» Sign Language


One of the things I’ve thought about doing in my newly acquired free time is learning ASL — American Sign Language. I have a friend who is deaf.  Juliette came to see me one of the last days I was at Yarn Expressions. She’s remarkably adept at reading lips, and between that talent and a [...]

Posted on: October 03, 2010 | | 1 comment

» What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?


I don't even know if this thing works anymore. Certainly the interface is different than the last time I was here. Most likely there's no one to read it but me. And maybe Liz. But I have time to write now.

Posted on: October 02, 2010 | Tags: , | 3 comments

» We Lead a Charmed Life (or, How We Dodged That Bullet)


On Tuesday I told you how much we were enjoying traveling through the Southwest.  We had arrived in Las Cruces, NM and were headed to Roswell, NM to visit old high school friends.  We had a great time in Roswell, catching up on 20+ years of news with people we wish we saw more often. [...]

Posted on: March 28, 2009 | Tags: , | 1 comment

» On the Road Again


tap, tap (sound of someone blowing into a mic) Hello? Hello? Does this thing work? It’s been so long since I’ve posted on this poor blog, that it took some doing to get back in. I’m traveling again, so it’s time for show and tell. Here we go again! BJ Bass and I are on [...]

Posted on: March 25, 2009 | Tags: , , | 1 comment

» in which she finds pastels


I had big plans for yesterday. I was going to finish cleaning out my office and get started on the back room at the store. Instead, I was tied to the computer for quite a while in the morning, trying to get payroll tax info to the accountant. In the end I printed out the [...]

Posted on: April 17, 2008 | Tags: | no comments

» the element of surprise


Settle in — this could get lengthy. That’s what happens when I only post sporadically. My mother is a collector of, well, many things. She loves pretty things, and until recently, more was always better. She’s in downsizing mode now though, so the mantle has been passed to me, her eldest child. Everyone knows what [...]

Posted on: April 16, 2008 | Tags: | 4 comments