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  me, contemplating life I have been writing this blog since 2008.  Blogspot seemed like a fairly easy platform to use and it had some nice features that made it user friendly.  And it has served me well. However, I heard that Google/Chrome now ‘owns’ the platform and for the past year or so I’ve…

  I started reading this book a while ago.  It is one of those kinds of books that are meant to be read carefully, even slowly, thinking as you do.  It’s written by a history professor, and is ‘textbook’ in it’s language. But I have read other books that attempt to delve deeper into history…

  potential draft for next silk warp I had a bad pain day yesterday, so I’ve decided I need a ‘light duty’ day today.  (I had massage – no it wasn’t pleasant, therapeutic massage rarely is.) It feels futile to be making plans in light of current events, but it is when people begin to…

  cover of one of my books Over and over again I see newbies to weaving asking for answers to questions that they can find in books if they can’t take a class. Yesterday again, someone questioning about my use of 2/8 instead of 8/2 – aren’t they the same thing? I responded that they are…

  cover of one of my books Over and over again I see newbies to weaving asking for answers to questions that they can find in books if they can’t take a class. Yesterday again, someone questioning about my use of 2/8 instead of 8/2 – aren’t they the same thing? I responded that they are…

  cover of one of my books Over and over again I see newbies to weaving asking for answers to questions that they can find in books if they can’t take a class. Yesterday again, someone questioning about my use of 2/8 instead of 8/2 – aren’t they the same thing? I responded that they are…

  Canadian flag over our front door In the wake of changes to social media I have been looking for other ways to stay in touch with folk. There have been a number of Canadian led initiatives launched in the past couple of weeks, one of which just days ago.  It’s a little bit different…

  This used to be the public pathway in my subdivision.  One of the people living next to the pathway had planted rose bushes and they bloomed pretty much all summer.  It was always a delight to go on my daily walk and appreciate the pink and white roses, nodding their heads in the breeze.…

  This used to be the public pathway in my subdivision.  One of the people living next to the pathway had planted rose bushes and they bloomed pretty much all summer.  It was always a delight to go on my daily walk and appreciate the pink and white roses, nodding their heads in the breeze.…

  Weaving is labour intensive. Parts of the process can be frustrating to learn. Some people give up because they hate warping. And I get it. But here’s the thing.  Creating textiles by weaving *is time consuming*.  It takes as much time as it takes (given the weaver’s skill level). I chose to become a…