Category Archives: Fiber Arts

Can I Get a Ride?

Posted on June 17, 2026 by TheJessicaness

After we pack up camp, we stop at the Tioga Gas Mart, but are saving our appetites for lunch in Bishop at Erick Schat’s Bakkerÿ. Then Caleb can introduce his sister to the Manzanar National Historic Site, which I visited … Continue reading →

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The Texture of a Tuesday

Posted on January 26, 2026 by TheJessicaness

Happy New Year! As much as I track what I do and make lists of things I want to do and have done, I don’t usually count how I spend most of my days, so I have done that now … Continue reading →

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Auld Sod

Posted on May 15, 2024 by TheJessicaness

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

Posted on October 14, 2023 by TheJessicaness

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

Posted on July 28, 2021 by TheJessicaness

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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