Stonier, Nuttier, Cloth-ier
I was comfort watching old episodes of Nigella Lawson's Christmas Cooking Specials thinking that I might be inspired to get into my old holiday baking, wrapping, decorating frenzy (. . . or maybe just watch Nigella do it and weave
Cloth Conversations
I recently participated in the Working Weavers Studio Trail. I was surprised and pleased that we had a very busy weekend with a non-stop stream of visitors. The majority, I believe were fellow weavers. I really enjoyed the opportunity to
Treadle to the Metal
Apologia Hello fellow weavers. Needless to say I have been a negligent blogger. I used to tell my kids that apologizing for doing something without the intention of changing one's behavior is not really an apology. So starting every belated blog
“I Have a Beaver Problem . . .”
"I Have a Beaver Problem . . ." This was the statement that my husband made to the very suspicious dispatcher at our local animal control center as I was unhelpfully and immaturely giggling helplessly in the background. But we did!
The Foxy Weaver
I had a lot of time to think on my drive to and from Memphis recently (over 40 hours on the road by myself - I knew I had gone a little loopy when I heard this sentence from my audiobook, "she
Instagram-ma
My husband has (once again) supplied me with my blog title. . . I have received some recent input from a couple of young relatives in the realm of my social media presence (such as it is) to the
Head, Heart, Hand . . . Heart, Head, Hand . . . Hand, Heart, Head . . .
“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.” Vincent van Gogh In an (recently) unprecedented period of calm, I have been able to get 5 of my looms warped, and a couple of blankets woven. One
Nothing Could be Finer
I recently returned from teaching at the John C Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, and nothing could be finer then to be in Carolina at the folk school! The Folk School offers instructors a class as part of the compensation
Busy Bees
Since my last post I have been busy, but who hasn't? I am tired of busy! "Busy" can contain, engagement, curiosity, creativity, fellowship, community as well as worry, toil, and grind, but we always seem to condense it into "busy".
Sample Minded
Darwin didn't walk around the Galapagos and come up with the theory of evolution. He was exploring, collecting, making observations. It wasn't until he got back and went through the samples that he noticed the differences among them and put
A Trip Takes Us
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike . . . we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck I just got home from a weaving journey to the midwest, and Steinbeck resonates! The trip took