John and I had an interesting email exchange over the course of the day. Deleting the personal and irrelevant stuff, it went more or less like this: Me: Day’s going okay so far. K and I are both still alive. Could you make arrangements to swap stuff with the Barretts for Saturday? John: Right. Will…
Author: VickyTH
athlete * powerlifter * photographer * gardener *
Pins and needles
One of the secrets that I’ve learned over the years is that my frustration level in sewing and construction aspect of my work is directly related to the pins, needles and other sharp objects used. Sounds obvious, right? Take the piece below (48″x 36″, or thereabouts). I basted it this morning in preparation for quilting….
Tricks of memory
My SIL Heather recently wrote about her memories of September 11, 2001. Her comments are quite understandably turned off because a recent bombardment by comment spammers, requiring her to shift server programs and we all know how much fun that could turn out to be. But anyway, the fact that she wrote something about the…
Laundry lesson, for the domestically challenged
For the education of certain parties who reside in this house. Please take careful note of the following common errors: The appropriate placement for discarded vestments and other articles of clothing is within said hamper. Also please note that leather belts, diapers, money and pocket knives should be removed from the clothing before the latter…
Today’s depressing thought
Lie flat on your back in your kitchen sometime after cleaning it and look up. You will see that: the underside edge of the counter is filthy the muck inside of your range hood defies description a child has stuck macaroni to the underside of your kitchen table there are four spiders in various corners…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 