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Quick update
I haven’t been around much because I’ve got some medical crap going on. At the moment I’m doing okay — I’m not in pain, at least — but dealing with rounds of doctors and tests on top of feeling icky Read more
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A Life in Tech
I got to computers a little early for a GenX kid, about age 7. I was thinking about it today, so decided to make notes and share them. 1982-1985 (elementary school): I attended a private school that had grades K-12. Read more
Events
Open House at Thistle Hill
On the first weekend of every December, historian and weaver Rabbit Goody holds an open house at her workshop, Thistle Hill Weavers. I dropped in this morning, and had a wonderful time! I took pictures, too. Rabbit remembered me, much Read more
History
American Textile Making, c. 1800
On Saturday, Nov. 1st, I went to the Northeast Handspinners Association‘s yearly event. (They do an Open House on odd years, and a weekend-long event on even years.) The group changes venue every year, as they comprise spinners from New Read more
Textiles
Tips for Spinning Bamboo and Silk
I’m spinning some 100% bamboo top for a vegan friend. Before I get to the spinning tips, a quick explanation: Bamboo fiber and others like it — rose fiber, milk fiber, etc. — are a type of rayon. The simple Read more
Fiction
Their Four Date Experiment: a quick review
I read a fair amount of romance novels, but never blog about them, because they’re my escapist brain candy. But I read one recently that made me think, so I thought I’d share. Their Four Date Experiment: An Opposites Attract Read more
Travel
Fall Foliage, part two
Sept. 24th was cloudy, and it was raining on and off. Mom and I were out running errands, and I thought she might like to see some scenery before we went home. I-88 is a beautiful drive any time of Read more
Travel
Fall Foliage, part one
The leaves are changing here in central New York state, especially when you go up higher into the mountains. Mom and I took a drive to the covered bridge in Delhi this afternoon. It was beautiful. This was the first Read more
Textiles
Leg wraps for edema and lymphedema
A friend with lymphedema got me to make her some woven leg wraps. They’ve worked out so well for her that she’s convinced me to take commissions for other people who might get some relief from them. I normally wouldn’t Read more
Milestones
Moving-In Day
Hello friends! I’m writing this from my new home in upstate New York, in the Catskills. I’m in a lovely small town which I haven’t gotten to explore much yet. It’s beautiful here. We moved because New York state has Read more