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It May Be Chilly Down Here…

It May Be Chilly Down Here…

… but the creativity and productivity is heating up. So much handspun yarn and metal clay jewelry has been made! Lots of melt and pour soaps have gone out, with more to come. And plans for cold process projects are coalescing. Looking forward to what shapes up.

Midsummer is early this year

Midsummer is early this year

For fascinating reasons too complicated to explain, Midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere is a day early during leap years. Well, most leap years… Washington Post Article! I was awake briefly to salute the sunrise from my bed, then went promptly back to sleep. I will be up for the sunset, enjoying my patio and the
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New Streams for Energy

New Streams for Energy

To quote my dearest Jhenah – “Energy is energy is energy.” The trickle of energy generated by sales of soap and other pretty things is being re-routed a bit. I’m going to try to break up with Etsy. I’ve been there since 2007, and it has been very useful. But it has changed so dramatically
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Can it be Spring? My hands are so cold!

Tomorrow is the first day of spring and my hands are freezing. Could be the bubble tea I was holding for the time it took to drink it? Had my feet seen to first, then shopping for a new mattress, then lunch at OriGami Sushi. And now home for lots of reading and tea drinking.
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So Much Happening at Once!

So Much Happening at Once!

The fall play! Designing and making costumes! Teaching classes! Taking classes! Shipping orders! It’s wonderful and whirly and it is a lot. Digging into the Mabinogion again is lighting fires of scholarship. I’m thrilled to be part of this Master of Celtic Studies cohort at the University of Wales, Trinity St. David. The instructor is
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I accidentally nuked the website…

I accidentally nuked the website…

I didn’t mean to. I was cleaning out some files in cpanel… and poof. I’ve spent the last eight hours putting it back together. Lots of changes, some new cool things… I’m tired.