March 10, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
Whenever I travel I always bring with me something to occupy myself. Twenty four hours of train rides? No biggie, I’ve got an antique book about Victor Hugo, an old throwaway Acer Aspire, a regular and watercolor journal, a full … Continue reading
March 4, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
My Food! Gratin parmentier Québécois Bouillon de boeuf 12 heures Burger Hardcore/Softcore Pompano en croute Souper Gumbo/Aligator/Beignets Soupe à l’oignon gratinée I am quite fortunate to live with a world class cook and have taken to documenting our meals using … Continue reading
March 3, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
“The idea to make make everything disappear so that you can just be in things and you can be in the interface” – Paola Antonelli, Senior curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the MoMA, talking about the … Continue reading
December 23, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
One of the more interesting articles I read in 2012 was Jessamyn Smith’s What she really said: Fighting sexist jokes the geeky way! @ GeekFeminism.org. I really connected with this article because, for 18 years, I too have been working … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
J’ai maintenant un site en français! I spent years trying to preserve and regain mobility by doing embroidery. I favor decorating felt hearts and then making them into ornaments. They are simple decorative items I give as gifts to people … Continue reading
December 5, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
Programmers can be like mechanics sometimes. I mean, the easiest way to give yourself an advantage off the start is to decry the ineptitude of the previous person who worked on a project. When I hear this however, what it … Continue reading
November 22, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
I don’t watch that many movies anymore. Sure, I am going to see Skyfall even though in my head the Bond trilogy has long been replaced by a fantastic prequel that stars M as a total badass… Today I don’t … Continue reading
November 19, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
As promised, here are more knits from my favorite vintage knitting magazine of the 70s. The gentlemen knits are quite cheeky.
October 27, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
I started collecting bagatelles in 1997. I found three in an antique shop priced at 20$ each. Over the course of the next 5 years I bought over 100. Each of my bagatelles comes from a different seller somewhere across … Continue reading
October 2, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
For the past 5-6 years I have been decreasing my consumption of new things. I buy used items or wait until my family or acquaintances have things they want to part with. I started this out of necessity because my … Continue reading