Pleasant & Delightful

Traditional hand weaving, tartans and fine linens; traditional and ethnic knitting and a little spinning on the side. Lots of music, too - old songs from Ireland, Scotland & England.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Heading South

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After a very busy two weeks, I am about to head south once again to the Campbell Folk School . I have had the pleasure of Norman Kennedy...
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Saying Goodbye

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We had to say goodbye to our dear corgi dog, Rupert this week. He was 14 years old, and had been with us for almost exactly 13 of them. In ...
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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Where everything is new again

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or, le plus que ca change, le plus que c'est le meme chose... Which is to say, the more things change, the more the stay the same. Here ...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Anniversaries, New Beginnings

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I have long associated Autumn with new beginnings. Many of us do, from our years of school starting around Labor Day: new shoes, new clothes...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Spinning for Shetland Lace Knitting class!

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Spinning for Shetland Lace Knitting with Elizabeth Johnson of Lerwick, Shetland & Martha Owen of Campbell Folk School fame! September 20...
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Housewifery Skills

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I was thinking the other day about the way my husband refers to me as his bride -after 25 years of marriage. It occurred to me that I do no...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Happy Birthday, William B.!

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I subscribe to The Writer's Almanac program. I don't especially like Garrison Keilor, but I do enjoy having a poem read to me ever...
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Melissa
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
My Mama taught me how to knit as a child, and I learned to weave and spin from Norman Kennedy in 1980 and haven't looked back. I have loved to sing for as long as I can remember.
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