Collins Episodes

Part of my new policy in trying to make the titles more useful on iPods and such things, the title is more descriptive than poetic—I'll do that for starts and ends now. This week I knit some moccasin socks, see my niece, watc...

This week, FOSCO! Fosco's narrative signals the penultimate chapter of The Woman in White! Amazon link is still there—not throwing the baby out with the bathwater (plus, you might need Kindle Books!) but still happy to be sup...

Today The Woman in White, Walter Hartright's narrative, the story continued, sections v–vii. This week, I don't sleep. But then, neither did Penny. Does misery love company? Yes. Yes it does. Too tired to be bummed about miss...

Woman in White, The Story Continued, Walter Hartright, sections i–iv! Once again, CraftLit leads the zeitgeist! Happened with Frankenstein, Flatland, and now Wilkie Collins (via the New Yorker). Austen again (too)! (who knew)...

Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's eleventh section--with a guest appearance from Missus Catherick! Doofus del Fuego Lives this week on the app, next week on the show! I show up and sign books in Vienna, VA...

Today Woman in White, Third Epoch, Walter Hartright's tenth section! No Doofus del Fuego this week, though! Maybe next. They're nearly done. Fish hats (I'm late to the game, I know, but they're awesome and easy!), easy small ...

I have shelves! You have Walter Hartright reading the Third Epoch, sections viii-ix. If you can or want to help fellow listeners hit by a tornado in Mass, please send donations to Monson Tornado Fund c/o Monson Savings Bank 1...

Today, the Third Epoch (Walter's narrative), sections v-vii of the Woman in White. Good to be back and start to feel "normal" ish. New and old friends surround me, as does humidity, heat, mosquitoes, and lightening bugs. Also...

Still unpacking, but... If you're a teacher, ChopBard has a new book out for you (see incentive below). Really, seriously, the man's a goldmine. If you're a spinner, check out Cotton Spinning with the Takli, a DVD by Joan Rua...

Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness (go Lorna!). See below for my traveling podcasts. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208 "B...

210 - Epoch 2 - Marian Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness (go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve ...

I'm shipping everything that wont fit in the car. Seriously. I should have stock in UPS and USPS. Fun. Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment...

Very little to report and very little time to do it in. Tucker's Walk Winery, Kentwell Hall's Tudor historical reenactment niftyness(go Lorna!) and a video of the same. I'll have these shownotes serve for 208, 209, 210 and ma...

Happy Birthday-ness to CraftLit and me! The only news that isn't isn't in the show is that I found a foster mommy for our dogs while we try to find them a permanent home. Aside from that... carry on! Book talk starts around 5...

Jennie the Potter's show schedule (where you can get Briar Rose yarn and WWMDfK? patterns!), a reminder about the new Troubleshooter site for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), and still crowing about the s...

Just a few linky bits for you: my lovelycousin Amy's blog, Paul Riser's lovely essay, the Troubleshooter site for issues with the CraftLit App (iPhone, iTouch, Droid), help build an AT-AT to make America great again (giggle),...

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Just a few bits and pieces: Road Trip info, things for sale plus dog info, a contract wafer John Bull wiki, Stockholm Syndrome wiki, Flatworld Knowledge's nifty online textbook plan, save the world by blogging, Cooperative Pr...

Just a few things for 201— (um...not two THOUSAND one)...Judith Martin's book "Common Courtesy" on Jefferson's "problem" linked to in the widget below, How To Be Aliterate article, Road Trip 2011--This Time It's East, and tha...

Just a few things for 201— (um...not two THOUSAND one)...Judith Martin's book "Common Courtesy" on Jefferson's "problem" linked to in the widget below, How To Be Aliterate article, Road Trip 2011--This Time It's East, and tha...

Nearly five years since we started, we hit the big two-oh-oh. Whoot! Thank you to the 70 or so of you who participated in Thing 1's Science Fair. He's a very happy scientist with a dumpster load of data. Little more for you h...

Not to be confused with Dueling Banjos. Forgot to give you this link info last episode—Is there an oligarchy in the dark underbelly of knitting? This just in--build a Roman Aqueduct with yarn! And today, more important inform...

OH, so many links for you! It's like they all waited until today. Thing one's Science Fair Post, iffin you're up to watching some goofy videos and answering two questions. Penny at PennywiseConsulting.com saved our comments (...