not been a great week.   really,  tho ,  little things.  but enough of them.  none the end of the world.  and  this was understood all along,  but they kept coming.    and the truth is….there is a constant mental,  emotional nausea.  I want it to be OVER.   Either way.  How ever it has to …

so, yes.   Krista Tippet,  On  Being,   will be offering a Community Read of   James Bridle's  Ways of Being.   Over the next 7 weeks.   In the previous post to today's she talked of reading this last summer,  using an oversized sketch pad to write and draw in as she read.    I'll use my regular ongoing…

        you would've thought i was setting out for the Bering Straights.   All the mental preparation,  all the map study….when in actuality i was only going down down this slide of a hill into town and then across to find Nelson St or Ave  where i have actually been once before.   But…

    the candle holder.   from my childhood.   rarely have i had a candle that fits,  so,   rarely used.  but kept.     Since the quilt making,  i've needed pins right here on the table.    it's perfect.     the paint brush.   Nancy,  Pomegranate Trail,  is wondering about Inktense pencils.   i sent her this pic of…

let's see if this works.    So.   I did it.   the Weather App said i had 2 days and as it is,   it was/is true.   It is now COLD.   and….. RAIN. so i had imagined what i might do as you can see in the "lying sideways" pic of the previous post…the panel of cloth…

    i worked at this post for 2 hours off and on.   Typepad being touchy again,  and even now,  finally,  only giving 1/2 size pic.  BUT 1/2 is ok.   I worked at the block all morning and it just wouldn't happen.  I got to  Six and  just could not find a way to go…

used a saucepan to take almost all the walnuts and water out of the kettle,   into 2 buckets and the other copper pot,  just to be able to lift it onto the stove burners,   where it came to a boil and then simmered for 3 hours.   will repeat tomorrow.   Instructions say to remove ALL from…

    continued soaking…turning them under.   and made a note on Calendar to bring forward on New Year's Eve.     Check  Tree Weekly.      I waited longer and most are dry.   In the research,     best when green.    it takes more of dry to produce color.    There should be enough.  There's a…