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#bobbincount (11), unexpected cheer and stuff
I plowed along tonight, listening to The Silmarillion and to music and enjoying the temperate temperature. 70’s is much nicer for quilting in than 90’s. Bobbin count for tonight is 11, and I actually quilted 2/3 of another one, but … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, bobbin number, deadlines, dothework, Lotr, quilting
Tagged bobbincount, process, quilting, wine
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A Poem to Enjoy
The Writer’s Almanac today offers a particularly lovely poem, for you parents out there: Now, in still darkness, listening to their breath slow and ease into sleep’s regular rhythm. They are grown, you might’ve guessed. from: Talking About the Day, … Continue reading
Posted in dothework, Poetry and Lyrics
Tagged poetry, process, writersalmanac
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#BobbinCount 8
Posted in bobbin number, deadlines, dothework, quilting
Tagged bobbincount, process, quilting
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Getting Ready to Quilt
I’ve been listening to Walden in the car. It’s pretty good for commutes. It’s not, it turns out, great for quilting to. Last night I ended up finishing a good chunk of quilting to Paul Simon. I had the epiphany … Continue reading
Posted in bobbin number, dothework, fae and elvish, geeky stuff, quilting, warcraft and other games, what I'm listening to
Tagged geekystuff, pokemongo, quilting, silmarillion
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The Fight Against Evil
never ending. It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, dothework, From the Quote Box, In the neighborhood, Lotr, note to self
Tagged evil, LoTR, quote, tolkien
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