Indie filmmakers chime in…

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come out, come out, where ever you are.

I watched A Gentleman’s Agreement today, which, if you have not seen it yet, you should. It was quite revolutionary for the time it was made, it took on anti-Semitism at a time when anti-Semitism was rampant, politely accepted and pretty much just the way things were. The movie was, I think, ahead of its [...]

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come out, come out, where ever you are.

The Courage Campaign is launching a campaign to restore marriage equality in California.

They need donations and support, even if it’s just to help their message go viral by spreading the word.
I’ve been married. I still am married legally, which confers upon me all manner of legal protections and rights, even though [...]

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It might have been a week of wonderful

My dad has been in town all week, so I’ve been pretty much out of touch with everyone. We had a great visit. Naturally, I didn’t take any pictures as I was too busy, but trust me on this one, it was epic. We saw Star Trek (second time for me), went to the automotive [...]

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Not there yet.

Well shit.
Thank you Supreme Court of California. There aren’t words. I’m not angry yet, because I’m still dealing with the punched in the stomach, sick and nauseated, I-can’t-believe-they-did-that, sorrow. And shame. I feel so deeply ashamed of this state today. Give me a few. I’ll be angry in a bit. I need to go [...]

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Suki take it off again…

they’ve all gone away. It is always sad when a fun party is over and you have to do the dishes.

My spring tea party was a smashing success and everyone seems to have had a wonderful time. The desserts, pictured above and catered by my daughter the Cordon Bleu pastry chef, were fantastic. It was [...]

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Polly put the kettle on…

we’ll all have tea.

I used to have a hysterical Wallace Tripp illustration of that poem, featuring some incredibly lazy and stupid mice as Polly and Suki. I wish I still did. I’d so totally frame it.
Tomorrow I am having some friends over for tea and I am SO excited! I’m also completely behind on my [...]

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a new spin

Can’t Elope from Funky C. s/w merino that I spun long draw into a fingering weight 2 ply.

All the shades of lemony sorbet, honeydew and cantelope, with a little lavender and some cream thrown in for good measure.
Looks a little like brunch.

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Fiber Enabler Monday….

Ok, it is time for Fiber Enabler Monday, a new timesucking, avoidant, procrastinatory, I don’t want to write my lab report, helpful thing devised by me to enable your fiber addictions. In which mostly I’ll just go on and on and wax rhapsodic about some of my favorite fiber artists and tell you where you [...]

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mary mary quite contrary…

how does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a row…
This would be my mother’s day gift to myself. I finally got in the container flower garden I’ve been wanting since we moved in here a year ago. Yay! Nasturtiums, fuschias, petunias, chinese lanterns and geraniums. I guess I [...]

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