Two sets of native bookends in progress — purple poppy mallow and milkweed. Need to decide if I want to add gold or silver flake, or a layer of mica, and/or embedded twinkle lights. Opinions welcome — I think I won’t work more on them until this evening.
Two sets of native bookends in progress Read More »
I think my chessboards are going to need names. This one is The Court of Ice and Roses. Two of the pawns I’m not happy with, so I’ll be re-pouring those. Then it’ll need sanding and finishing work. If all goes well, it’ll likely be in the shop tomorrow. EDIT: sold the moss and gold
The Court of Ice and Roses Read More »
Sneak peek — new chessboard. Fairy rose petals, gold flake, silver mica.
Sneak peek — new chessboard Read More »
I swung by the grocery store yesterday to return something, and they had these coral peonies — totally out of season, but gorgeous. I bought six peonies and brought them home. I felt like I deserved peonies after yesterday — the whole day felt like a pummeling, except when I managed to take my mind
I’m just holding space this morning. Read More »
Kavi (high school senior) said everyone was pretty stressed at school today, but her Government teacher actually was helpful. She asked the students to list the things that they were worried about Trump doing, and then she went through the list with them, explaining which ones were: a) not within his powerb) not likely to
Kudos to that Gov teacher. Read More »
Dahlias and mums — first four photos were harvested today; the last photo is from the prior harvest. I feel like I went a little nuts harvesting, but the weather has been really mild, and she has a ton more buds on the plants — I suspect she’s going to have lots blooms into mid
Mix the colors, or keep them separate? Read More »
Finished my ethics training, made a tasty and nutritious lunch, swung by a friend’s house to take her up on her generous offer of more dahlias to harvest, exchanged a hug and some cranky commiseration. Onwards.
A hug and some cranky commiseration. Read More »
I taught the morning of 9/11, and I remember feeling so helpless and not sure what I should be trying to teach. I ended up just inviting them to spend some time doing in-class writing that day, which they didn’t have to show to anyone. Being together, feeling our feelings. I think it was the
I wasn’t sure how to handle things with my students today Read More »
1) One small victory from last night — Oak Park voted in ranked choice voting. This is unlikely to make much difference in our suburb on a practical level, but in larger terms, ranked choice voting is a better, fairer system. 2) I was explaining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to a friend this
Every voice actually heard. Read More »
I gave Kavi (age 17) a ride in, so we talked in the car. She’s stressed, but okay. She has a lot of trans friends, and is worried about them. She asked if I was at risk of being deported, and I reminded her that I’m a citizen now. She asked if any of our
A good day to eat all the ice cream. Read More »
