I ended up with a lot of arthritis pain, visited the doctor, and got distracted. So a few random comments today. First -- a lovely quote “Man is not a mind that thinks, but a being who know other beings as true, who loves them as good, and who enjoys them as beautiful.” from Etienne [...]
Category: sewing
A picture is worth a thousand words, right?
What I've been doing this week, without a proper pattern for it... I'm creating my own because there isn't one available for what I want. Front Back
A Jack of all trades …
I am a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to hand crafts. I know how to do lots of different things, like knitting and spinning and weaving and tatting, but I’m not really an expert at any of them. Especially sewing. I’m a very amateur seamstress. But I watched a very brilliant seamstress work when I was [...]
Super Inside Baseball … so to speak …
I’ve developed some fellow feeling lately with those guys who look at cars and know what model and make they are. Maybe the year. Pontiac Thunderbird, 1972. Mazda Miata. Ford Model A, 1937. DeLorean. Not that I know anything about cars. ** But for the last few months when I go to church and the [...]
Two fun reads…
... this week. Plus an update. Diane Tucker has a website called The Shy Museumgoer. I happen to love museums and am not shy about them, but never mind. She has gorgeous pictures on her website, and she wrote an article about Saint Joseph in November. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2023/11/01/why-look-at-paintings-of-saint-joseph/ Diane has a brief discussion of his depiction [...]
Janey's blog 