Here's where I am just now
Indoors I'm listening to The Queen who Came in from the Cold while trying this with the cotton yarn. 20 gauge copper wire ribs, with 28 gauge wrapping in the middle.
This may or may not work. Nice try.
I saw a great online presentation from Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, TMASC, about Tibet, textiles and culture, and found they were not permitting screenshots and write ups.
There's another program in March which looks good, but I won't be doing screenshots. If you're interested, you can get in touch directly with TMASC and go from there. Registration is free and they send a link and reminders
Here's the March one
So that's us for now. People are less open to screenshots than they were -- when they started doing online presentations, they were happy to boost the signal since I always give credit very clearly, complete with website information.
But now I plan to just recommend good programs and let you follow up. I think you'll like them, definitely worth the extra effort.
The Queen who Came in from the Cold was very good, with all kinds of shocking twists and turns, highly recommended. Even the afternotes are good.
Now I've embarked on
By Martin Edwards, whom I last heard on the Shedunnit podcast talking about clue detectives, and the mystery writer's skill in leaving clues for the attentive reader.
I came to find that this one is written in the form of a murder game, where the reader can take part at various levels of involvement.
My first reaction was similar to when I encounter diy store check-outs -- I didn't come here to work! But I'll give it a try. I really fancied just being a passenger in a mystery story where the writer did the work but I won't be too hasty here.
Bitter wind today, not helped by sunshine. I'm not going out. I plan to read, bake banana bread and later eat some of same.
Happy day everyone, keep warm/dry/cool/hydrated, rayez ce qui est inutile.
That's my favorite bit of French bureaucratese, meaning delete that which is not applicable, hilarious in English, too.
How does it go in Spanish? I bet the ancient Sumerian clay tablets have an equivalent.
I've just started a new mystery series - Her Majesty the Queen Investigates. The first book is titled The Windsor Knot and they are by SJ Bennett. I can't decide if I like it or not yet as the 89 year old Queen secretly solves crimes which sounds a bit unbelievable but who knows? She was an amazing woman! ;)
ReplyDeleteI've been talking about the series, and I really like it. It's not it very believable, but it's fun.
DeleteIm waiting on book 3 in the series from Libby at the library!
DeleteDelicious textiles!
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteIsn’t it great that we can always find something to amuse us, while learning Or producing. If I had too. I could go days without turning on the television or just for a few hours before bed.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a TV for many years, and no cable for years before that. There's plenty to do.
DeleteWith that windchill, it's a perfect night to curl up on the couch with a mug of hot tea and a good murder mystery.
ReplyDeleteThat's the plan! It's the plan a lot of evenings, in fact.
DeleteTacha lo que no sea necesario(?) maybe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the great book recommendations and the art. I hope you warm up!
Spanish, too, thank you. Maybe they don't even say it in Spanish bureaucracy. I bet you would love the books the Tmasc program director suggests.
DeleteIt is a pity about the textiles screenshots and writeups - I am unlikely to actually follow it myself but always enjoy your doing so for me - second generation learning, as it were. Pity about them.
ReplyDeleteRemote learning! It will save me a ton of work, writing, editing, uploading, but it seems not to be the thing now.
Delete"a ton of work" which we have so appreciated!
Delete“Tacha lo que es inútil” per Translate 🙃
ReplyDeleteThinking of you today, Liz, as I am finally reading The Grand Sophy.
Hugs from Humboldt! 🌲💚 Mare
MARE!!! How is this? I was just thinking about you recently and wondering how you're doing and what you're doing, what a treat to see you in here!
DeleteThriving on the far northern coast of California 💚 doing fun retired-person stuff (gardening, art, music, reading) now that I have all the time. 😽
DeleteI'm happy to see your active blog.
Gadfrey, what a day to stay inside, close to the fire. Your reading is commendable.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting tired of inside, but I expect the cold will lift sometime. I have the blessing of a warm house.
DeleteThe copper wire weaving is off to a good start.
ReplyDeleteThank you. We'll see how it goes.
DeleteIndoors weather indeed - stay warm and cozy!
ReplyDeleteI'm hobbling about, having thrown out my back this past week doing nothing stupid. Thank goodness one of border collie Rowan's favorite tricks is picking up items on request and bringing them. She's about as good as your picker-upper. This too shall pass...grumble, grumble, grumble. Chris from Boise
That's a miserable thing, but I expect Rowan is happy. I hope you soon get past this, though.
DeleteWe have no understanding of cold here in southern England. Stay safe!
ReplyDeleteThat's true. But then I grew up in North Yorkshire, where the cold wind comes straight from Siberia, so I had an intro to cold. Also to snowdrifts.
DeleteThat's some rather nasty weather approaching. Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteHot coffee and tea and a warm house definitely help, but the air is very dry, unusual for NJ.
DeleteOh brrrr, sensible to stay in.
ReplyDeleteI have trouble breathing in extreme cold so it's an easy choice.
DeleteStay cozy and enjoy the latest book. I just started the series about the queen as detective. Highly enjoyable. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love how she does the strategizing and her people do the shootouts!
DeleteCold here too and I'm getting heartily sick of it. As I write this the temp outside is -24C which translates as -11 F...and that's not accounting for the windchill. Very happy that it's a day of sloth and I can stay indoors.
ReplyDeleteYes, the kind of cold you can't get out in gets old fast.
DeleteI can't even imagine that kind of cold and for that I am grateful.
ReplyDeleteStay cozy, dear lady. Do all the cozy things.
I'm cooking, been baking, doing a bit of Valentine's Day prep, weaving, Pilates etc!
DeleteWise to stay out of the cold and cosy indoors. It's just wet and dreary here.
ReplyDeleteWe do have bright sunshine, so there's that.
DeleteThe east coast is certainly being pummeled. Staying inside with a book sounds about right to me.
ReplyDeleteWe do get a few days like this every winter, but we manage to forget about them between times
DeleteToo cold for sure. Nice to make baskets and listen to The Queen who Came in from the Cold. I will try to get these shows too. I invite you to share your post with SITAR today. Have a nice day and be as warm as you can.
ReplyDeleteI really recommend the Queen detective series, just great fun with enough real people appearing here and there to anchor it. I suspect the writer has an in with the court circles.
DeleteDid you have someone actually complain about you using screenshots? That seems uncharitable, to say the least. You're boosting their signal, as you say.
ReplyDelete"Rayez ce qui est inutile" is indeed a hilarious phrase. And a good way to approach life.
One followed me, found my email and demanded I remove the images -- from a year earlier! took her a while to get upset, two others refused. One was nice enough to thank me for asking. So I'm getting a different vibe now from pandemic times when all these programs went online and were eager to get viewers and followers. The most recent refusal came from someone who thanked me warmly years ago because I was helping increase their membership. I'm not up for being threatened with legal action!
DeleteI forgot to mention that I ran this by all of them at the outset, to be fair to them, and got their agreement.
DeleteThe cold has been so unpleasant! I like snow, but this long period of cold has been quite something. And the dry air, as you said, is so unusual! I'm a good bit NE of you, but similar pattern here. One of my kids is having a tough go because he usually spends a half hour or so outside by himself after school. At present, we have too much snow to wander our backyard, which is his favorite activity to regulate himself after a long day (it's not that big of a yard, but it soothes him). It's deep enough still to over-top our boots! (I'm trying to convince him that pacing in the basement would work for now, but no sale yet on that.) A shame about no more screenshots from the presenters. You're taking a safe approach. It's just too bad that's necessary!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's not just me, then, about the cold and dry. I'm familiar with that after school need for alone time to bridge school to home and recover from the day. Very hard when he can't get it.
DeleteAh, I'd wondered if you were familiar with the needs of someone like my son. Here's hoping the snow melts soon!
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