Back From The Gathering Part II

The last night of the Gathering was the bead swap/closing party. From what I had read, I thought the bead swap would be a friendly, get to you/glad to know you, what a great Gathering kind of thing. I was very disappointed. It turned out to be a get the best deal, hustling, show [...]

Back From The Gathering Part I

Well, the bad news is that I’ve gained ten pounds. The good news is that I’m still not smoking and I’ve done all the traveling I plan to do this summer. That means I can pay attention to diet and exercise and hopefully get some of this weight off.
Speaking of traveling, I had a [...]

Glass Holder Contraption

This is what my mother and I built out of pvc pipe, glue, and duct tape. We’re still working on it. More layers and a stand are coming soon – well they’re coming anyway! Last weekend we got all the pipes cut and today we glued these together. The pipe is glued in rows – [...]