Category Archives: Fiber Arts

Going Outside to Enjoy Inside

Posted on January 16, 2020 by TheJessicaness

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

Posted on January 14, 2020 by TheJessicaness

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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Today Was…

Posted on January 6, 2018 by TheJessicaness

Q&A a Day: Today was tough because… it wasn’t. I put two tennis shoes on this morning (12 weeks + 1 day since I broke my big toe). I enjoyed some time in the sauna, waited for my stationary bike buddy … Continue reading →

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Wedding Weekend

Posted on November 7, 2016 by TheJessicaness

Caleb took me to lunch as our last meal together before four days apart. I ate half my rice at noon and prepared for the haboob at 4:15. I only had to endure the high winds for ten minutes before … Continue reading →

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My First Night in Istanbul

Posted on October 11, 2015 by TheJessicaness

… and then I’m introduced to Mr. Çetinkaya, the partner of Topkapi Carpet by Koyuncu, and a man that I feel comfortable with – to drink tea, to have lunch, and to buy his carpets if I had the money. I can tell … Continue reading →

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