by George Loewenstein
“Misery is inescapable. It is not some malfunction or bug in the system. It IS the system.”
Blend
My blend is done and having a rest on the bobbin. Something I really love about retirement is how quickly things get done and you can play something else. You don’t have to start a simple project and have it take up all your playtime for the next week or more.
I put the “b” in “subtle”
The fuchsia is ending up looking very subtle compared to the different shades of rust. The light orange is really popping (not shown here) and I probably regret that one. Always interesting.
Let’s Do a Blend
Book Corner 2026.50
by Jon Bream
Every studio album from the debut through SHADOW KINGDOM is reviewed by two contributors (two different people for each album, with some repeats), with the conversation guided by the author/editor. There are no real hot takes here. For example, the 80s albums are given the lowest reviews; surprise surprise! Another commenter here made the observation that every album is given the same number of pages for discussion, and it might have been better to include more discussion of the better or more important albums… and the less said about UNDER THE RED SKY, the better, IMHO.
Book Corner 2026.49
by Lisa See
I’m glad I read it to the end, because I did like the resolution and ended up respecting her ability to craft a plot. However, I did not enjoy the majority of the time I spent slogging through this. A lot of horrible things happened. And it felt like we were always flittering from one plot point to another with little change in tone. Drownings at sea, young girls’ flirtations – it all kind of came across in the same monotonous way.
Stringmacher
There I go making string again.
Futzing Around
So little by little I’m coming up with something; I bought yarn for warp and divided it in four pieces and am dyeing to match the mohair I dyed. 2 colors down, 2 to go.
Miracle of Cleanliness
Sometimes I like to do white. It seems such a miracle that the goats could clean up this much.
Cheerful Green
Not related to the rest of the color scheme I was doing over the summer, just a cheerful green.
