Texas, Our Texas
I've got "Catherine Parr" sewn up, and the collar half done -- pictures tomorrow, I expect.
In the meantime, here's some non- wool fiber (nylon and cotton) which is behaving:
It's Berroco's Zen, being made up into yet another shawl, this time one which will be helpful in the office as an antidote to the air conditioning. Now that I'm a little calmer, I repent me of having said such nasty things about some of Berroco's other fibers, and am glad, glad I tell you, to report that this fiber is not making me nuts, even though it is not made out of WOOL.
And why is this yarn called "Zen"? Will it help you to achieve balance and serenity? Will it help you to detach from the distracting stream of life as it flows by? Will it make your monkey-brain shut up? Is it, in itself, a little beacon of sprititual enlightenment?
Nah. But it's pretty.
And it behaves.
Today is Juneteenth, which commemorates the day that Texans found out the Civil War was over, and the slaves were free. We celebrate, we read the proclamation, we discuss history and our connections to it, and we EAT. We're having stewed okra, blackeyed peas, and cornbread for supper. (Those of you who don't come from, oh let's say, East Texas and South Carolina might not think this sounds good, but believe me, we're excited. And here up in Pittsburgh, I don't cook these things so often.)
Notice the timing here. The war ended on April 3 -- it took a while for the news to get to Galveston. Ah. Texas, our Texas. All hail the mighty state.
In the meantime, here's some non- wool fiber (nylon and cotton) which is behaving:
It's Berroco's Zen, being made up into yet another shawl, this time one which will be helpful in the office as an antidote to the air conditioning. Now that I'm a little calmer, I repent me of having said such nasty things about some of Berroco's other fibers, and am glad, glad I tell you, to report that this fiber is not making me nuts, even though it is not made out of WOOL.
And why is this yarn called "Zen"? Will it help you to achieve balance and serenity? Will it help you to detach from the distracting stream of life as it flows by? Will it make your monkey-brain shut up? Is it, in itself, a little beacon of sprititual enlightenment?
Nah. But it's pretty.
And it behaves.
Today is Juneteenth, which commemorates the day that Texans found out the Civil War was over, and the slaves were free. We celebrate, we read the proclamation, we discuss history and our connections to it, and we EAT. We're having stewed okra, blackeyed peas, and cornbread for supper. (Those of you who don't come from, oh let's say, East Texas and South Carolina might not think this sounds good, but believe me, we're excited. And here up in Pittsburgh, I don't cook these things so often.)
Notice the timing here. The war ended on April 3 -- it took a while for the news to get to Galveston. Ah. Texas, our Texas. All hail the mighty state.
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