Monthly Archives: August 2014

Worldcon?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by dichroic

I just learned that Worldcon 2015 is in Spokane. I was thinking it might be fun to go, maybe take the train there. But first, who else out there is planning to go? It would definitely be more fun if … Continue reading →

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new sweater!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by dichroic

I always know it’s going to be a good day at work when I get to wear something I’ve made for the first time. No matter what happens at work, I have proof of my competence, right there on my … Continue reading →

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musing

Posted on August 20, 2014 by dichroic

Forgive me if this is long-winded and driveling; something just hit me but I’m not sure I’ll be able to explain it. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, I was friends with some neighbors whose kids I babysat … Continue reading →

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Penderwicks news, muse on vacation

Posted on August 11, 2014 by dichroic

Nice way to start a week – apparently the fourth Penderwicks book, The Penderwicks in Spring, is due out next March. Also, this, drafted on the lake last Saturday: Puddles fade behind us and a distant mountain rises to overtop … Continue reading →

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“you are not free to desist from the work”

Posted on August 6, 2014 by dichroic

A woman named Sharon Ann Burnston wrote this on Ravelry (reposted with permission) and I loved it so much I wanted to save it here. Tis is really the first thing I’ve ever read that makes the Judeo-Christian concept of … Continue reading →

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