Note: this is not an advertisement for anything. Just me talking about stuff I like. I really like wax melts, and have two inexpensive melters I bought years ago (one for the living room, one for my bedroom). At some point around 2021, I had gotten some perfume oils, and Read more
A couple of months ago I went looking for a used single-treadle Schacht Matchless, a wheel that was discontinued some years ago. (Schacht still makes a double-treadle version. I don’t like double. For one thing, the way I sit doesn’t work well for double. For another, I like having a Read more
UPDATE 6/5/26: I got help. Hopefully it’ll work out… When the bibliography is live, I’ll post a link to it. From 2000-2002, I ran comics writer Steve Gerber’s web site. During that time, I built a web app that let fans add items to his bibliography. A bunch of people Read more
I haven’t been around much because I’ve got some medical crap going on. At the moment I’m doing okay — I’m not in pain, at least — but dealing with rounds of doctors and tests on top of feeling icky has just been draining me. I feel bad, because I’ve Read more
I got to computers a little early for a GenX kid, about age 7. I was thinking about it today, so decided to make notes and share them. 1982-1985 (elementary school): I attended a private school that had grades K-12. In 3rd grade we got a class computer. I showed Read more
On the first weekend of every December, historian and weaver Rabbit Goody holds an open house at her workshop, Thistle Hill Weavers. I dropped in this morning, and had a wonderful time! I took pictures, too. Rabbit remembered me, much to my delight. The first thing she said to me Read more
On Saturday, Nov. 1st, I went to the Northeast Handspinners Association‘s yearly event. (They do an Open House on odd years, and a weekend-long event on even years.) The group changes venue every year, as they comprise spinners from New England and New York state. This year it was in Read more
I’m spinning some 100% bamboo top for a vegan friend. Before I get to the spinning tips, a quick explanation: Bamboo fiber and others like it — rose fiber, milk fiber, etc. — are a type of rayon. The simple description is that they mush up the ingredient, add a Read more
I read a fair amount of romance novels, but never blog about them, because they’re my escapist brain candy. But I read one recently that made me think, so I thought I’d share. Their Four Date Experiment: An Opposites Attract MM Romance by Jeff Adams and William Gayheart is about Read more
Sept. 24th was cloudy, and it was raining on and off. Mom and I were out running errands, and I thought she might like to see some scenery before we went home. I-88 is a beautiful drive any time of year, but it was especially lovely with the colorful leaves Read more