All in all I got out with only minimal scratches to my wallet.

planned for, exactly, but it was just a knife and knife sharpener that I had been meaning to replace, and some storage bags. string

I joined my local Makerspace so I can restore the multiple antique spinning wheels I have acquired, and I am seriously in danger of picking up woodworking. They have a lathe!!

What person is looking for is a radio.

What a silly thing to say.

I assume he’s doing Viking clothing or something like that. So now I’m making some samples from some wool that I have that is perfect for such a use. I have some Helsinge wool with a lovely long, staple length, and some Faroe Island wool.

He’s just the host. The actual judges know their stuff. The show is ok, kind of fun.

I mean, there’s a lot of silly stuff in there that isn’t in practice today (and was just a story anyway). Most religious books are like that. Don’t overreact to bits of folklore.

As I understand it, a carbon credit is what you get when someone goes “hey you just made a ton of carbon you gotta make a tree to clean it up” and that guy makes him shut up by giving him a picture of a tree.

Amazing. I predict that bonkers Quebecois acts will make a strong showing.

Canada is in Eurovision??

The US is not a signatory to most (any?) of the UN conventions on human rights. It has never been a leader in this realm.

“That’s not Fair Isle, it’s stranded colourwork” is a correction I make often. “No, that’s Icelandic. No, that’s Bohus.” Etc. Terminology matters!

that some very key elements were missing, and yet this woman sounded so calm and confident about her statement. What a strange thing that her contribution to the conversation was this entirely wrong statement.

Those are the parts that actually do the spinning, and without them you’ve got nothing. Also, this wheel is completely missing the tread assembly, so the only way you can turn the wheel is with your hand. anyone who knows even a bit about spinning wheels would see quickly

She asked if I knew how to spin, and I told her that I did. Then she gestured at the wheel and said “well, it looks like it has all its parts, so that’s good.” Reader, at the moment she gestured, the front & back maidens, the flyer, bobbin, and whorl were in my bag and she couldn’t have seen them.

Right? Like, if you spend a bunch of time following sparks of curiosity to new dopamine hits of answered questions and more sparks, you’re learning in the most joyful way! Keep doing that! And have a bowl of trail mix beside you.