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Websites and Technology

Those who know me, know I struggle with websites and technology. Well, pretty much anything that plugs in. Honestly, sometimes I miss my past of kerosene lanterns and paper and pen. Which is why I’ve just spent the past two hours struggling with updating this website. I wish it had come with an instruction booklet for website idiots. It […]

Markers of Age

What are the little realities in life that make you suddenly pause and think ‘how can this be?’ (with a slightly panicked tone of voice)? What little clues rear up and bite you in the rear when you’re not looking, that make you whip around in shock, thinking, rather hysterically, ‘hey now!’? Let’s list them, […]

Remembering War

The anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war today. I remember that ending. Sadly, I saw this anniversary mentioned in few places in the internet world/news. NPR had a story about visiting the memorial wall, which I have also seen. But other than that the internet seems to be full of the usual celebrity […]

A Home For Lace

Back in the 1980s I took a class for bobbin lace because it was a dying art and I thought it should be preserved. Unfortunately there weren’t enough people to keep the Lacemaker shop open and it closed before I moved much beyond the raw beginner stage. And then between moves and life changes, the […]