slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: Wonderfulness
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A long weekend over Halloween at the Big Lynn Lodge in Little Switzerland was another balm to my soul. I found this group of fiber artists on Facebook, and not knowing a soul there, I headed off for the Blue Ridge Mountains again. Now I have a new group of friends. The only requirement to…
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If you’ve been following me for a while, I guess you’ve noticed that my website has changed. Drastically. I can’t say I’m that happy about it, but I was fiddling around with some different templates, thinking that I was looking at a preview, and instead lost my previous template. It was an older one, for…
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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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Spending a week at John C. Campbell is healing for my spirit. From the time I walk into that weathered door in Keith House to check in, I feel the calm begin to take hold of my stressed out body. This time I was in a room with only one roommate, and she and I…
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Our class created a huge diversity of animals, including some that came into new existence. Some photos are not great – I had planned to take better ones but time got away from me and there was a crowd at our display and the end-of-week show-and-tell. I’ll go around the room in my memory –…
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Hello friends! I am back from a rejuvenating six days (including travel) at John C. Campbell Folk School, where I finally snagged a spot in a class I’ve wanted to take for a long, long time – “Wrapping Wild: Making Animals Out of Recycled Materials,” taught by the amazing Bryant Holsenbeck. First, the photos of…
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I turned 62 on Friday, so I can now take Social Security early if I really crashed and burned and had to do it! So I guess that’s a milestone of sorts. Even if I do retire early from my current job, I’m going to try to wait to take my social security payments until…
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Last night I visited my friend Lisa along with a couple of other cool women for our monthly “craftivist” get-together and we took a really good look at the crazy quilt Lisa has been making for her daughter for quite a few years now. It includes scraps of her clothing. The embroidery is stunning, and…
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Wednesday was Meow Wolf day! It is difficult to describe this experience. Art, mystery, fun, music – an interactive experience for adults and children. Twisted in many ways. A blurb on the brochure wrapped it up pretty well, but not quite: “Like Pee Wee’s Playhouse on steroids.” Basically you wander through this Victorian house structure…
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Bloodroots are nearing the end of their blooming season. This is one that started with one clump of roots ages ago that I’ve divided and moved around. It multiplies beautifully and provides flowers at a time when little else blooms. They will grow in shade or sun. This variegated solomon’s seal is perfect for this…
slowly she turned 