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Books | O.T.B.

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I stole this from Lucy. Since it seemed like a grand idea! 1) Look at the list and bold. Those you have read. Those you intend to read. The books you LOVE. Oddly I’ve had to strike these through since I have no underline tool here…). 1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen. 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien. 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte. 4 Harry Potter series – JK Rowling. 5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee. 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte. 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell. 8211; we had the ...

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Poetry | O.T.B.

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Well, not quite. Some is, some isn’t. I figured I should put up a few of my favourite poems and similar things up here because, well, I’d like to. And then they’re always at my fingertips, and yours. Bon appetit. I’ve also gone wittering on. About a whole book of poems by Ted Hughes, called Crow, which I think everyone should read. 8211; Max Ehrmann. He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven. 8211; W.B. Yeats. I carry your heart with me (i carry it. 8211; e.e.cummings. If I Could Tell You. 8211; Elizabeth Bishop.

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So much for weekly updates! | O.T.B.

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Wandering Weekend →. June 5, 2014 · 1:41 pm. So much for weekly updates! To be honest, not too much has happened. I made another skirt – this one was self-drafted! 8211; of which photos are on my phone so will probably never make it here because I’m a lazy technophobe. I am also making a long-sleeved jersey top using the Renfrew pattern. From Sewaholic, from a lovely cream and grey striped jersey which I bought from Guthrie and Ghani. On a whirlwind visit to family. That really is about it. My living con...

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Wedding Dress Planning: the Learning Curve | O.T.B.

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Tentative, but mad plan. March 31, 2015 · 7:54 pm. Wedding Dress Planning: the Learning Curve. As I said in my last post, I haven’t done all that much sewing, to be absolutely honest. I’ve been almost inhaling sewing blogging for the past few years, obsessively collecting links to patterns I want, and slowly acquiring a significant collection of fabric and patterns – but I have only made four skirts and a dress, so far. I have come up with a plan. Not a very well-thought-through plan, but a plan. Dress (...

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Tentative, but mad plan | O.T.B.

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Wedding Dress Planning: the Learning Curve →. February 6, 2015 · 6:50 pm. Tentative, but mad plan. This is nuts, because I’ve made about three things before in my life. I’m telling myself that having read. Every single sewing blog on the internet. For about the last two years in obsessive detail, I’m one up on most beginner sewists because I’m at least vaguely aware of some of the things that will probably go wrong, but the truth is this is still a daft plan. The other thing I have on my side is time.

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Charlotte Skirt | O.T.B.

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April 15, 2014 · 3:11 pm. I’ve finally got photos taken of my wonderful Charlotte Skirt! I bought the Skirt Kit. While I was teaching because I didn’t have a lot of time and I really wanted to get started on a project. Then it turned out that I actually had. Time, because teaching is a thing to do if you suddenly think you never want to do any of your hobbies, sleep a whole night, or see any of your friends and family. Anyway, bought the kit. Stared at it longingly for months. Finally, made it. Overall t...

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News | O.T.B.

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Dear Authors, Love, Your Copy Editor. Tentative, but mad plan →. November 1, 2014 · 4:32 pm. So… S and I are going to be married! How mad is that? It seems like the right next step for us but also something very different and new instead. Like all new things, they seem too grown-up when you first start them and then I’m sure you start to grow into them. Anyway, we are getting married. Not until 2016, but nonetheless. There are two things you probably want to know. 8216;S…’. 8216;Yes, darling? I wish the ...

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Inspiration | O.T.B.

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Wedding Dress Planning: the Learning Curve. April 1, 2015 · 5:21 pm. Firstly, on the theme of inspiration, who on the blogosphere has posted about making their own dress? Has no detail about techniques etc, but it is a heartfelt and beautiful post which seriously inspires me about the whole idea, and the dress she made is also gorgeous. You should, if you’re getting married, check out A Practical Wedding. I really don’t think I could handle the stress: Mia. And still came out with a gorgeous dress (not r...

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What’s occurring?* | O.T.B.

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April 17, 2014 · 1:21 pm. This is one of those posts where I’m trying to convey a sense of my life while obfuscating details and disguising emotions. My chosen method for obfuscation, disguise and display today is a list. Blogging is a strange thing. I have now made two skirts. I have another project on the go, something lined up for tomorrow, and a head full of future ideas. This is a career dream and I am a) so concerned about internet security that I am convinced there are spies everywhere who will fi...