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What Friends Do 23 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
Melissa and I had two-person grrl camp, much of it right here on the front porch. We had two full days in town but started mornings here and ended evenings here. One evening Ian stayed out with us a...
Waiting 18 Aug 2013 | 07:40 am
I took this picture yesterday afternoon at 4:00. You can barely see the sun or Petersen Mountain. The smoke is from the American fire, named for the American River where it's burning. The last I ch...
Home Again 16 Aug 2013 | 05:54 am
Thursday morning over coffee, Sue and I got onto the subject of kitchen knives and then realized that we had both heard the NPR American's Test Kitchen episode where they tested chef's knives. We wer...
Sue Camp 12 Aug 2013 | 09:31 am
I drove over to Grass Valley Wednesday morning. It's about a 2 1/2 hour drive but I like to participate in the spinning demonstrations at the Nevada County Fair since we no longer have a fair here. ...
Life is Full of Surprises 7 Aug 2013 | 09:32 am
I'm still experimenting with art yarn but I'm coming to the conclusion that the best use of it is in hats. I'm really not sure which is the best way to present them either. As Diane Varney points ou...
Books, Books, Books 2 Aug 2013 | 05:23 am
And I've read some really good ones this summer. These are the books of June: The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times - Jennifer Worth. The BBC series is based on this book and even tho...
Sampling 30 Jul 2013 | 03:24 am
I put on a three-yard warp of 8/2 unmercerized cotton in two colors. I've never sampled before and I decided that it was time, before I wasted any more yarn. A friend who teaches weaving recently to...
Unwelcome Surprises 26 Jul 2013 | 08:25 am
This is not what you want in your front yard and especially under your front step. I was reading on the deck and thought I heard Ian pouring coffee beans into the canister through the open window I w...
A Hot Time 24 Jul 2013 | 10:53 am
I finally finished another warp of towels, only my fourth this year. Again I congratulate myself for recognizing that the craft fair deadline was a burden and I've settled down to enjoy weaving. I h...
Just Another Day in Paradise 18 Jul 2013 | 10:03 am
For the longest time I thought Desert Peach was named for the color of their early spring blossoms, The name actually comes from the fruit that looks like tiny peaches, which is a little bit of pulp ...
