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73 Days
This was Oct. 29 a few years ago. It may also be *this* Oct. 29 – although it doesn’t look much like it. We still haven’t had first frost here at the house, although higher elevations have. However, the pages on the calendar keep ripping off and today? Today is 73 days until Christmas.…
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Economies
Set up, ready for beaming Last week I was trying to get prepared for the days after the SI joint injection. I was nearing the end of the current warp, trying to figure out if I would/could get it done in time to beam the next warp before the injection. As the days counted…
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Still Juggling
I don’t always remember to take photos of my textiles – having a ko-fi shop is a reminder that I need to document some of my productivity! Today was an exercise in juggling the things that needed doing. It was time to get the Shingrix vaccine so that took priority. And, because I didn’t…
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Pom Poms of Encouragement
latest design in my ko-fi shop As a new weaver I felt all at sea when it came to so many things. But I had something not every young weaver has – a local guild of very supportive members. This morning I was emailing with someone and found myself being able to – hopefully…
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And Onwards We Go
Doug dug out the driveway – again – yesterday. Winter is definitely here. And time marches on. Today I have some personal errands to run so I don’t know that I will get two towels woven. I had another ‘bad’ night so am running on short sleep rations. It’s hard to focus and get…
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Seeking Substitutions
Photo of four different yarns, all approximately the same thickness and yards per pound. Sort of. Further to the earlier blog post, I wondered if I could show how difficult it can be to make substitutions or not. I found four different yarns that were approximately the ‘same’ when it came to thickness, two of…
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Pandemic Diarist
When I started this blog in 2008 I was still grieving for my brother who had died very suddenly in February of that year. I was dealing with medical issues of my own (adverse drug effects as it happens) but was finally seeing improvement. I was dealing with survivor guilt (my brother was six years…
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Covid Challenges
My You Tube Channel Workshop via Handwoven (Long Thread Media) With the stay at home orders and businesses being closed, many people are experiencing hardship in terms of income. Events are being cancelled. People are disappointed that their long awaited chance to meet with others is being thwarted or that they can’t afford to purchase…
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Covid Challenges
My You Tube Channel Workshop via Handwoven (Long Thread Media) With the stay at home orders and businesses being closed, many people are experiencing hardship in terms of income. Events are being cancelled. People are disappointed that their long awaited chance to meet with others is being thwarted or that they can’t afford to purchase…
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Pandemic Winter
Plants produce seeds that wait patiently for the correct time to germinate and grow. Generally we call this time of waiting, pausing for the correct conditions, winter. Seeds can wait patiently for quite a long time and still germinate and grow. Human beings right now are in this time of pausing. Waiting. Some are more…