Archive for August, 2007
I got ramblin’ on my mind
We spent today at Legoland – the original one in Billund, Denmark. We’ve also been in Oslo, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; old seaside resort towns in Germany and Denmark. We’ve eaten actual hamburgers (nearly American-style) and ale instead of lager, and have seen glorious mountains and oceans and fjords. We’ve also been juggling currencies (Denmark, Sweden […]
a new technique
This necklace is a new technique for me; I think it worked pretty well. I always like necklaces that look like vines growing. These delicate clay roses (both cabbage-type and antique roes) ccame from a store we stumbled on in Delft last fall; when I saw some twisted-wire necklaces in Rome (I think it was […]
longer’s not always better
Rudder’s home, yay! Now we have a couple of days to rest up before heading off for a drive around Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Today I am off to a jewelry and beading fair, where I have hopes of being able to score some silver wire and findings. And if not at least I’lll get […]
…on empty
Running, running, running. I’ve been working on paperwork for the Taiwan move (and for the record, including a prepaid return envelope is much more difficult when a) you need it to be returned from the US to Europe) and b) there are documents too important to be trusted to regular mail), on getting work out […]
stuff. want stuff.
Am having an episode of yarnlust – actually I think it’s just displaced shopping lust in general, because I can’t easily get to the stores while they’re open and when I do they don’t have just exactly what I want. Of course part of this is that I’m trained to want North American brands and […]
due credit
First: I got my Ravelry invitation over the weekend. I’m dichroic over there, too. I haven’t figured out any great shining wonders of the site, except that it does seem to be an easy way to log projects. Since I posted here when I got screwed over by my bank over my investment account, it […]
a visit and a rant
Yesterday I got to visit my friend Squirrel (frequent commenter over at Avontuur, but I don’t think she has a blog) in Rotterdam. I’ve written about it over there, so I won’t duplicate the story both places. I’d met her once before, when she was on a visit to LA, but we hadn’t managed to […]
dangly bits
Just some stuff I made today, pendants and a very Dutch pair of earrings. One images with flash, one without; the one without is a little blurry, of course, but it shows off the sunstone really nicely: From left: agate, jade (I think) and silver; sunstone, tiger-eye and gold-colored wire; jasper(?) and silver; agate, I […]
SK on HP
I agree with nearly everything Stephen King says about the Harry Potter books. (The one exception is that while he’s right that “sometimes – often, really – the magic does go away”, I think of it as a tragedy rahter than a normal part of life.) Another thing he says makes me feel a bit […]
linkages and transfer stuff
Note to blogroll-ees: I just edited my blogroll. In addition to deleting a couple that are moribund, I’ve also removed the Diaryland and LJ ones. If you’re one of those, it’s not that I don’t love you any more; it’s that I read posts on those sites via my friendslists. I use my blogroll here […]