Archive for April, 2007
Sion Style Relic Bag
There are five relic bags on display in the cathedral of Sion in Switzerland. They date from the 14th century. The bags are knitted in brightly colored silk, at a gauge of about 18 stitches to the inch. They are about 8 inches high and 6 inches wide. Analysis shows that the bags were knit [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2007 under Knitting.
Comments: 7
I Love Reno.
Today’s theme song: “I’m Dreaming of a White Tax Day� or “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas� take your pick. That’s right ladies and gents, we got snow on April 17. Enough to stick to the lawns and roofs, but the road was dry when I got up this morning. Lucky me. I [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 1
Sunrise, Sunset…
(I always did love that song… heck, the whole musical…er, movie, I’ve never seen it on stage.) I never was much of a morning person. I still don’t think of myself as a morning person at all, but “the only constant is change,� as they say. I noticed today that I am just inexcusably cheerful [...]
Posted: April 11th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Ever have one of those mornings…
…where you wake up and everything just seems Right With The World? I love it when that happens – I slept well, woke up refreshed which has been a rarity lately. – The sunrise was beautiful. Oh, I know, “When isn’t it?â€? but it’s the little wonders of the world that remind you that what [...]
Posted: April 5th, 2007 under Knitting.
Comments: 2