Senseless
posted 8 months ago | 1 comment
Today a very gifted young man and two of his friends lost their lives in a horrific accident. Nick Adenhart pitched an awesome game last night for the Anaheim Angels. It was amazing to see. The saddest thing is that the man responsible for the acc...
Routine
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
I wonder if others have similar routines on the internet. I have certain sites that I visit daily-- different puzzles (daily jigsaws, crickler, what do you know quiz, daily jumble and word search puzzles) newspapers (local and other cities), news ...
Human Beings are a strange lot
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Nothing is 'black' or 'white'. Please understand that I am not referring to anyone's racial makeup. I am now convinced that politicians are a very different lot when compared to most other citizens of this great country.
Today I read the multipag...
Today I read the multipag...
Sadness
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
I try to maintain a positive attitude and see good in all things. Today I am very confused. Some profiles (a person's representation to those of us who read) here on eons seems to indicate that they are "progressive", "liberal", or support our new...
National Heritage Properties
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
This morning CBS Sunday Morning had a piece about some of our National Cultural Properties that were in financial peril. Partly because of over optimism during times when the national financial picture was better.
Well, I think that the conventio...
Well, I think that the conventio...
Reflections
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
This evening is a very sad time . Today a Metrolink commuter train collided with a freight train outside of Los Angeles. The commuter train was operating in the 'pull' mode (engine on the front). Which may mean that the death toll will be smaller ...
Milestones
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Well it is 'Breakfast at Wimbledon'. I really can't believe that I have been watching tennis at Wimbledon for 51 years. When I was 12 years old my father was transferred to England (RAF Brize Norton) in the Costwolds. That summer I discovered tenn...
BBQ Overload
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Today one of my PBS stations has been airing a BBQ marathon. Wow, I am ready to run out and buy a kettle barbeque, some bricquets and wood chips and cook away. Then I get real and think about what would I do with all that food. Living by my self c...
Gratitude
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
One of the people that our shop relies on the do finishing work recently did a wonderful job on finishing a baby outfit that is being made as a gift. She is an awesome knitter and always worries about charging too much. On this particular outfit s...
Felting
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Well I learned that what is passing for 'felting' in the knitting world is sort of kind of not "real" felting. Years ago I took a class to learn how to felt as a part of the workshops that we had to take each year to participate in the Renaissance...
