New Beginnings….
Finally got this double weave rug off the loom. This is the classic weave for a horse blanket. A Navajo friend told me that if the flat weave is algebra...this is calculus. I am not so good at math....Nothing like a fresh new warp for a new beginning...a chance to get it right this time...maybe perfect. I plan on trying a raised outline weave. Fingers itching to begin.
Beatrice’s Dream Short Listed
More good news for Beatice! The SLA Information Book Award, organised by the School Library Association and sponsored by Peters, is an annual award designed to reinforce the importance of non-fiction and support school libraries whilst highlighting the high standard of resources available.Now in its second year as a national book award, the SLA have just announced this year's shortlist, whittled down from over 100 submissions received.Check it out:http://hackettflynn.blogspot.com/2012/05/school-library-association-award.htmlhttp://peters-educational-books.com/awards-news/sla-information-book-award-2012-shortlist-announced.htmlhttp://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools_library_service/ea_slaiba_
Birth and a Pilgrimage
It was a hot December evening when I delivered my second child, Christopher in Nsanje, Malawi where Steve and I were Peace Corps Volunteers. The delivery table was hard like a ceramic kitchen table in two parts. The stirrups were not what I remembered from my first delivery in a western hospital in Pittsburgh. When it was time to deliver the bottom half of the table was pulled away so the baby could "drop." Not so high tech. It was the time of the flying ants. They swarmed under the door attracted to [...]
Road Trip Part III: The Surprises
The best travel reveals the unexpected. The unexpected inspires. I have been across the Rio Grande river several times since I moved out west. And I was dismayed each time to find a trickle at best....damn up stream? So it was a surprise to find the Rio Grande Gorge State Park that offers hiking, and boating opportunities. The view of the gorge from the second highest suspension bridge in the US was worth the side trip.And I am inspired to go back for hiking, camping and boating adventures. OK maybe there is [...]
Road Trip Part II: The Favorites
(favorite restaurant)Every adventure has some disappointments especially if you are willing to drive down dirt roads with high expectations and the knowledge that not everything works out as planned.We went down this road:And found this:When we had hoped to see the ranch and the tree that inspired this:The Lawrence Tree by Georgia O'Keeffe.This trip had so many favorites it is difficult to list them all here and each one needs a separate blog. We found Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch if not the DH Lawrence Ranch. The tour did not disappoint and we saw the [...]
Road Trip Taos Part I: Are we still in the US?
Our trip began by fitting an upright vacuum cleaner into the small SUV along with luggage for three women who each needed clothing and shoes for warm or cool weather, shoes for all occasions, hiking to dining and in between. Literally everything AND the vacume cleaner.First stop? Gallup, NM not on the itinerary. When you live in Chinle you drive one and a half hours to get your vacuum repaired. Luckily Gallup was on the way.If travel is about learning I had already learned something new. Now I know where to get my [...]