Deborah Collier

Writer, editor, creative enthusiast, lover of all things historical, and observer of the long thread of anthropological instinct.

[Deborah Collier @Deboco11]

#DidYouKnow The West Highland Way in Scotland & The Appalachian Trail were part of the same ancient Caledonian-Appalachian mountain range!

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@ow123 Thanks! I could hardly believe my eyes. The arms are too short for the size human it was meant for, but we can manage that, right?!

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@KDaviesdesigns @ow123 @tomofholland Found at a Philadelphia thrift shop - Dale of Norway, 100% wool - machine knit.

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@KDaviesdesigns @ow123 Being a hand knitter, I tend to turn my nose up at "machine knitted" items; perhaps I need to look again.

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#NVWG

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@KDaviesdesigns @ow123 To them, a part of their livelihood; to us, the finest examples of textile art! So glad they survive - brilliant!

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@KDaviesdesigns Calling for home and the rest of her tribe. The crop is looking dandy, Kate!

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In which a sock is lost, and we must find the knitter. http://t.co/32PXtICRgo

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@knitmel just found this - stunning and beautifully composed!

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Fitbits should measure feet of snow shoveled. Really.

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I will master this computer if it kills me, and then I will take a walk in the crisp air and remind myself to breathe. So there.

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My 64-year-old brother got married last weekend. It's nice to know the world still goes round no matter your age.

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iPhone had to be restored. Lost all data. Expletive. What the hell good is cloud backup, tell me.

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Working the polls is a good day.

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@amurph323 That's so not little. Bien fait!

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Hand knit wash cloths . . . my idea of luxury.

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@JJMurphyMD indeed

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Fleur de lis design on a rounded bay window in old Philadelphia.

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@Brucethelab #glovesforbruce