Tag Archives: Family

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

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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

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Mother’s Day

“Everyone talks about Mother’s Day, but nobody does anything about it.” Wait, that’s not right. Lots of people do lots of stuff for Mother’s Day: they send cards and flowers, they take their mothers, sisters and wives out for brunch … Continue reading

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Treasure Trove

Although I didn’t learn knitting from any of my grandmas who did fiberwork, I do come by it honestly, and on my visit to the family homestead in April, Mom let me pick out some samples of my great-grandma Delphia’s … Continue reading

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Iowa Spring

Oh, hello, blog! How’ve you been? My, you haven’t changed a bit! Me? Oh, you know, the usual: lots of working and walking, reading and knitting. I took a trip back to the homestead in April, and had a great … Continue reading

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Bookish Vacation

Sorry about the gap in posting, but I’ve been working a grueling 2-days-a-week schedule for nearly a month now; I’m sure you can imagine how fast that catches up to a person. Hee hee! Okay, first I was on vacation, … Continue reading

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