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In Like a Lion

On Friday & Saturday afternoons the weather was just lovely. Although the temperature wasn’t high, the breeze on my face felt more like spring than the bitter wind of winter. I took my old camera outside with me Saturday afternoon and took some pictures of the sweetness of animal tracks in the snow.

Today […]

Weaving OCD

I have some obsessive-compulsive behaviors – mostly obsessive. Or maybe it’s just a strong need for closure. In any case, I usually find it helpful, but sometimes it makes life a bit more difficult than it needs to be.

After reporting that my camera wouldn’t flash I did, in fact, google the problem. I’m […]

2 more wraps out

Here’s the finished wraps, all ready for mailing, for JJ & PW. J’s is a royal blue cotton weft, and P’s a black tencel weft. They both turned out well. I got them mailed on Monday & my moms, both in California, should have them in their hands today.

Meanwhile I am frustrated. I […]

Making up time

On Thursday I finished weaving PW’s wrap and started on JJ’s, as planned. Here the weft is switching from black tencel to royal blue cotton.

I got about 40″ of JJ’s woven on Thursday. A similar amount woven on Friday morning but then no weaving for the rest of the day. I apparently pinched […]

XLIX & L

There’s a reason we don’t use Roman numerals anymore. It’s so much quicker and easier to say 49 & 50 than XLIX & L. Unless, of course, you’re running a super bowl. Then, Roman numerals are apparently a must. I’m sure if it wasn’t for super bowl, only 4th graders would have a clue what […]