The Great Merger
I’ve imported all the Confounded by Quilting posts into this blog for convenience’s sake. CbQ will probably never be updated again, despite getting back into the craftier side of things lately. Apart from some category weirdness, everything from CbQ should be easily found here now. Posts at least a little bit like this one:Oh, Hi
Oh, Hi
So these are my new homesteady digs. Big plans afoot for the unlikely homestead, my friends; plans that will bore the socks right off you! But at least they’ll be relevant to the topic of the blog. I’ll be copying old posts over here as time goes by, but the dates should remain intact – [...]
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The Biz
I work at a web hosting company. As such, certain benefits are allowed, such as having my own virtual private server, which can serve quite a few websites. It looks like more and more crafty people out there are becoming interested in leaving the hum-drumness of Blogspot and are looking to have more freedom in [...]
Tags: work
How about this?
I’m somewhat confounded by the dearth of attractive, useful WP themes offering the (frankly, quite basic) functionality I need. What do we think of this one? I’m concerned about the lightness of the text. [Later:] Wasn’t wild about that yellow/grey one. Am now trying on an autumn one. Feedback still very welcome. Posts at least [...]
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Themes
I’m sick of the old theme, looking for a new one. This is temporary, as I think it’s harder to read. [EDIT: I revereted to the old theme until I find a new one, after temporarily blinding poor Barbara.] Posts at least a little bit like this one:How about this?Dynamic HTML ShenanigansCAPTCHA – Sorry About [...]
Tags: site maintenance
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Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye






