I’ve been watching the preparations for Charles and Camilla’s wedding with a certain degree of bemusement…okay, I’ve actually bookmarked the news site. Not because I have any deep interest in the couple, but because the whole thing is so utterly compelling….it’s like watching a train wreck unfold. I had never realized just how [...]
Read full post hereBy the way, it’s getting to be orchid season. How do I know? Well, I boarded out my orchid collection when I left, with a nursery that keeps your orchids in their greenhouse, and sends them to you when they’re blooming. November, December, January–nothing. Now it’s February, and they’re making deliveries [...]
Read full post hereI wound up at Carolina Homespun yesterday, in search of a lighter spindle. I’ve been spinning for my latest shawl, but it’s coming out heavier than I’d like–about 5300 yards per pound vs. 9000 ypp for my last shawl. I haven’t been able to get it any thinner because my [...]
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