Sad News

Many of you have heard me speak about my wonderful Uncle Lew. I wrote about him in this blog last year. Sadly, he died last week; at a rather young age, and way too soon for me. 

He was fantastic with a capital "F" in more ways than I could ever adequately express. I'd like to think that it is from him that I get my extreme silly streak, biting sarcasm, and penchant for placing things on my head.

There was a lovely article about him in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

In Support of Napping

I have been known to enjoy a nap from time to time (OK, almost daily), so I was tickled to see this in the Boston Globe. For all the info, click here.

Turn Around...

for more info about the eclipse, go here.

to listen to a bad 80's song about total eclipses of the heart, go here.

he's singing a little in there

I recently renewed my Netflix subscription and at the top of my old queue was Born Into This, a documentary about Charles Bukowski that I've been wanting to see for a few years.

This film documents his brokenness and his brilliance very well.

My favorite Bukowski poem, read by Harry Dean Stanton, from the film.

Playdate

I can't believe that it had been so long since I saw these girls. Our Sirs adventure was over six months ago! A lot has happened since then and it was very difficult to stay on task with any crafty things, with all the catching up. Jen and Beth did manage to get some quilting done while Shona and I chatted a lot and knitted a little. Shona showed me a new drop stitch that I will start as soon as I get my current project off my #5's. She also gave me a collection of very special books. I love it when my friends de-clutter.

Beth has the most fantastic collection of craft books. She's lucky I didn't swipe her copy of Midwest Modern, it almost "fell" into my bag. She also made some delicious soup, gave me a vintage hat and a screen print I've had my eye on and was a generally lovely hostess and fabulous teacher. I want to take her sewing class at Watkins just to suck up all the sewing knowledge I can from her crafty little brain.

These girls are a delight, an inspiration, and I can't wait to do it again!