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Recently I read this post by Mark O’Connell and it got me thinking. Yes, that is dangerous.
I was going to post the following as a comment on Mr. O’Connell’s original post, and decided against it. If anyone’s blog is going to be opened up to a spam storm, it may as well be mine.

The advent [...]

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Do you remember when, in 2001, Oprah Winfrey chose Jonathan Franzen’s book, The Corrections, and then changed her mind?
It wasn’t until then that I decided to read the book.  I was so glad that I did because I love this book. Yes, passages made me uncomfortable, but real life can be like that for me, [...]

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So I’ll a few pictures do the trick.
I can’t type and spin so you can blame Jenkins Woodworking for the lack of blogging.

That’s an 8gm Jenkins Holly Kuchulu and a 14gm Jenkins Big Leaf Maple Lark.

This is a Jenkins Standard Turkish spindle in Purpleheart. It weighs a wopping 58gms.
Here’s what can be done with the [...]

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Things have been stressful here in NM, CT lately.  With everyone heading back to school, it’s transformed our generally chaotic pediatrician’s office into a flurry of school forms and freshly immunized children.  All of that excitement is bound to spill over into the rest of life.
Our friend Stephen brought over the board game Attack! last [...]

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This year I submitted four items, a sweater, a holiday stocking, a lace shawl, and a hat. The sweater and the hat won second place ribbons. The shawl and the stocking won first place ribbons.
As ever, my aversion to crowds dissuaded me from checking out my competition. Although while I was waiting in line [...]

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