I’ve had the joy of having my mother around for the past month. She hasn’t been able to make the trip before–you don’t exactly go places when you’re the primary caregiver for someone else—but she finally had the opportunity. And while her health is far from brilliant, it was strong enough to allow her to [...]
I like that song. You know the one, the 1965 song first performed by Cy Grant but which has been resurrected by a number of folks including Nina Simone, Jennifer Hudson, MUSE, and Michael Bublé. It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life. And I’m feelin’ good. But then, I’ve also [...]
Somehow, in the face of all that’s happened recently, that title seems a bit ironic, but it’s an accurate state of this particular nation, so there it is, and there it stays. The events of the last part of the year have thrown me off schedule, and with the course starts, a couple of unexpected [...]
I’ve spent the last two days wiping and reinstalling my laptop, so I’m a day late with this post. The laptop has been a little quirky, and it was (is) worth giving it a full overhaul to see if that will settle things down—and thus keep me from having to get another just yet. It’s [...]
I think one of the reasons I’m so fascinated by spinning and certain types of knitting is that it is an exercise in transformation. It is the word exemplified. Meet Mr. Onery. (photo courtesy of Kate Lowder) Mr. Onery was a Gotland/Karakul/Rambouillet cross, and produced one of the most eclectic fleeces I’ve ever seen. In [...]