About GimletBlog

A gimlet defined

GimletBlog was established in May 2006 to keep in touch with family and friends. Its name derives from the nickname of a Certain Person in the family (not to be confused with this guy).

GimletBlog’s original server was StumblingFool; the blog moved from StumblingFool to Solitary Elegance at the end of September 2006.

Topic Categories:

  • Family. Family activities, mostly pictures of the kids.
  • Flora and Fauna. Plants and animals sharing GimletBlog HQ, ranging from the spring display of rhododendrons and lilacs, to the largish, poisonish hobo spider who moved into our guest bathroom. In the past we’ve cared for fire-bellied toads, a hedgehog, fresh and saltwater aquaria (both fish and inverts, especially betta splendens on the freshwater side), and other animals, so their antics would be documented here.  A reef tank is on the wish list, and a pair of Ragdoll kittens are coming soon.
  • Housekeeping. Site maintenance, usually planned outages or bugs we’re working to repair.
  • Ivory bits. I used to design the bulletins for our church congregation and may occasionally post an inspirational image + quotation. This category also includes favorite finds of all types — food, books, and other small pleasures.
  • Jane Austen. My favorite author; this category is a more personal supplement to the Solitary Elegance web site or AustenBlog articles — descriptions of recent acquisitions or favorite items in the collection, Austen-themed travelogues, reviews of adaptations besides Northanger Abbey.
  • Projects. Our house is a fixer-upper, so this area will mostly document home and garden improvement, but also follow other pursuits.
  • Reviews. Sometimes we watch movies or read books, and we have plenty to say about them.
  • Sinister Craftiness.  Gauche craftiness probably describes my embroidery projects more accurately.  After a long break I’ve returned to cross-stitch and have been learning about other types of needlework, including pulled thread embroidery and Hardanger.  While I can usually provide information about where to purchase a chart or kit featured on the blog, I do not make copies of charts, so please don’t ask.
  • Surf. Similar to Reviews, sometimes we find cool web sites and want to share them.
  • Travel. Places we’ve been, and the things we’ve seen and done there.

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