slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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Now that I have gotten my whining out of the way, it’s time to write about whatever else occurs to me until the coffee runs out. I don’t think that I mentioned this yet, but I signed up for another class on Friday night at the Art and Soul retreat – carving stamps. I think…
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I’m pretty sure that I have one of those endless sinus infections dragging me down, sapping a little more of my energy and patience every day. Everywhere I turn people are sick. It makes me want to wear a face mask to work. Every day this week I have announced out loud that I am…
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Normally I am chomping at the bit to start my seeds, but this year I’ve got more of a “whatever” attitude. I’ll probably feel differently once they begin to come up. I’m not planning to start many indoors, since I’m going to devote more space to beans, peas, and okra this year. I do want…
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Hot damn, I finally remembered to buy new rechargeable batteries yesterday after sucking the absolute last bit of use out of my old ones, and I finally remembered to recharge them tonight, so I could upload my photos from last week. Because, you see, I finished the tapestry bag on Sunday afternoon. The closure is…
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My favorite tree, the willow oak on my walk to work. I think that this tree is a redbud. The snow was piled as high as the horizontal branches were thick.
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Dimensions: 6″ wide on short sides, 10″ wide on long sides, 6.25″ tall. Linen warp, wool weft. The weft is mostly discarded wool given to me by other weavers or weaving teachers. Much of it is the product of beginning dyers, as there are many spots where the wool was tied too tightly in the…
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Well, you know how it is. You get an unexpectedly gorgeous day in the dead of winter, with the forecast of rain the next day. You have a shoebox full of seed packets, more than you could ever hope to plant in your little space. Many of them are cool/cold weather plants. What are you…
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The year certainly started out well – in January I put up a butt-ugly greenhouse and Sandy and I hauled almost 4 tons of composted leaves from the front driveway to the Back Forty. I built raised beds and covered them with Reemay/Agribon fabric and made plans to do some winter market gardening in the…
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Squirtley Dirtley O’Neill July 1997 – December 27, 2007 The Story of Squirt
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Heh – forgot to mention that I graduated from graduate school yesterday. I now have a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies. Yeeeee-haw! No, I won’t be going for a Piled Higher and Deeper degree!
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