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 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 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 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 Read more
The leaves are changing here in central New York state, especially when you go up higher into the mountains. Mom and I took a drive to the covered bridge in Delhi this afternoon. It was beautiful. This was the first Read more
A friend with lymphedema got me to make her some woven leg wraps. They’ve worked out so well for her that she’s convinced me to take commissions for other people who might get some relief from them. I normally wouldn’t Read more
Hello friends! I’m writing this from my new home in upstate New York, in the Catskills. I’m in a lovely small town which I haven’t gotten to explore much yet. It’s beautiful here. We moved because New York state has Read more
Mom and I are moving next week, from North Central Florida to central New York state. I’ll write more about it when I have time; I definitely will, as I’ll be spending a few days in a hotel while I Read more
I feel like I’ve written parts of this before, but I can’t find it. So here you go. Again. It started in the early 1980s. When I was about six, I discovered the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Read more
On October 29th, 2025, I’ll be giving a talk over Zoom about the history of fiber arts in the occult. I had researched the subject for a friend’s podcast a few years ago that never got recorded, and I’m going Read more