Category: Shop on the High Street
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It’s a Taxi!
I finally got a picture. I’ve been too busy not to get run over by them to get a good picture of one in action, so here’s a parked taxi Mousie and I found on our way to this place: You may have heard of it. By the grace of a stranger, we got a…
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Right Book, Right Time
On Thursday, we visited the British Library, and by luck or fate, I found a copy of Neverwhere. I’d thought of that book when we were on the Circle Line (which actually makes a sort of curlicue shape) and passed the closed Blackfriars station, which features in the early part of Neverwhere. Then I remembered…
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Very British Things
After a solid day of taking pictures of architectural detail, I realized I had hardly any of the iconic British things–so here’s a stab: Organic Wensleydale wool from Annie Sherburne! A building on either Fleet Street or the Strand, I can’t remember which because we were sort of lost from the group at the time!…
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London So Far
Already, we’ve seen and done a ton, so here’s a few quick things: My hair had a bit of trouble adjusting to the fact it’s rawther humid, for one. But there’s a lovely church with a garden next door to the dormitory… Where Mousie and I go to enjoy our Konditor and Cook. Yesterday we…
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I’m Going, and the Sweater is Coming
Big excitement: for months I have been plotting and planning to join a study abroad for Library and Information Science students. I kept it under wraps, because nothing is done until it’s done, and I believe that fate can be tempted. But now that I’m 24 hours away from takeoff, I think it’s safe to…
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Pimlico Finished
As usual, blog time is only an approximation of real time–although I’m just getting around to blogging it now, my Pimlico Shrug has been finished since Friday morning. But I love it! The yarn is soft and warm, and the pattern has struck the perfect balance between slouch and stylish, as promised. I had to…
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Pimlico Via Vermont
Here it is, the project I’ve been hinting at for a couple weeks now: the Pimlico Shrug. I’m knitting it with my Vermont Grand View Farm Romney. This year’s share came at the end of May, complete with goodies as before, and I wasted no time getting started on my project! The Romney is a…
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I Am Waylaid by Books
We interrupt this regularly scheduled knit-talk for a post about BOOKS. Every summer and winter break, I reenter the real world, look around, see a book, and remember how much I love reading. Fiction, nonfiction, mystery, sci-fi, history, language–*gasp*. I love them all. The beauty of working in a library is that I can pick…
Anti-Quotidian 