1. All my recent introspection has brought one new thought to the surface: I don't just love knitting. I love talking and writing about knitting. And other stuff. On the principle that I should do (as in literally spend my time on, not try to earn money from) what I love, I should (let myself?)… Continue reading 5 things: 26.9.2015
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On gender and value in craft and blogging
Two posts from a recent Abby Glassenberg newsletter, read in parallel, serve as interesting footnotes on recent discussions of knitblogs. (And btw are you reading Abby's newsletter? You should! She serves up worthwhile links and meaty thoughts on craft entrepreneurship, among other things. And her sewn stuffie patterns are ridiculously great.)Presented without comment (but with emphasis added), because… Continue reading On gender and value in craft and blogging
It’s like the pinny porn thing all over again*
I spent most of yesterday (when not dealing with two overtired and needy children, one of whom took nearly two hours to settle down and go to sleep, bless his stroppy little heart *she says through gritted teeth*) fighting with various Flickr "solutions" to upload my snaps from last month's holiday. Getting them up within a couple… Continue reading It’s like the pinny porn thing all over again*
Just being myself, out loud, where anyone can hear me
Sometimes things need to be said out loud, not for anyone to hear them, just to be said. Just for thoughts to take a more solid form. For intentions to be stated, and thereby crystallized. This is one of those posts: it's very meta, which probably means very boring. With a bit more ambition it… Continue reading Just being myself, out loud, where anyone can hear me
Woolly thoughts (and fuzzy logic) 