About Heather
Needleworker, Knitter, Crocheter, Sewist, Paper Crafter, and more!
Also known as Silverlotus & Stitchinglotus
Located just outside of Toronto, Canada.
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Category Archives: The Outside World
Rude? WTF Does She Mean?
I just finished reading Lynne Truss’ Talk to the Hand, a short look at how increasingly rude British society has become. She looks at six different areas of manners that, well, piss her off. It is bitingly funny, very cleaver, … Continue reading
Olympic Stitching
China Daily has an interesting article about Chinese Olympic athletes who find cross stitch and other forms of embroidery just as satisfying as completing in sports: A stitch in time wins gold for China. While it may seem like cross … Continue reading
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Earth Hour and the End of the World
Earth Hour has come and gone, and it was a success… sort of. Here at the Pond, we enjoyed an hour of darkness sans TV and computers. (quanta cheated and surfed the Internet for a little while on his Blackberry. … Continue reading Continue reading
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Earth Hour 2008
Keeping with yesterday’s green theme, I thought that today I would write a little bit about Earth Hour. On March 29th at 8pm local time, everyone around the world has been asked to turn off their lights and other unnecessary … Continue reading Continue reading
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Speaking of Trees
While those who know me may not believe it, I do consider myself a tree person. I may not be much of an outdoor person (sunburns, asthma, and all of that), but I do love to look at a pretty … Continue reading Continue reading
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To Do List Extreme!
I will admit to being one of those people who writes to do lists. I’ve also been known to use Outlook or Palm’s Task functionality, and even update my progress. I also manage to clear my to do lists on … Continue reading Continue reading
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Q-Ray and the Ancient Chinese Art of Scamming
Q-Ray bracelets make me laugh. Maybe it is the commercial, where, in one version yoga is said to be an “ancient Chinese art”, and a runner attributes her success to the bracelet…and possibly to her new coach. It may be … Continue reading Continue reading
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