First, let me say I am torn about mummy displays in museums. On one hand, we can learn an immense amount of information about past peoples and cultures from mummies. On the other hand, so often they feel pretty macabre. Putting long dead people on display can feel, well, invasive.… Read More »The Field Museum Chicago – Peruvian Mummies
As I mentioned on my post yesterday, I’ve (despite a slow start last week) made good progress on the blanket. In fact, yesterday and today I made my targeted 12 rows per day and then some. I may even get a couple more rows in today. So I let myself… Read More »Rewards for good behavior…
The blanket it coming along. After a really slow beginning of the week, I’ve now just about caught up to where I need to be. It took me through Thursday to finish both sides of the next stranded colorwork sections: I really needed that done by Tuesday to be on… Read More »Just might get there…
After China and Tibet, my sister and I headed off to explore more of the Pacific in the Regenstein Halls of the Pacific. I was happy to find this exhibit was open, as the Field Museum website indicated that it might be closed until later that week. I’m not sure if… Read More »The Field Museum Chicago – Pacific Islands
It’s crazy, but as I write this, it’s been nearly three weeks since I went to the Field Museum in Chicago, and I’m only just now getting around to really talking about all the cool things I saw there. This is post one of four I have planned. I’ll post… Read More »The Field Museum Chicago – China + Tibet
I have stuck to my plan to knit only on the blanket when at home. In the past 8 days I have complete over 90 rows and about 10 inches. On Tuesday I declared with triumph that I was officially half way done the blanket. TheEnabler looked at my, laughed… Read More »I have been good….
Wednesday afternoon I headed for the airport to travel home. It was a crazy realization that “home” meant leaving the US and that I really did feel like I was going home. A first for this trip – I took all of my originally scheduled flights. So of the eight different planes… Read More »Back home and goal setting
My visit to the states is just about done. I head to the airport tomorrow morning to catch flight 1 of 3 to get back to Berlin. I made my chief craft goal: the socks are done, and handed off to their recipient – AwesomeE’s mum (who is also pretty… Read More »Finishing up…
We had a packed two days in Chicago: Field Museum – lots of cool textiles Shedd Aquarium – devoid of textiles Yarnify – surprise! This is a yarn store Deep dish pizza – key textile tip: eat carefully so as not to get it on knitting but bring your knitting… Read More »Chicago – It’s Textile Scene
We moved to Germany and suddenly there were future babies everywhere. By everywhere I mean three. But this is a lot of babies for my life to date. So in April TheEnabler and I took a critical trip to one of the local yarn stores, Tolle Wolle, in search of… Read More »Baby Things
