I missed the live Textiles and Tea yesterday, because I was having a belated mother's day visit
Outside, lovely afternoon.
But I went online to find you a little something about the featured guest, still in her early 20s and already very accomplished.
She uses her weaving art as a specific vehicie to express her queer life and experience. It's different from being gay and a weaver, which a lot of people are.
Here's what I found for you
Then this morning is the Great Yogurt Reveal
It's looking very good. I made it yesterday morning, so it's been fermenting for almost 24 hours, and evidently doing well. I used the last of the Nancy's yogurt as a starter.
I do like to have plenty of yogurt in the house, for all sorts of uses, baking, sauce, soup flavoring, and just eating as is.
Speaking of good food and good health, my doctor's nurse called yesterday with my lab results. She said here's the full message: everything's fine! She kindly refrained from telling me I'm lucky. I find the more care I take, the luckier I get!
Happy day everyone, be lucky, it pays!
It looks like a lovely day on the patio. That is some intricate weaving, my oh my. I keep telling myself I going to start fermenting again but I don't seem to be listening.
ReplyDeleteThe hardest part is getting the jar out! After that no problem.
DeleteAll wonderful! I'm glad you had a nice visit, too!
ReplyDeleteGlad all your test results were good -- probably comes from eating homemade yogurt. Isn't yogurt the key to long lived Balkan people?
ReplyDeleteI think some of them made up ages to amuse themselves! More than one case where the ages of children and grandchildren didn't compute. I think they were trolling Western researchers. Like those marvelous tweed weavers trolling Alan Lomax with made up songs and observances. It became a local joke.
DeleteYay for further good news on the health front!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try making yogurt but we have enough 'brews' taking up fridge space now (kefir, sourdough and now we're experimenting with cold brew coffee). If we keep it up pretty soon there won't be room for 'real' food!
Is kefir similar to yogurt?
DeleteI guess you could say it is, but kefir is usually served as a drink (although Resident Chef does make cheese from ours once in awhile).
DeleteHmm. I might try making my own yoghurt when we move. I love a good pot set yoghurt.
ReplyDeleteOne of the 6,367 ideas you've put on hold till you move. You'll be busy.
DeleteA lovely visit outdoors is lovely indeed.
ReplyDeleteIt was just right, a Goldilocks afternoon.
DeleteLovely yoghurt. No need to strain this for a good consistency.
ReplyDeleteAnd a lovely visit with HS. Always a good way to spend an afternoon.
I think the extended fermentation time did the trick.
DeleteSome amazing weaving there. The yoghurt looks yummy. I might have to start some when I get home to see if I can do it. Glad you had a nice time with your son
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you can make yogurt, not difficult. But so rewarding.
DeleteThat is great news about your test results! The yogurt looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you, yes, always good to hear.
DeleteCongrats on the report.
ReplyDeleteI was interested to see that the lovely and talented weaver lives in Athens, Ga. We usually stop there for the night on our way up to North Carolina when we visit in the summer and the town intrigues me. I can only imagine that it is a town where creative tendencies and practices are inspired. There's a large university there which, like the starter for fermented products, always gets the process going.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you'll get the chance to see her work. She sounds massively talented.
DeleteLauren Stichweh's weaving is pretty amazing. I would be interested to hear more about how her colors and patterns relate to queerness. That's an intriguing idea.
ReplyDeleteBravo on the yogurt and your health update!
I couldn't find much about the issues in her weaving. At some point the original program will be uploaded to YouTube, and that might be a way to understand it better.
DeleteThose are gorgeous textiles. And three cheers on your blood work!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I feel as if I did something clever!
DeleteA lovely post indeed. I shop the $ tree for all kinds of garden supplies. The seeds seem to always be fresh. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteThe seeds are starting to sprout!
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