I’m trying to change various parts of my life around: unimportant things like which day I go to the grocery store, and important parts like which days I visit my grandchildren. However, the first result of such changes is to confuse myself about what day it is. This is Friday. Blog post. Today I have [...]
After Action Report — fiber festival
I had a lovely time in Berryville, Saturday and Sunday. I was also totally exhausted, both Saturday night and Sunday. I’m not sure I’m over it yet. But I learned a lot and said hello to hundreds of delightful people. I’m going to say first, that though I’ve been to the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival [...]
My first book tour…
Tomorrow, I'm traveling to Berryville, VA, to share my books at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, even though Hurricane Helene is supposedly going to cause a lot of rain, even up there in western/ northern Virginia. It’s raining today, and rain is forecast for Sunday but Saturday, tomorrow, is supposed to be scattered showers and [...]
Three little bits…
First ... I read a really annoying essay on a substack called Raised by Germans. It’s all about a girl who grew up in the 90’s and was, shocker of shockers, a tomboy. She thinks it was a new thing. I was a tomboy.But so were the majority of girls when I grew up. I [...]
Still life with paper plates.
I absolutely enjoy reading about the artists featured on Diane Tucker’s blog, The Shy Museumgoer. She’s dropped a new post and I whipped right through reading it. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2024/09/18/thiebaud-cake-and-freeway-paintings/ Then I went back for a slower appreciation. Tucker discusses the artist, Wayne Thiebaud, who I guess is very modern. But when I say that, all I [...]
