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
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
As I start this it’s 5am, and I am at Berlin Tegel airport. At 3:30am I got in the taxi with my stuff, which I think is pretty compact for two weeks. The purse and backpack are carefully packed. Heavy things (eg laptop, camera) and stuff I won’t need on… Read More »On the road
How do you plan for international trans-Atlantic travel? Below is a simple step by step guide. Secure your passport. This is important as you will not get to any yarn stores, fiber festivals, etc… you have staked out in another country without it. Start planning your travel projects. Important considerations:… Read More »Trans-Atlantic Trip Planning
In just a couple weeks I’ll be back in the states. I want to buy a book on textiles/crafts to bring back to Germany. Just one though – I don’t need too big a stash of books as getting them back again will become more difficult. I think I have… Read More »Self Control
This is, of course, why it’s illegal to try to bribe or coerse public officials and the sort in most countries. And while I generally believe myself to be an upstanding citizen who would obviously turn down a bribe in any professional setting…. well, I am totally suseptible in my… Read More »Bribery Works
I only had a day to explore Utrecht and Amsterdam. Besides my little yarn crawl (see previous post) I wanted to check out something touristy but also educational. A colleague recommended MUSEUM ONS’ LIEVE HEER OP SOLDER, a museum of a Catholic House Church. The top three levels of three combined… Read More »Our Lord in the Attic – not old chests of dusty clothes
Last Wednesday TheEnabler and I headed off to the Netherlands via train. A key part of packing for any trip is determining what craft projecs to bring. My approach? Bring just a little too much because you never know. I speak from experience from the time that a quick overnight trip… Read More »Going to the Netherlands – How much to bring and buy?
