I went to West Virginia a few weeks ago, to visit my aunt, and since Interstate 66 does not yet cut through from Front Royal to Charleston, making a six hour trip out of 2.5 hour one, I managed to produce a birthday present for Rebekah, ahead of schedule. Hurrah!
The Modelo Especial you see is […]
I did promise more. And more there certainly is to tell.
This was a particularly large, friendly sheep. One lamb even jumped into his food bucket to say hi to me: the sheep definitely gave me some love this weekend. You know, sheep get a bad rap, sheepish as they are, but seeing them in person, […]
L to R: Barneswallow Farm’s Leicster Cross batt, Green Mountain Spinnery Alpaca Elegance in Dark Roast, Juanita Breidenbaugh’s merino tweed, Snow Star Farm’s sport in bluey purple.
Tea in foreground is Jamaican Rum, an old MD S&W favorite.
I also bought a Lendrum Folding Wheel in spirit–the nice man from the Yarn Barn of Kansas in the […]
You know, I just had a thought that gave me a lot of pleasure: not this fall, but next fall, it’ll be ten years since I first read Herodotus. Ten years! Since reading Herodotus! Since getting to know that peculiarly idiosyncratic, lovable, spoudaios man. Maybe getting older is worth it; a decade of knowing Herodotus. […]
Does anyone remember Noel’s scarf?
Well, it’s famous now. A lot of people want to make it, too. And HB’s sweater, and Jenny’s cozy. Crazy. But cool. Fame is heady.
I used to think that Jenny, Beth, and I were probably the only people with our sort of taste, but know I know better. The world […]