bride, I was uncertain whether I wanted to venture further into Atwood’s oeuvre, but Alias Grace fell into my hands … Continue reading
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Yarn Garden and More
I had the opportunity to visit a new (to me) yarn store in Portland this weekend, with two ladies I recently taught to knit. Having only been to a few yarn stores myself, mostly the ones in the Salem area, … Continue reading
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Book Review: Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4
In order to write a review, or even a summary of this volume, I was forced to look back through the contents to recall what important events happened. I was relieved to discover that I was not mistaken in thinking … Continue reading
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Flower Basket #1
Well, I think it is safe to say that the Flower Basket Shawl makes a quick, enjoyable knit. After starting the first of three such shawls just yesterday afternoon, I have already finished it, and it is blocking as we … Continue reading
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Finally Some Finished Projects
Well, by now my mom is in the air on her way home, so I’m back on my own. To console myself, I decided to post some photos of a few recently finished and barely begun projects. First is the … Continue reading
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Ramblings
I haven’t posted for a while, so I thought I would write up a kind of general entry of what I have been up to. Hopefully I will have some fodder for specific posts by the weekend. I have had … Continue reading
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Back to the Bench Hook
I don’t think I have posted any info about my printmaking efforts since starting this blog. This past week or two I began work on a new woodcut for a print exchange, and decided to take a few pictures along … Continue reading
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Culdesac Progress
Despite of (or perhaps due to) a cold that has kept me somewhat out of commission this week, I was able to make more progress on the Culdesac Vest over the past few days. Last night I finished the left … Continue reading
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Juliet and Culdesac Photos
Here are some photos (finally!) of the projects I have been working on recently. First is the finished front of Juliet, all blocked and waiting to be seamed: And here is part of what I worked on this past weekend, … Continue reading
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Book Review: Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 3
In finishing the third volume of Sir Charles, I have only a few notes to make. First of all, I was fortunate to be directed to another online version of Sir Charles Grandison, at Blackmask. This version does seem to … Continue reading
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