Category: The Intentional Weaver
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Memories
You Tube Video Brains do ‘interesting’ things, sometimes for no reason, sometimes for a reason you don’t understand. So this morning, half awake, a memory came to me about the time I was hosting Nell Znamerowski (spelling?) as she did a tour round northern BC. Turned out she was here over Canadian Thanksgiving, and the…
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Memories
You Tube Video Brains do ‘interesting’ things, sometimes for no reason, sometimes for a reason you don’t understand. So this morning, half awake, a memory came to me about the time I was hosting Nell Znamerowski (spelling?) as she did a tour round northern BC. Turned out she was here over Canadian Thanksgiving, and the…
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Why Write?
Instead of getting dressed (yes, I’m still in my jammies) and getting on with my day (finish pressing those damp towels, finish threading the Megado, write for a couple of projects waiting in the queue) I find myself thinking about writing in general, and why *I* write in particular. Well, first of all,…
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Endless Possibilities
At times the possibilities are so enormous it is hard to know what to do. At times, the best approach is to just…do something. Action in one direction will sometimes make what needs to happen become clearer, even if that direction wasn’t the actual direction I considered heading. Recently I speculated about writing another…
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If It Were Easy (part ?)
It seems that there is a certain misunderstanding by a small percentage of people about the role of a teacher, teaching a hands on skill. There is a certain percentage of adults who assume that *because* they are ‘adult’ they can instantly acquire the physical skills required to do a task that requires…patience? development…
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Efficiency
paper quill I’m all for doing things by hand. I wouldn’t have been a professional *hand* weaver for 4 decades if I didn’t. But. But. Time. We run out of it at some point. “Time becomes more precious, the less of it you have” sings Bonnie Raitt. The first time I heard the lyrics,…
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Self Promotion
I forget to promote myself and the things I’ve done. I get caught up in what I’m doing now and ignore what I’ve done in the past. So here’s a friendly reminder about the books I’ve been involved with. The two books I wrote and self-published are available on blurb.ca (or com if you…
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Changing
I spent about 40 years working as efficiently as I could in order to make the most of my time. I learned early that while I could always make more money to buy more yarn, once I’d spent the coin of my time, it was gone. Forever. So I worked hard at being ergonomic…
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Changing
I spent about 40 years working as efficiently as I could in order to make the most of my time. I learned early that while I could always make more money to buy more yarn, once I’d spent the coin of my time, it was gone. Forever. So I worked hard at being ergonomic…
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Changing
I spent about 40 years working as efficiently as I could in order to make the most of my time. I learned early that while I could always make more money to buy more yarn, once I’d spent the coin of my time, it was gone. Forever. So I worked hard at being ergonomic…