Every mitered corner that I sew takes me about half an hour, first to pin and then to stitch. It's because I'm an amateur. I've actually done the miter in the lower right of the picture by now and hope to finish the gold trim today. Might even sew the front to the back. I [...]
The Shy Museum Goer writes again
When I was about seven years old I went to the National Gallery of Art with my father. I don't remember why we were alone on this visit but I do remember falling in love with this painting. Flowers in a Rococo Vase by Paul Cezanne. My father bought me a reproduction. (Sadly, vanished somewhere [...]
This is Pi day but I haven’t made a pie — yet
I got some einkorn flour from my subscription flour service and tried to make short bread. It tastes okay but is extremely hard. More like hardtack than a tender cookie... I was going to try a pie crust because everyone says that these ancient grains make lovely pie crust but... let's be honest. Pie crust [...]
DST is annoying
It always takes me a few days to get used to the hour I just lost on Sunday and how the sun is going to be in a different spot at "7 a.m." and I'm going to be surprised at what the light looks like at dinner time. I always have a month or two [...]
Stars in more than one place…
Last year I learned of a star called T Corona Borealis that is supposed to brighten every eighty years. 2024 was the due date and the star was behaving somewhat differently than it had for the past eighty years. BUT it never popped off. This is when it’s important to settle down and realize things. [...]
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