Ophélie Lechat

It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it.

Month: May, 2009

“We’re hunting people for Jesus”

Jared sent me this link while I was quietly sipping my tea — thanks for ruining my breakfast, love!
Hunting for Jesus
There’s something profoundly wrong in this, which is only made worse by the knowledge, by the people doing it, that proselytising while on a military mission is against the rules.  Is this about answering to [...]

Méliane's blanket

I finished the Vintage Pram Cover last night, while listening to a few episodes of This American Life.

Princess Pram Cover, from Vintage Purls.
Sublime Soya Cotton, 6 skeins
4mm needles
61 x 96 cm
For baby Méliane

No time to block it, unfortunately!  The edges are a bit wonky, but it will all smooth out once it’s used.  This is [...]

Read and shake your head.

I just don’t know what to say about this: (emphasis theirs)
Antonio Nunez spent his childhood in a dangerous South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. Shortly after his 13th birthday, Antonio was riding a bicycle near his home when he was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting. His brother, who was 14 years old, ran to [...]