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 [...]
Thanksgiving is a mixed bag here, and I’ve gotten into a habit of doing something non-traditional for it. I tried doing the usual Thanksgiving with the Norwegian family, but it ended up feeling like just another meal, and I ended up feeling rather depressed about the entire thing—so we don’t do that. For now, anyway. [...]
It’s Saturday afternoon, and I have some breathing space. The sprint is over as of yesterday and the pace is now down to a quick trot. That’s MUCH more comfortable. Student assignments—except for resubmissions of failed assignments—are all marked. Student conferences are done, all 120 of them. Exams need creating, and 2 short essays need [...]
We’re back, and I’m finally catching up with the blog. It was a full sprint for the first couple of weeks after we walked in the door, and then—joy of joys—we lost phone and Internet for two full weeks. Telenor is the carrier, and after two weeks of negotiations and broken promises, I’ve come to [...]