slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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The first week of retirement is a wrap now. It feels very weird, but I’m doing okay. When I think too much about it I get a strange sick feeling, so I immediately switch my brain off that topic and move to something else. On New Year’s Day I joined a couple of friends and…
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It’s always fun to look back at last year’s looking ahead post and see how much I got wrong. So much depends on your and your family’s health as you get older. With that in mind, most of my plans are for later in the year and I am definitely making either refundable reservations and/or…
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I decided to write my yearly wrap-up here and copy it to Substack, since it’s part of a set, so to speak. I didn’t write nearly as much on the blog last year – much of what was in my head was related to grief and writing on that subject doesn’t come easily to me.…
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I’m beginning the transition to Substack for my blog posts, so if you are interested in my personal life, read or subscribe to my newsletter there at https://slowlysheturned.substack.com/. Mainly these will be my more personal journal entries, as I work over the next few months to make this site a more professional artist site. Archives…
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Almost got sucked down the social media rabbit hole again this morning. I’ve been trying to spend a lot less time on Facebook, but Threads is my major distraction these days. I highly recommend it as an alternative to Xitter, and it is increasingly populated by the major journalists and personalities that have abandoned that…
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Edwina Bringle, one of the leading fiber artists in our region, invited several fiber artists to play with her at Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, NC in mid-September. Spending almost a week with Edwina to observe her weaving tips and tricks, listen to her counsel, and getting to know her better was one of the…
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Maybe I shouldn’t make any promises anymore, but a longer post is on my schedule. It may be that I am changing the blog over to the Substack platform. My mental health has been making wild swings, but I haven’t gotten trapped in the hole. I’m feeling better and ready to get on with the…
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Getting my ducks in a row? Trying, anyway. I made an adjustment to my website this morning to put my artwork on the front page. I hope that won’t interfere with how my posts go out on email. If you notice that it’s wonky, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do…
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I know, I know, I’m behind on posts and housework and yard work and most of all art work. I’m feeling better about my forced retirement situation (coming Jan. 1!) although still overwhelmed at times and I wake up thinking about work and how my co-workers are going to handle me leaving without being able…
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Well, it’s been a crazy week. I was lucky to spend the previous week with Edwina Bringle and a fabulous small group of fiber artists at Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, North Carolina, but that post will be coming after I sweep out the brainpan. “Be careful what you wish for,” as in when you…
slowly she turned 