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Author Archives: forstegrupp
Women are allowed to want.
Recently I just finished the third book in Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy about a woman in medieval Russia who takes on the responsibility of trying to save her people of Rus from human depredations and supernatural threats and negotiate a … Continue reading
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Annotations Galore!
Once upon a time, I took so many notes and underlined so much in my textbooks that when I got done, the books looked like a very neat second-grader had been let loose with colored pencils. My old college edition … Continue reading
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Weaving a plaid — it takes yardage
Weaving anything I am learning takes a great deal of yarn. For example, this third project used (conservatively) 940 yards of worsted weight alpaca and 200 yards of mohair. The warp was 112 inches long and there were 162 warp … Continue reading
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“Mom, you are just like Penelope”
Said our daughter as she saw me weaving on my rigid heddle loom. Except, thought my pedantic self, Penelope would be weaving on an upright loom. My SH liked this comparison because by extension that made him the wily and … Continue reading
Not enough sticks!
The new loom came with two stick shuttles. All well and good until you want to use three different colors for your weft design and you don’t want to wait for the order to come from Webs and you don’t … Continue reading
What was THE Christmas gift?
Something that has proven a most absorbing and entertaining activity during the two-week winter break which my school gives everyone. My SH of 30 years gave me (per a request submitted by a secret unknown informant) a 15-inch rigid heddle … Continue reading
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An Old Family Sugar Cookie Recipe
Here is a very pretty cookie for Christmas when it is dressed up with red and green sprinkles. But it is also a delicious cookie for every day indulging. This makes a crisp cookie with a wonderful texture and delicious … Continue reading
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Wearing Someone Else’s Cap or Bags (hat or pants) — a personality test in E.M. Forster’s novel A Room with a View
This is my third or fourth time teaching E.M. Forster’s enlightened novel A Room with a View, which chronicles how Lucy Honeychurch fights the armies of darkness (self-abnegation and sterility) to win her true love, George Emerson. But first she … Continue reading
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How about another heirloom cookie? Scotch Toffee Bars
Growing up, my mom and Grandma made Scotch Toffee bars. I loved the crispy caramel base and then the sweet chocolate topping. But when I tried making them for my husband that first Christmas after we got married, they did … Continue reading
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Poppy Seed Rolls
Every holiday my family (SH and the three children) eagerly wait for the poppy seed rolls to come out of the oven. I have to swat hands away so some rolls remain for the next day’s Thanksgiving or Christmas feast. … Continue reading
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Who needs to think? 