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A picket fence is supposed to be so nice – and so conventional. It stands for middle class suburban life (at least in America).
A picket fence is supposed to be so nice – and so conventional. It stands for middle class suburban life (at least in America). n
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nObviously, a picket fence is prettier than a chain link fence…
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n…But prettier still is the fence KNITTED by a woman in Scotland! If you ever go to the town of Burra, you can see a fence knitted from the kind of cord that is usually used to make fishing nets.
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Of course, normal knitting needles weren’t going to work, so kintter Anne Eunson had curtain poled adapted into knitting needles. Her fence is a repeated Shetland lace pattern.
Of course, normal knitting needles weren’t going to work, so kintter Anne Eunson had curtain poled adapted into knitting needles. Her fence is a repeated Shetland lace pattern.n
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nWow! How pretty is that?!
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nToday is the anniversary of a 2012 article about Eunson’s fence – thus bringing word to the world about this local treasure.
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nMusician Freddie Mercury’s birthday
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nAnniversary of the opening of the world’s longest tunnel
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Anniversary of a tax on beards
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nAnniversary of the killing of Crazy Horse
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nnJury Rights Day
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Anniversary of the formation of Benelux
Anniversary of the formation of Beneluxn
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nSeptember holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in September
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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