Author: Laura Fry

I have been ‘fighting’ with my body for years. It hasn’t been a ‘surprise’ that I am having physical problems, I have lived a very physically active life, although not in the ‘usual’ way of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. While I worked hard to minimize the damage from the physical toll of…

In Canada, the school year generally begins in September. It was one reason why I chose September as the start for the seminar series – get the kids back in school (those that were going) and begin a ‘class’ along with others. It has been a tumultuous year, all in all. Lots of changes, globally,…

It seemed today was meant to be a ‘quiet’ day, even though I hadn’t thought it would be. So be it. I did get the ‘black’ mats pressed, and in spite of minor issues with them, I’m going to consider them ‘done’. Yesterday I cut off the first batch of mats from the next warp,…

Today is the 2nd anniversary of the brain bleed that nearly wiped me out. In my lifetime, I rarely paid attention to ‘anniversaries’. I don’t track births/deaths like my mother did. She knew the birthday of every family member, remembered to go to the cemetery to put flowers on headstones. I never did. These days…

Had a brilliant thought at dark o’clock. No idea now what it was. I’ve been poking around on WordPress, and it *looks* like I can add comments, and perhaps even a search bar, although I’m not sure how – yet. I will keep poking. I suspect it will need the intervention of my web wizard,…

Yesterday a ‘star’ went out. Dolly Parton is being remembered, not just for the music she left behind, but because of how she lived. She seemed larger than life itself. And while I was not initially a big fan of her music, she grew on me, in no small part for the way she lived…

I suppose you need to be of a ‘certain’ age to get the reference, but oh well… Yesterday I got a decent amount done (given how little I can do, lately), but it was enough to check my measurements and try to estimate how many bobbins per mat I needed. I have over a pound…

Yesterday I hit a mini-milestone – I completed the green place mats and made a start on the tow linen. I will be happy to complete the weaving of these mats. I’m not a huge fan of two shuttle weaving, in the first place, although at times it is necessary. With my AVL and multiple…