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TGIF: Folklife Festival
one of the obscure countries that i would like to visit one day is Bhutan. Surrounded by China, India, Bangledesh, and Nepal, its a landlocked nation that has managed to maintain it traditional ways. well, one of the country exhibits at the Festival is Bhutan (the others are Texas and NASA--i guess they consider themselves a country!!!) and i have ( Read more... ) -
Sock It To Me
so i've been on a sock kick recently....they're quick, and highly portable. i'm also teaching myself this technique:
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Outside of Crafting
i've decided to reserve Fridays for anything but the crafting, so...on my lunch break today, i went here:
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Doin' the Duty
10 years ago, my artistic self decided to move into the city. it was hip, it was cool, it put me in closer contact with the artistic community that i was part of, i was gonna buy a house, yadda, yadda. within 6 months of obtaining official residency--and updating my voter registration info--i got tagged with jury duty. not just once, but ( Read more... ) -
More WIPs
my mind tells me, that if i blog about what i'm working on, then i'll be more accountable for completing the project--doesn't mean my mind is correct, but at least there's a record of it somewhere.
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WIPs- Works in Progress
as i get resettled into my little space here, i'll try my best to post photos of the projects i'm working on. matter o' fact, here's one that has me a bit stumped. it's originally a vintage doily pattern by Marianne Kinzel--Valentine Doily. it has a star-like center with a ring of hearts on mesh. i decided to take the Kinzel pattern and use the ( Read more... ) -
Barefoot and in the Kitchen
....is how i spent a good part of the weekend. in an effort to live a healthy lifestyle, i've been moving back towards vegetarianism. i don't know if i'll make it all the way--i LOVE seafood-- but i could definitely do better. i got a bit 'happy' at the farmers' market recently and brought home zuchinni, yellow squash, leeks, various bell peppers, ( Read more... ) -
Sorta kinda back
so, after the beijing fiasco, i took almost a month off (i had a lot of leave) to unwind, and figure things out. i've been back at work for almost 2 weeks and things really haven't changed. correction: my feelings about this place haven't changed. so begins the hunt for a new job ( Read more... ) -
I Got the Job...But I Didn't Get the Job
that's correct....they wanted me, but because of financial reasons (moving the person currently there from Beijing and then relocating me there would cost too much). i'm cool with that. either way, it's got me in the door for other possible postings, and that is a good thing. and no, Baghdad is not one of the locations (although the money would be ( Read more... )