June 2016
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summer days
The midnight sun is disorienting. In Tromsø, the sun literally doesn’t set between May 18 and July 26 due to its location above the Arctic circle. We had many sunny (and even warm!) days in May, but once the calendar flipped over to June, the chilly clouds rolled in and we’ve seen a lot of rain.… Continue reading
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norwegian wool: hillesvåg ullvarefabrikk
I’m getting around to this second post in my new Norwegian wool series a bit later than originally planned (thanks, finals), but I’m happy to finally be sitting down today with a cup of coffee to write about what might be my favorite Norwegian yarn company/mill, Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk. Founded in 1898, Hillesvåg’s mill is located about a half hour… Continue reading
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inspiration: this thing of paper
“Who is ignorant of the difference between writing [scriptura] and printing [impressura]? A manuscript, written on parchment, can last a thousand years. How long will print, this thing of paper [res papirea] last?” — Johannes Trithemius, In Praise of Scribes (De Laude Scriptorum) When I was in high school, my mom worked in the office for the Women’s… Continue reading
Paper Tiger 