To-do list for this week: -Read three books (George Marsden’s Fundamentalism and American Culture, Steven Harmon’s Ecumenism is for You Too, and portions of Hans Urs Von Balthazar’s Mysterium Paschale) -Write two reflections for Global Anglicanism -Take long walks on the beach -Experience Jacuzzi bath (none of the above books allowed) -Research PhD programs -Collect … More Task-Oriented
I am so not ready for spring. I’ve gotten used to long winters. After years of a very mild case of the SADs, I have a strategy to get through them. I milk fall for all that it’s worth, and do my best to do some picking and canning and freezing. The holiday season gets … More Surprised by Spring
Hey all! I did a video! Why did I make a video about short row shaping when there are about fifty mazillion of them on the youtubes? I will tell you. In the Carolingian Cross pattern (set to come out on Pascha 2012), there is some use of short rows. However, I include a rather … More Video: Short Row Shaping
I just submitted about 16 pages of papers, and I’ll submit another 20-30 next Friday. I’m feeling exhausted, but pretty pleased. But you don’t care about that. Heck, I don’t even care that much. So let’s talk about something you might care about: spinning! Sundays are for Spinning, as it turns out. Or at least, … More I Know What You Did Last Sunday
My Mardi Gras mostly happened on Saturday night, when a fellow seminarian and his wife threw a truly awesome empty-out-your-liquor-cabinet party. The actual Tuesday that I had was much weirder, more about mercy and grace than pancakes – hence my horrible attempt at a french pun above. It started at about 12:02 in the morning, … More Merci Grâce
Out of all the patterns I have designed so far, Rachel’s Tears has the most of my heart and soul packed into it. The name of this pattern came from two places. The first is from an Anglican service in a little booklet called Liturgies and Prayers Related to Childbearing, Childbirth, and Loss; the service … More Behind the Design – Rachel’s Tears
You might be able to tell by the time you finish reading this post, but I’ve spent the last week listening to a book tape with very dry and precise prose. I love books on tape, and when I become particularly absorbed in one, I begin writing as if I can hear the reader voicing … More Secretly More than a Swatch
This is Joni’s story. I’ve been blessed to get to know her as a friend, fellow knitter, and erstwhile nerd over these last two years, and she’s been an amazing example of a godly woman who is both a stay-at-home-mom to two small boys, and is completely capable of relating to grownups who don’t have … More Joni
Dear Sunday, I’d love it if you could hold off coming over as long as possible. I’ve had a hard week, with a lot of extra work, relationally and educationally. What I need now is a long Saturday, with plenty of time to catch up on chores and finish my presentation at a reasonable pace. … More With Love from Saturday
This is Jonica’s story. We became friends while knitting the Evenstar shawl together, and bonded over our shared losses. We emailed during the ups and downs of trying and losing, and the impossible agony of waiting. I’d never wish what either of us have been through on anyone, but it meant so much to have … More Baby K
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