tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post2184435097096715378..comments2024-01-23T11:10:44.714+00:00Comments on Celtic Memory Yarns: Of Stone Houses And The SolsticeJo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783844924689656726noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-56157667233697301642007-12-22T20:31:00.000+00:002007-12-22T20:31:00.000+00:00My husband and I visited Newgrange about 20 years ...My husband and I visited Newgrange about 20 years ago (in the summer) and wished so much we could be there at winter solstice. What a wonderful treat to watch it happen - thank you!!!<BR/><BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-754883618113152532007-12-22T16:08:00.000+00:002007-12-22T16:08:00.000+00:00Jo, I cannot thank you enough for the link to the ...Jo, I cannot thank you enough for the link to the Solstice webcast. Still yet to be marked off on my Life List is: "See the Winter Solstice live and in person at Stonehenge, Glastonbury, or Newgrange." Beautiful and wondrous. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the webcast -- next best thing to being there.<BR/><BR/>I love the miniature stone house. The long sloping, roof reminds me of the livestock sheds you see adjacent to very old Cajun houses. <BR/><BR/>And secret rooms! When I was about twelve years old I had a favorite book called "The Secret Room," about a girl in the Great Depression who discovers a secret room full of books in the turret of an old, abandoned house. And when I was in high school, a girl I knew had a secret room in her house. The kids had filled it with pillows and blankets, and used it as a hideaway. It was accessed through a sliding panel in a hall closet, and had one small window. <BR/><BR/>MMMmm, salty butter! <BR/><BR/>P.S. Kiss the Blarney stone is also on my Life List. As if I need to! :-)Dez Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786093691926252698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-29186180162370548612007-12-22T13:12:00.000+00:002007-12-22T13:12:00.000+00:00Thank you SO much for the link to the video!!!!!Ma...Thank you SO much for the link to the video!!!!!<BR/>Massif central is a beautiful place, where earth and stones have a lot to say. I love your little houses, and your idea is a great project! I'm also a lover of doll's houses, and "miniatures". The book from Elisabeth Goudge I'm actually reading talks about "little things", and in facts, they were true "little things" coming from her great gran mother who lived in Guersey. (Going to Guersey is one of my dream!). Happy winter soltice!!!!!Joceranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222815701223081952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-30613635596588790242007-12-22T00:24:00.000+00:002007-12-22T00:24:00.000+00:00I've just read your post (a very busy week here), ...I've just read your post (a very busy week here), so missed the direct broadcast from Newgrange, but have just watched it in the archive. I hadn't heard of Newgrange, so it was a fascinating journey for me. Thank you so much for the introduction, as it was my wedding anniversary yesterday too. I think we have the summer solstice here today (22nd). A big day all round.<BR/><BR/>Love the idea of recreating the house too. I'll be watching your progress avidly. And the books. Hmmm.<BR/><BR/>I wish you both a happy solstice, a wonderful Christmas and the most enjoyable times together. Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/>LynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-49707194993627559642007-12-21T12:52:00.000+00:002007-12-21T12:52:00.000+00:00Thanks so much for the link to the solstice. My f...Thanks so much for the link to the solstice. My father's family came to the States from Ireland in the late 1800's. I felt a kinship with my ancestors as I watched the solstice sunrise at Newgrange this morning (3:30 AM here in Florida.)I tried to imagine them 5000 years ago greeting the return of the sun. Once again, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-90360374867087907862007-12-21T11:13:00.000+00:002007-12-21T11:13:00.000+00:00Oh, I want to visit Ireland at Christmas!Oh, I want to visit Ireland at Christmas!Desperate Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646972372049652156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-73672166748583037582007-12-20T20:54:00.000+00:002007-12-20T20:54:00.000+00:00Oh, if anyone needs a time converter for the Newgr...Oh, if anyone needs a time converter for the Newgrange webcast? Go here:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/24dgcu<BR/><BR/>This page will convert Irish time to your local. (Oregon's 8 hours behind, as it turns out. [g] So I'll be awake at midnight tonight, ready and waiting for 12:30 am...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-13681350143766808502007-12-20T20:34:00.000+00:002007-12-20T20:34:00.000+00:00Solstice at Newgrange? Oh wonder! Oh joy! Thank yo...Solstice at Newgrange? Oh wonder! Oh joy! Thank you so much for the link, Jo! Oh my, I have <I>got</I> to have a candle lit during that...<BR/><BR/>And all the rest - good grief, I'd write a comment the size of the post if I mentioned everything I wanted to. ;) But to boil it down...fantastic as usual, wonderful photos; the green Christmas looks like home (I expect apt. maintenance will be mowing the lawn again here in the next few weeks [g]); I got some Brooks Farm wool/silk in a swap earlier this month, isn't it delicious?; and your Grand Project sounds too tempting for words. (Although I will add these words: pots and pans? Think metal bottle caps. And igolochkoy - Russian punchneedle - if the Causse folk made hooked rugs.)<BR/><BR/>May you and Richard and the girls have a lovely Christmas and Winter Solstice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-42391776144288458732007-12-20T16:37:00.000+00:002007-12-20T16:37:00.000+00:00Wow, I wish I were there!I have the same problem w...Wow, I wish I were there!<BR/><BR/>I have the same problem with books from America and certain stores...in exchange I will not buy their needles. (3 guesses!)<BR/><BR/>Amazon.com do ship internationally.<BR/><BR/>I shall tune in tomorrow for the solstice! Thank you for the link.JudyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442868795287209622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-58929949890429851072007-12-20T13:19:00.000+00:002007-12-20T13:19:00.000+00:00Oh! My husband and I visited the Blarney Castle o...Oh! My husband and I visited the Blarney Castle on our honeymoon! Such grand memories! :) I can't wait to see how your little house turns out! Oh what fun you will have finding little treasures to put in it!The Gadabout Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644269362628175974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-22737737942915384542007-12-20T09:44:00.000+00:002007-12-20T09:44:00.000+00:00How perfectly jolly Ireland is in this season. Now...How perfectly jolly Ireland is in this season. Now what does one buy in a Christmas market? And what wonderful traditional things are there to eat?<BR/><BR/>Ah, the Massif Central! I visited several times when I lived there. It is harsh indeed, and the houses seem to grow organically from the rocky outcrops. The French who live there are sturdy folk who don't talk much. Now I'm quite worried that you will get lost in your miniatures. What about knitting some lovely Starmore challenge. After all, we must banish the curse.<BR/><BR/>Julia is so right, it was quite difficult to pack those beautiful Starmore books and send them on. I did get a good peak though and I've no idea how you can resist opening them for a week.<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine came by tonight (Taya whom you met), and she is knitting a pair of Acero socks in a similar color using the "Back to the Basics Sock" pattern from Knitty. The pattern is very interesting, new toe, new heel and gusset shaping, lovely v-shaped throat on the arch where the ribbing for the leg starts. The yarn knits up with thin subtle stripes and much thicker than I thought. They were quite wonderful. They would be a sober sock for a woman or a very classy sock for a man.Angelunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333889782201425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-66411502933754039382007-12-19T23:31:00.000+00:002007-12-19T23:31:00.000+00:00Oh, my gosh, I'm over the moon about the solstice ...Oh, my gosh, I'm over the moon about the solstice sun on the Newgrange site. Winter solstice is my favorite day of the year. thanks for the heads up. And never again make fun of our Texas sayings. "within the sound of an ass's roar?" Too perfect. I'm going to steal that one and use it, although here an ass is more likely to be human than not.<BR/>Merry Christmas!cindylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020456476786124691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-64073278240321653192007-12-19T23:10:00.000+00:002007-12-19T23:10:00.000+00:00Brooks Farm yarn is lovely. I just finished Chery...Brooks Farm yarn is lovely. I just finished Cheryl Oberle's Irish Shawl in the wonderful wool-mohair blend - really just a strand of each loosely spun around each other.<BR/><BR/>Here's the shawl in all its blocking glory: http://reefbayview.blogspot.com/2007/12/2-thousand-yards-of-wet-yarn-later.html<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-18270956049432408622007-12-19T20:05:00.000+00:002007-12-19T20:05:00.000+00:00I have to admit to a momentary twinge of envy over...I have to admit to a momentary twinge of envy over those books (whimper). What a good friend Angeluna is that she actually sent them on to you, and threw in some lovely yarn as well! It will be such fun to see your "building project" come along - that Lene is truly an inspiration. Wishing you the most magical of holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-47592126520435516612007-12-19T15:51:00.000+00:002007-12-19T15:51:00.000+00:00It all sounds so wonderful. Don't tell me you're ...It all sounds so wonderful. Don't tell me you're going to become one of those women who knits at 80 st/in and weaves cobweb-weight linen and crochets lace edging on the miniscule curtains...pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-35111673717372315352007-12-19T15:49:00.000+00:002007-12-19T15:49:00.000+00:00You live a fascinating life, my friend. I've lear...You live a fascinating life, my friend. I've learned so much from your posts this year. May God smile on you and yours, and may all have a Merry Christmas.Barbara-Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314654682868474264noreply@blogger.com