It’s February and I can’t believe it. If I blink I expect that February will be gone, seeing that it is a short month anyway. I think part of my trouble is that we don’t actually have a 2026 calendar on the wall. Normally, both my husband and I grab calendars from church and then [...]
Like many people I’m shivering inside my house these days and doing things that seem suitable for this — much colder than necessary — weather. (And I’m not an AI. I hear that AI is fond of dashes but sometimes they are the right punctuation!) For instance, I’m cooking special things. Years ago, when my [...]
... About eight years ago I had a lovely swirl of fiber to spin. It was very similar to this picture. I was a relatively new spinner at the time and hadn't fully internalized the idea that if I just started spinning this pretty stuff it would turn to a mud-color. However, it became obvious [...]
This is Saint Thomas the Apostle church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's part of the Diocese of Lansing and is the oldest Catholic parish in Ann Arbor. The church was built in the late 1800's but the ceiling paintings may be very recent. I love the blue arch above the tabernacle. There are rose windows [...]
This year I finished a book. I went to a graduation in Davidson, North Carolina in the spring, and learned a little about the guy that Duke University is named for. He left a lot of money to Davidson College as well. Davidson College is near Lake Norman, the largest freshwater lake in North Carolina. [...]
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