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Remembering Mom 22 Aug 2013 | 05:54 am
The family is gathering this week to catch up with each other, and to remember my mother, Allene Robson, who died May 31. Here's a representative sample of the group, including Mom (in the light blue...
Dreaming of Shetland launches! 10 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
In February, friends came up with an amazing and unexpected idea to help me do the next phase of research into sheep and wool, which involves a study of Shetland sheep and their fleeces. Shetlands are...
One way to wash fleeces, part 3, quick overview and then drying 29 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
The previous two posts covered, in some detail, my preferred fleece-washing process, with part 1 covering preparations and part 2 the soaking cycles. In this post I'll summarize the accomplishments of...
One way to wash fleeces, part 2, the wet work 28 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Part 1 of this set of three posts covered my basic approach to washing, the equipment I use, and figuring out how much wool to include in a batch. Now we'll get the wool wet and start getting it clean...
One way to wash fleeces, part 1, getting ready 28 Jul 2013 | 01:14 am
It's been quiet around here because life events have needed all my attention. Fortunately, I've had some time over the past ten days to let some of recent turbulence settle and to begin re-establishin...
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore 22 Jun 2013 | 05:08 am
I love this book. But only in the print version. When I recently had a lot of travel to do, I borrowed an e-reader from the library. My daughter noticed that Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Books...
PLY magazine has arrived! 11 Jun 2013 | 04:14 am
There's way too much going on around here, and I have posts-in-mind about Kentucky, and Estes Park, and some of my research into Shetland sheep, but meanwhile I've been, instead, writing things like m...
PLY magazine has arrived! 11 Jun 2013 | 04:14 am
There's way too much going on around here, and I have posts-in-mind about Kentucky, and Estes Park, and some of my research into Shetland sheep, but meanwhile I've been, instead, writing things like m...
All shall be well again, I know (Julian of Norwich) 1 Jun 2013 | 10:40 pm
Allene Robson (locally known as Mom, or, by some, Gramma) May 19, 1924 to May 31, 2013 May 20 to 25, 2013 - hospital: broken hip, clear directives in place for what she did and did not want in the...
All shall be well again, I know (Julian of Norwich) 1 Jun 2013 | 10:40 pm
Allene Robson (locally known as Mom, or, by some, Gramma) May 19, 1924 to May 31, 2013 May 20 to 25, 2013 - hospital: broken hip, clear directives in place for what she did and did not want in the...
