Last week, it was almost 60 down here in SC but we had rain (tons of it) and wind. It blew and rained and roared all day, with the accompanying tornado watch alerts going off on the phone. This coming weekend it will be in the 30s and teens at night. But no strong winds predicted which I'm grateful for. I do not like strong winds. It upsets my molecules.
I am totally going to try that apple-cinnamon-sugar buttered toast!
Buckets of rain and high winds.. EEEEK. SO Upsetting to the molecules --perfectly put. I do try to soothe mine as best I can-- and wish they could get slightly excited by the wind....
Hope the cooler weather stays nice and stable. I think we're in for freezing rain soon -- and then instead of the beautiful cold snow, it'll be brown slush. Sigh. But right now it's perfect.
She chose what herbs to infuse with the oil and went from there.
I made something Similar with just plantain infused olive oil, but I don't think I added as much beeswax as mine is less "stiff" so less likely to stay on Beryl's paws.
And I bet it'd work even without the herbs.
Or you could google "paw salve" and see what comes up?
We got down to -58 up in Whitefish, Montana, but didn’t take the dog out until it warmed up to -31. She did not, it’s true, seem thrilled about having to go out to poop!
EEEEK! Poor dogs.Poor you. A person does get a touch antsy when it is beautiful and blue outside, but too cold to be safe. A friend who sometimes works as support staff (cooking) for scientific crews in Greenland was talking about temperatures I couldn't even fathom. They weren't allowed to go outside (like from the work hut to the one they slept in) without a full body check for exposed skin, and you couldn't go without a buddy and reporting in when you got there. She's also worked in Antarctica (not in the winter), and said Greenland was colder, so our brief chilly spell here just made her extra happy...
Beautiful to see that sparky white & blue… I can relate to high wind anxiety, there’s sometimes quite a lot of it blowing in off the ocean here, & yes sometimes getting out & trying to enjoy it in small amounts does help a bit (with ample scarves!) Warm oil on the body is helpful, (and grounding) in those times for me as well.
The oil does feel grounding, doesn't it. Like the loveliest way to care for yourself. Also it is very very dry here when it gets really cold (unlike ocean winds I'd imagine), so oil on skin feels extra nourishing. I can only imagine what those big ocean storms are like --nothing to stop them till they get to you?
I don't know how I got on your list, but I absolutely love your drawings, photos, and rambling thoughts. It's like you are reading my mind. Thank you for brightening many of my days!
And I thought Highland Scotland was a wee bitty chilly at -8C (around 17F). That -41F is on the magic point of the conversion calculation where it more or less matches -40C. Time for paws to be well and truly tucked under snouts!
At the Tapestry in Conversation (apart from calls for Beryl) would you talk about your move to fringeless (am taking the class & loving it) and if you still use fringed and what for?
Great idea Linda. That is a terrific topic, because yes, I do still use 'fringed' warp sometimes (usually on bigger pieces). And so happy you're enjoying the class. Makes me so happy.
Brrrrr.... we've barely gotten sub-freezing here in our neck of the northern California woods and we think we're cold! ... I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your neppy batts, a growing commodity around here. ... And I put apple slices on my daily cinnamon-sprinkled English muffin this morning. Yum! Thanks for that idea!
Sometimes just below freezing can feel colder than the icy stuff we're getting. Or so it seems to me. Especially if it's a damp cold that seems to get in your bones. This cold here is VERY DRY so I have pots of water on the stove and drink endless cups of tea lest my skin start to crack--but even so, some of our cold damp days in earlier winter felt more bone chilling. Weird.
And yes -- neppy batt project semi-underway. At least one baby step...
Happy, happy, happy to be here Sarah. You inspire me to keep up the "comics". I guess in a way, seeing what you do has encouraged what I thought was a bit of a goofy, silly, not too important past time. Still always a bit goofy, and silly ( or whimsical) - but I see it in a whole different light in terms of "importance". Much love!
Well yes-- you are SO right. Especially with really good apples and excellent crust. But a gal sometimes has to pretend because I probably won't make myself an apple pie. Or maybe I actually could make a tiny one in my toaster oven? hmmm. you've got me thinking... I've no shortage of storage apples, or flour or butter for the crust....gosh....
HA! thinking things to death -- sometimes annoying as can be when some great seeming idea just vanishes. Sometimes REALLY helpful --like when I don't want to be distracted. Sometimes simply pleasurable,--when I want to enjoy the idea of a project and wave a fond farewell to it without having to actually get out the materials or clean up afterwards ....
When I read your account of minus temps and blustery winds, I feel silly for complaining about our perfectly balmy teen temps with winds here! It is snowing another 3" on top of our previous couple snows, as I type. So pretty...from inside the warm house! Won't catch me out in it, but I don't have a Beryl-type that must be taken outside. Thank goodness for all those green jackets, right?! And I will now have to try that Apple Pie Toast! Sounds like one of the many simple pleasures our older generations came up with. I am excited to hear of your conversation next month with Nearly Wild Weaving! I hope to get a ticket so I can catch it later, since it will be during my work day. I have two topics to suggest for the conversation. First, it seems that you can do anything in weaving that your heart desires! Is there any other thing, crafting, artistic, or otherwise, that you feel you want to learn about or improve upon? Second, when you first started tapestry weaving, did it take you a period of time making mistakes before you mastered the techniques, or did it come naturally to you right away? As always, Sarah, I love your Tuesday posts! And go garden veggies! I love mine, too! 😀❤️
Hey Sarah - Hope you're warming up; we are in the San Juans, and the snow is now melting. For your talk, I'd be interested in hearing about the evolution of your tapestries. You've gone from your stunning largish pieces that clearly have a home on a wall, to your small pieces and language centered. I'd love to hear more about what that transition means to you. (and if I've missed this in your newsletters, I'll scroll back). You're so diligent about sharing your process with us, and I wonder how much the ease of technology has made that more integrated into your work. LOVE that you used a recipe from Rosemary Gladstar. She's a force!
Thanks Sue! I'm glad you mentioned that because your question actually feels central to my practice and is totally worthy of investigation. I probably reference such things in The Gusset and on the blog, but don't think I talk about it that much in depth, so will do my best to dive in. Thank.
On Beryl and the tree: I have a friend who says that he walks his dog so she can check in on Urinary Facebook, and that gives me the giggles.
But of course! Urinary Facebook....teeheee!
Last week, it was almost 60 down here in SC but we had rain (tons of it) and wind. It blew and rained and roared all day, with the accompanying tornado watch alerts going off on the phone. This coming weekend it will be in the 30s and teens at night. But no strong winds predicted which I'm grateful for. I do not like strong winds. It upsets my molecules.
I am totally going to try that apple-cinnamon-sugar buttered toast!
Buckets of rain and high winds.. EEEEK. SO Upsetting to the molecules --perfectly put. I do try to soothe mine as best I can-- and wish they could get slightly excited by the wind....
Hope the cooler weather stays nice and stable. I think we're in for freezing rain soon -- and then instead of the beautiful cold snow, it'll be brown slush. Sigh. But right now it's perfect.
Ahhh Butte colder than Missoula but -19f is hard for any dog… mine would like me to mix up that salve, does your friend have a recipe?
I asked her for her recipe and she said she got it from Mountain Rose Herbs: https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/diy-herbal-salves
She chose what herbs to infuse with the oil and went from there.
I made something Similar with just plantain infused olive oil, but I don't think I added as much beeswax as mine is less "stiff" so less likely to stay on Beryl's paws.
And I bet it'd work even without the herbs.
Or you could google "paw salve" and see what comes up?
We got down to -58 up in Whitefish, Montana, but didn’t take the dog out until it warmed up to -31. She did not, it’s true, seem thrilled about having to go out to poop!
EEEEK! Poor dogs.Poor you. A person does get a touch antsy when it is beautiful and blue outside, but too cold to be safe. A friend who sometimes works as support staff (cooking) for scientific crews in Greenland was talking about temperatures I couldn't even fathom. They weren't allowed to go outside (like from the work hut to the one they slept in) without a full body check for exposed skin, and you couldn't go without a buddy and reporting in when you got there. She's also worked in Antarctica (not in the winter), and said Greenland was colder, so our brief chilly spell here just made her extra happy...
And now here I am envious of a life where you can personally compare the temperatures of Greenland and Antarctica from experience!
It was -9 this morning but so, SO beautiful.
I have been thinking of you and how cold the weather has been for you. So glad to hear from you. Hope you can stay warm and comfortable.
Thank you for your fun sharing 💓💐
Thanks Elaine! I'm imagining you with the odd Pacific Storm blowing in???
Definitely warm enough just now. What with all those green coats my mother gave me, I"m well protected!
Pee-mail, lol! We call it “Nose-Book”. He-he.
ha! Perfection. LOVE it.
Beautiful to see that sparky white & blue… I can relate to high wind anxiety, there’s sometimes quite a lot of it blowing in off the ocean here, & yes sometimes getting out & trying to enjoy it in small amounts does help a bit (with ample scarves!) Warm oil on the body is helpful, (and grounding) in those times for me as well.
The oil does feel grounding, doesn't it. Like the loveliest way to care for yourself. Also it is very very dry here when it gets really cold (unlike ocean winds I'd imagine), so oil on skin feels extra nourishing. I can only imagine what those big ocean storms are like --nothing to stop them till they get to you?
I don't know how I got on your list, but I absolutely love your drawings, photos, and rambling thoughts. It's like you are reading my mind. Thank you for brightening many of my days!
Well thank you kindly for reading anyway--and for your lovely words. Perhaps some internet sprite secretly signed you up ?
And I thought Highland Scotland was a wee bitty chilly at -8C (around 17F). That -41F is on the magic point of the conversion calculation where it more or less matches -40C. Time for paws to be well and truly tucked under snouts!
At the Tapestry in Conversation (apart from calls for Beryl) would you talk about your move to fringeless (am taking the class & loving it) and if you still use fringed and what for?
So looking forward to this!
Great idea Linda. That is a terrific topic, because yes, I do still use 'fringed' warp sometimes (usually on bigger pieces). And so happy you're enjoying the class. Makes me so happy.
Brrrrr.... we've barely gotten sub-freezing here in our neck of the northern California woods and we think we're cold! ... I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your neppy batts, a growing commodity around here. ... And I put apple slices on my daily cinnamon-sprinkled English muffin this morning. Yum! Thanks for that idea!
Sometimes just below freezing can feel colder than the icy stuff we're getting. Or so it seems to me. Especially if it's a damp cold that seems to get in your bones. This cold here is VERY DRY so I have pots of water on the stove and drink endless cups of tea lest my skin start to crack--but even so, some of our cold damp days in earlier winter felt more bone chilling. Weird.
And yes -- neppy batt project semi-underway. At least one baby step...
I can FEEL it all Sarah! Your winter colors, textures, smells, sounds, temperatures...Thank you for your inspiring, beautiful, hilarious posts.
OH golly Liz. Thank you-- for being here and for being you. So love seeing your drawings too. What a treat to be in touch, eh?
Happy, happy, happy to be here Sarah. You inspire me to keep up the "comics". I guess in a way, seeing what you do has encouraged what I thought was a bit of a goofy, silly, not too important past time. Still always a bit goofy, and silly ( or whimsical) - but I see it in a whole different light in terms of "importance". Much love!
Even at thirteen below a piece of delicious cinnamon toast could never approximate
A piece of apple pie for breakfast.
They are a bit similar in color, though.
Well yes-- you are SO right. Especially with really good apples and excellent crust. But a gal sometimes has to pretend because I probably won't make myself an apple pie. Or maybe I actually could make a tiny one in my toaster oven? hmmm. you've got me thinking... I've no shortage of storage apples, or flour or butter for the crust....gosh....
The “think this to death” thought of Beryl made me laugh out loud. And now I can’t get the thought of apple toast out of my mind! 🍎🍞
HA! thinking things to death -- sometimes annoying as can be when some great seeming idea just vanishes. Sometimes REALLY helpful --like when I don't want to be distracted. Sometimes simply pleasurable,--when I want to enjoy the idea of a project and wave a fond farewell to it without having to actually get out the materials or clean up afterwards ....
When I read your account of minus temps and blustery winds, I feel silly for complaining about our perfectly balmy teen temps with winds here! It is snowing another 3" on top of our previous couple snows, as I type. So pretty...from inside the warm house! Won't catch me out in it, but I don't have a Beryl-type that must be taken outside. Thank goodness for all those green jackets, right?! And I will now have to try that Apple Pie Toast! Sounds like one of the many simple pleasures our older generations came up with. I am excited to hear of your conversation next month with Nearly Wild Weaving! I hope to get a ticket so I can catch it later, since it will be during my work day. I have two topics to suggest for the conversation. First, it seems that you can do anything in weaving that your heart desires! Is there any other thing, crafting, artistic, or otherwise, that you feel you want to learn about or improve upon? Second, when you first started tapestry weaving, did it take you a period of time making mistakes before you mastered the techniques, or did it come naturally to you right away? As always, Sarah, I love your Tuesday posts! And go garden veggies! I love mine, too! 😀❤️
I love Beryl’s comment about thinking things to death. This is very relatable on so many levels :)
Hey Sarah - Hope you're warming up; we are in the San Juans, and the snow is now melting. For your talk, I'd be interested in hearing about the evolution of your tapestries. You've gone from your stunning largish pieces that clearly have a home on a wall, to your small pieces and language centered. I'd love to hear more about what that transition means to you. (and if I've missed this in your newsletters, I'll scroll back). You're so diligent about sharing your process with us, and I wonder how much the ease of technology has made that more integrated into your work. LOVE that you used a recipe from Rosemary Gladstar. She's a force!
Thanks Sue! I'm glad you mentioned that because your question actually feels central to my practice and is totally worthy of investigation. I probably reference such things in The Gusset and on the blog, but don't think I talk about it that much in depth, so will do my best to dive in. Thank.