{"id":728,"date":"2011-03-05T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T21:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stringpage.com\/blog\/?p=728"},"modified":"2011-03-05T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T21:18:50","slug":"jumble-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stringpage.com\/blog\/?p=728","title":{"rendered":"Jumble sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 55 out and I have a horrid case of spring fever, the kind where you want to start everything, finish nothing, or maybe just run away from home. I&#8217;m trying to put that energy to use, and am cleaning things up. That includes my web browser, so you get a link post today. Whee!<\/p>\n<p>First off, this most excellent amigurumi piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/planetjune\/2766286338\/\" title=\"Amigurumi Discworld view 3 by planetjune, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3051\/2766286338_2db315fa6a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" alt=\"Amigurumi Discworld view 3\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that great?<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voynich.nu\/\">Voynich manuscript<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/astronomicum.com\/cryptography\/voynich.html\">my favorite<\/a> unsolved (insoluble?) puzzle. There&#8217;s been some actual new information! The parchment has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/02\/110210153016.htm\">radiocarbon dated to the early 15th century<\/a>. That fits neatly with my pet theory; it&#8217;s always nice when science confirms ones hypotheses. Still don&#8217;t know what it says though. It&#8217;s a bizarre assortment of (mostly) unidentifiable plants, unreadable writing, and naked women in bathtubs. What&#8217;s not to love?<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:DroseraVoynichManuscriptF56r.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/stringpage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/460px-droseravoynichmanuscriptf56r.jpg' alt='460px-droseravoynichmanuscriptf56r.jpg' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m the webmaster for <a href=\"https:\/\/thenightgarden.net\">The Night Garden<\/a>, a charity art project that raises money for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatlakesbengalrescue.com\">Great Lakes Bengal Rescue<\/a>. It provides a way for artists to contribute in all media, regardless of their experience level. TNG has just started a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenightgarden.net\/?q=node\/94\">collaborative art project<\/a>, featuring musician and composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasonwebley.com\/\">Jason Webley<\/a> as the first guest artist. I urge you all to check it out, contribute, participate. <\/p>\n<p>The third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.textileforum.org\/\">European Textile Forum<\/a> will take place at Asparn an der Zaya in Austria, 12-18 September 2011. The focus this year will be on linen and other plant fibers. The Call for Papers is available now. <\/p>\n<p>Artist Catherine McEver has found a <a href=\"https:\/\/stuffyoucanthave.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/embroidered-wonder-bread.html\">novel medium<\/a> for embroidery and other artistic endeavours. <\/p>\n<p>I had to run out and buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interweaveknits.com\/preview\/spring-knits-2011.asp\">spring Interweave Knits<\/a> just to get the pattern for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interweaveknits.com\/galleries\/bonus\/spring-2011\/hexagon-petal-tee.asp\">hexagon petal tee<\/a>. Being three years behind on knitting projects doesn&#8217;t mean I can&#8217;t start new ones. Right?<\/p>\n<p>At least I&#8217;m no longer horribly behind on posting neat things for you all to look at.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 55 out and I have a horrid case of spring fever, the kind where you want to start everything, finish nothing, or maybe just run away from home. I&#8217;m trying to put that energy to use, and am cleaning things up. That includes my web browser, so you get a link post today. Whee! 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