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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…

  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…