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Category Archives: Remainders
Bhaloidam
2011 has been an ugly, trying year. Globally, we’ve lurched from crisis to calamity to tragedy. There are too many to list, but the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the shootings in Norway, and the London riots stand out for … Continue reading
No More Kings
…but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have princesses–I mean, even Lady Liberty wears a diadem! So I thought I’d show you the birthday tiara I made for my dear friend Rachel’s birthday this year. I don’t think you’re ever … Continue reading
Spring Delights
It’s mid-June and we’re finally getting weather that most of the country would recognize as Spring-like: mostly-sunny days in the low 70s, nights in the mid-50s. Now me, I didn’t mind how cold and wet it was in April and … Continue reading
Limbering Up
We’re well into June, and that means the assault on Mt. Stephenson is underway— the Ascent Team has agreed to read Cryptonomicon in June, Quicksilver in July, The Confusion in August, and The System of the World in September. I’m … Continue reading
Corny
Sometimes, a girl has a hat she doesn’t need. A hat that sits around gathering dust, waiting for an appropriate occasion. Other times, a girl needs a hat she doesn’t have. But with a little ingenuity, a needle & thread, … Continue reading
Grimalkin
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” I don’t recall when I first heard this–sources on the web attribute it to Queen Elizabeth II, in reference to the 9/11 attacks. I don’t think that’s the context I heard it … Continue reading
Sunriver Escapade
My office holds fundraisers for United Way every autumn–bake sales, silent auctions, and the centerpiece event, basket raffles. Teams put together themed baskets (Movie Night, Holiday Baking, etc.) that are raffled off in the big finale of the month-long fundraiser. … Continue reading
The Grandma Project
Long time Bookish Dark readers may have noticed a distinct lack of crafts-talk around here. No, I haven’t seen the error of my knitterly ways and reformed (never!), but I have been learning a new skill, cross stitch, and working … Continue reading
House of Wax
Professor Henry Jarrod is a gifted sculptor who pours his passion into creating marvelously life-like wax models of historical figures. He doesn’t mind that his sober little wax museum only draws a couple hundred visitors on a good day; he’s … Continue reading
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Anton Phibes has it all. He’s a spectacularly talented man–a medical doctor, a trained theologian, a renowned concert organist, and a mechanical inventor of considerable ingenuity. Better, he has the love of a beautiful young wife whom he worships … Continue reading