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Round Two

Hello, world! I still exist. Last month was absolutely nuts with traveling, housesitting, visitors, and a cold, so I’m just now getting my feet back under me. But before I went off to Colorado for a writers’ conference I got … Continue reading

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Natural Experiments, part two

At the end of the forty-five minute simmering of my natural dye experiments, the red was gorgeous and the goldenrod was a beautiful, glistening honey color. The hydrangea leaves, on the other hand, had tanked. It was kind of a … Continue reading

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Natural Experiments

As I walked out on the back porch to drain yet another pot of wool I noticed these flowers. Not the “Oh, that’s pretty” sort of notice, nor the “I need to water or deadhead those” kind. It was the … Continue reading

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A Guild to Enjoy

Saturday afternoon my sister and I went to a handspinning guild and had one of the funnest times of my spinning life. There were quite a few ladies (and gentlemen!), and there must have been at least ten wheels. For … Continue reading

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