Category Archives: Fiber Arts

Auld Sod

This nickname was started by almost a quarter, roughly two million, of the Irish population who were forced to immigrate to the United States after the potato crop failure of 1845, caused by the late blight, led to the Great … Continue reading

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Explorer Pass: Weekend Three

We start our Saturday morning with a short stroll, just to get our muscles warmed up, since we’ll be walking around Balboa Park later. Caleb likes that I appreciate the same breakfast he makes every weekend with similar enthusiasm – … Continue reading

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Prepping in Phoenix

I’m up before twilight to join the desert-dwelling couple on their sunrise walk to include: picking up pennies; saying good morning to people, pups, and Lucy the donkey; and seeing a rabbit, two lizards, and a harem of cats.  Caroline … Continue reading

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Going Outside to Enjoy Inside

I pull up to the gate of The Ethnographers House (aka Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography) just as it opens at 10 a.m. The employees are getting keys to unlock the different buildings on the grounds. This museum was … Continue reading

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Getting Stuck and Pulled Into a Different Adventure

If only I had known, I could’ve made an effort to celebrate. I learned about New Year on the 7th (Christmas market for me) but didn’t know about the Old New Year that would be sending fireworks into the Batumi … Continue reading

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