tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265917672024-03-07T19:15:17.755-07:00CraftLit: A Free Podcast for Busy Book LoversIf you love to work with your hands, you may find your knitting, spinning, crocheting, painting, potting, is cutting into your reading time. I'm here to help!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-75224828648098738182009-06-17T20:30:00.004-07:002017-03-19T20:28:25.345-07:00Join Us at Our New Home!We have a domain!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-63030389225953751292009-06-13T21:57:00.005-07:002009-11-24T09:50:31.414-07:00Episode One hundred thirty-four: Free to Be CraftyNew shownotes and audio link here.A couple of links and a few pics and chapter 10! Whoo hoo!The LocalGringos Etsy shop, The Cloth/Paper/Scissors that I now love,Some work on my end.My version of crafty-ness:And Critter Stuffies (both from Cloth Paper Scissors):Sister's Wedding Shawl: My Neverending Amy Plug-n-Play Shawl:And once I started digging on the drop.io/craftlit site, lookee what I found Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-63760820866226573112009-06-07T21:19:00.000-07:002009-06-07T21:20:20.807-07:00Episode pending!First scheduling then technical difficulties!Soon.Promise!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-77100291364266820742009-05-28T17:55:00.002-07:002009-05-28T20:15:20.894-07:00Episode One hundred thirty-three: Eek! A Leech!Now, now...didn't mean to frighten you there...Leech was just a old fashioned way of saying "Doctor."Which makes me wonder why ANYONE would ever go to the Doctor?!Huge thanks to Penelope for reading this week!!!! YAY CRAFTLIT LISTENERS!!!Camille sent this picture she found. Feel the drama?News from Interweave:Quilting Arts Gives Away Free eBook of 7 Quilted Bag Patterns eBook giveaway Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-18890603439635647802009-05-24T14:23:00.004-07:002009-05-24T19:46:52.486-07:00Episode One hundred thirty-two: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?For all of you (ahem, all of us) who don't speak Latin...you know...just in general...that would be a title for the Governor in our little book--in English: Who Watches the Watchmen?This week, Chapters 7 and 8 of The Scarlet Letter.Some quick links for your merriment: Checkout Scrivener if you have a Mac and write stories, lookee at News Knitter, Interesting idea...LifeHacks, another way to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-15436265307607131602009-05-08T10:04:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:05:06.852-07:00Episode One hundred thirty-one: Pearls Before Swine...Flu?Not much for you this episode. Maryland Sheep and Wool was great. Jennie the Potter and Dawn and Amy were spectacular (a year since the cruise! Who knew?!).And now I'm heading out to NYC. Ping me if you are there and want to hook up.Whoo hoo!Next week will likely NOT have a 'cast, but the week after, you know it!And don't forget the challenge! Lots of Scarlet Letter yarn went at MSW. It really isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-12690796791427363722009-04-27T05:48:00.002-07:002009-04-27T06:28:15.366-07:00Episode One hundred thirty: But I HATE Embroidery!Hester embroiders! Puritans are explained! My new site is nearly done!AND MSW UPDATE: After Party that Guido (It'sAPurlMan) and Alanna (TactileTravel) and Jess (Ravelry) have put together—It's Saturday night in Columbia and we'll have food and some door prizes and hopefully a ton of fun. There's more info at http://tactileafterparty.com. Interweave ROCKS–Go there NOW!!! Interweave is celebratingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-62740356287335229552009-04-16T19:27:00.005-07:002009-04-16T21:12:29.651-07:00Episode One hundred twenty-nine: 129 and I'm Out of Title Ideas!Many things from this episode!Not the least of which is chapter four of TSL!!!!April Incentive book and yarn!New Interweave book! LOVE IT!Our THSG journal fundraiser full of pics of our artsy goodies from last year's challenge!Maryland Sheep and Wool! Find me at Jennie the Potter's stall with Knitty and the gang!FAST-DRYING NAIL POLISH (really...but, okay, not in that color)!Great YA book series!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-73346219850695721952009-04-10T20:07:00.004-07:002009-04-11T10:17:54.203-07:00Episode One hundred twenty-eight: She Will Not Speak!I bait the "come-and-see-me" hook with three venues: Maryland Sheep and Wool, Sock Summit, and SFO.Come by JennieThePotter's stall at MSW if you want to be recorded for a 'Cast! Or, you know, just say hi!Don't forget about the Challenge!New Website coming! Really!Life is good and we're on Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter. I love this chapter...Challenge Refresher:We have dyed up a brand new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-24639702553560319352009-04-02T17:44:00.004-07:002009-04-03T07:09:04.116-07:00Episode One hundred Twenty-seven: "Goodwives." Huh.Today!Chapter 2!Fun with the intolerant Puritans of the Dour Physiognomies (love that word! Also love ignominious).I knit a pair of Knucks in no time (necessity=invention. My hands are freezing), I fall in love with the KOL book Knitting Lessons (good reader!).And!A New Incentive Fills Our Lives!...for the first ever The March Hare loves CraftLit Design Contest! We have dyed up a brand new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-58529931545364633002009-03-27T21:33:00.004-07:002009-03-27T22:24:19.636-07:00Episodes 124, 125, and 126Herin lie Episodes One hundred twenty-four, One hundred twenty-five, and One hundred twenty-six: The Party of the First Part, The Party of the Second Part, and Don't Forget the Roses.The links, as promised: The Dickens Link, the link to Frolicking Deer Lavender Farms, microtia bracelets here, books reviewed are Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.April Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-79796642431259234762009-03-16T10:32:00.002-07:002009-03-16T15:09:11.087-07:00Scarlet Letter...Coming soon to a podcast near you!The Scarlet LetterI'm researching. Some of you are recording (and doing a BEAUTIFUL job, I might add). And the rest of you are waiting with baited breath...I hope.Last week of March 2009, look for the first episode in the new series to pop up.Off to read more...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-2118282301479908732009-03-04T08:59:00.007-07:002009-03-06T14:08:21.498-07:00Episodes One-hundred twenty-two and One-hundred twenty-threeSome fun for you!A Death Clock! Whoopie! (I've got some time, so we'll finish a few more books...) And check this out! A NYTimes article aggregator! I love this thing. I never close it! And for a hoot--check out friend Haynes' new venture (hint...he's an actor...). And for those of you frustrated with the economy--a little financial...can I call it levity? I don't think so...maybe 4-th Wall Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-32423007709763373322009-02-12T21:43:00.002-07:002009-02-12T22:03:56.073-07:00Some cool things--YAY CORALINE, Yay Graveyard Book!Yay teeny-weeny sweaters!Yay Tikabelle!Yay Getting Things Done in creative ways!Yay cables without a cable needle (there're good videos on YouTube, too).Yay Clear Scientists! (Maybe start with the CalTech lecture.)Waiting for a schematic or information on the Cardi Cozy...it may be the most frogged pattern I've ever seen on Ravelry! Sadly...Yay Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-45260877943913426742009-01-31T20:54:00.003-07:002009-02-01T08:15:18.596-07:00Episode One-hundred twenty: Sorry I was HYDEingSo, today chapters 4–7 of Jekyll and Hyde, and a bunch of links for you: Meg's Victorian site, new Incentive site (Thank you, Debbi), Authonomy is questionable site (and another explanatory), the Knit Kit, Paperworks, cool Victorian movie (Yay Johnny Depp), Knitting Daily Free Sock e-Book, Yay Neil Gaiman, Little Women spinning project, and I think that's it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-51373415277964634502009-01-21T15:36:00.003-07:002009-01-21T15:37:23.579-07:00Where She At?Family, illnesses, work, birthdays, and Inaugural Hoo Hah have conspired against me. There WILL be more Jekyll and Hyde...just not today.Apologies all around!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-8064666084457752422009-01-08T19:35:00.003-07:002009-01-08T19:40:35.381-07:00Episode One-hundred nineteen: Utterly UttersonDefinition of troglodyte. Here's a cute pic of what someone thought a troglodytic creaature might look like.Nice.Chapters 2 and 3 today. Not much else newsy except that you writerly-types should go here and checkitout: Authonomy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-17274216150739393312008-12-31T09:52:00.002-07:002008-12-31T10:17:13.857-07:00Episode One-hundred eighteen: If You Be Hyde, I'll Be SeekWelcome to our first episode of Jekyll and Hyde!This episode has chapter one and many links mentioned (and many links I didn't get to, so those will be in the next episode).Here's what I spoke of: Jennie the Potter, Meg's Etsy, Becky's album for her Etsy, some REALLY good free music (spread the word), Bly's Little Book on the Human Shadow, You Suck, the article about the hats at the Daily Chum, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-59580496909720560722008-12-01T09:36:00.000-07:002008-12-01T09:36:31.262-07:00Lime & Violet’s Daily Chum � Blog Archive � Goodies: Heather Ordover goes green with Fairy Tale FibersLime & Violet’s Daily Chum � Blog Archive � Goodies: Heather Ordover goes green with Fairy Tale FibersIn my enormous free time I wrote this for L&V. Enjoy!I'm also working up notes for Jeckyl and Hyde and MAN am I enjoying it!!!Soon...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-1568053484153164762008-11-23T16:22:00.002-07:002008-11-28T10:07:07.674-07:00Episode One-hundred sixteen: No, Really! 116! AND One-hundred seventeen: A Little EndI'm back-to-backing the last chapters so you can finish happy over Thanksgiving.YAY!I'll be back in December with Jeckyl and Hyde...which seems odd for the Xmas Spirit thing, but...We'll have The Scarlet Letter in the new year...which actually seems oddly appropriate.These episodes contain the following:episode 116—chapters 44–46episode 117—chapter 47, the final chapter, "Harvest Time"OH! And Unknownnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-61792833563033781882008-11-08T11:53:00.005-07:002009-11-24T09:11:23.888-07:00Episode One-hundred fifteen: Who Knew?!New shownotes and audio here.A great article on the REAL author of Frankenstein (it's what you'd hoped--better than...), some kewl artsy things to do with small boxes, and yes, I call it episode 116. It's not.And Who Knew?!Who knew we'd have a run to the emergency room on Halloween night, an election that took up WAY more time than we thought, a novel that is actually progressing, various Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-70837666935027273662008-11-06T20:50:00.001-07:002008-11-06T20:50:58.876-07:00Where She At?Sorry to stay away!I've had a month this week!Halloween, emergency rooms, family visits, elections, more doctors, more family.I'll be back soon!PROMISE!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-4036007933469859992008-10-24T20:08:00.005-07:002009-11-24T09:12:17.679-07:00Episode One-hundred fourteen: The One That Will Make You CryNew shownotes and audio link here.The links for you: Our October Incentive book; links to more painting; link to the Mason-Dixon book; link to fabu Artisan bread—thank you Dawn—book (and the video you should watch first); links to More With Less (the Mennonite book), Nigella Express, How to Cook Without a Book, Fannie Farmer, Saving Dinner (low-carb, vegetarian, basics), Tightwad Gazette; and a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-9748439799087359292008-10-18T08:36:00.003-07:002009-11-24T09:13:07.177-07:00Episode One-hundred thirteen: Ah, to be young, rich and melancholy...in Nice!New shownotes and link to audio here.My painting (Day 1), Jennie the Potter, Dawn, October's incentive book!And chapter 37!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26591767.post-29176920618609341932008-10-08T17:01:00.007-07:002009-11-24T09:16:13.240-07:00Episode One-hundred twelve: Broken Hearts and BoysNew shownotes and audio link here.Today, Chapters 35-36!!!Recipe: No-Knead Bread - New York Times, a blogpost on the NY Times bread, Oatmeal Toasting Bread (?!), whole wheat beer bread (mmmm), and the original beer bread (this is what I'm eating while recording...) wish you were here!And my new fave blog: The Runcible Bin. I am in love. Followed by Plenty magazine's website. Love it! Here's someUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1