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Visions of future schools

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

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He said that all the new universities would consist of only one small room. It would work this way. At the beginning of each semester the entire student body—which would have to number at least five hundred thousand in order to give the computers… Continue Reading “Visions of future schools”

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Overworked

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

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As I prepare myself for another week of work, this passage comes to mind… we may tell ourselves otherwise, but we are certainly overworked by any measure. One of capitalism/s most durable myths is that it has reduced human toil. This myth is typically… Continue Reading “Overworked”

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On J. S. Bach

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

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The best proof we have that life is good, and therefore that there may perhaps be a God after all, who has our welfare at heart, is that to each of us, on the day we are born, comes the music of Johann Sebastian… Continue Reading “On J. S. Bach”

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Bad to worse.

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

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“…it is questionable whether Christ departed from life with the words we find in the Holy Scriptures, those of Mathew and Mark, My God, my God, why hast Thous forsaken me, or those of Luke, Father, into Thine hand I commit my spirit, or… Continue Reading “Bad to worse.”

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Tolerance

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

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So where is ideology? When we are dealing with a problem which is undoubtedly real, the ideological designation-perception introduces its invisible mystification. For example, tolerance designates a real problem – when I criticize it, I am, as a rule, asked: “But how can you… Continue Reading “Tolerance”

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Wondering about the dress? It's not quite finished - still needs some details inside and hemming, but I anticipate being done by Sunday.
From underneath the loom. Four of eight towels woven, with pretty consistent warp composition so far (no loose threads or sections, no breakage).
I *had* decided not to make a new dress for my birthday party next weekend, instead wearing one of the many me-made dresses I already own. But somehow I've found my way to cutting out the #sauviesundress pattern and laid it onto some beautiful Japanese fabric from my stash.
The second sock is well underway but not going nearly as fast as the first one. I would like to get this done by my birthday, which is in two weeks, so I need to get my stitches in!
Eight yards of neutral pallette to weave in grey and charcoal. Huck spot patterning is a very meditative weave. This suits my January state of being just fine.
Wound on and ready to weave.
Spent this afternoon threading my loom, and it's all done. Now I just need to wind on and tie up the treadles, which I plan to do tomorrow. I didn't get a photo, so instead, here is a picture of the ramen I made for dinner.
I rescued this yarn over a year ago from a free pile at a house that was being emptied for renovation by a man whose mother had died a few years previous. She had been a spinner and knitter in her lifetime, and there were boxes of bits and pieces from her lifetime as a maker. I matched as many of the hand spun skeins as I could and brought it home, putting it in the deep freeze immediately (which I always do with found/donated yarn - to kill any bugs or bug eggs).
This week has seen a bit more music making than textiles. We are currently hosting Caroline Mark as our songwriter-in-residence at Birdsong, which has inspired a bit more practicing as I get ready for some musical gatherings in the near future.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays, our recycling center store is open on Gabriola. I try to go once a week or so to see what garment suitable fabric might be lurking in the back bins. Often, it's just a lot of weird synthetics and furniture upholstery (like today), but I have made several pieces of clothing from thrifted fabrics. There is nothing more pleasing to me than a $2 dress made from beautiful natural linen.
Forty of 240 threads in the heddles.
Today has been a bit of a writing day, between finishing some workplace writing and starting to put my newsletter essay together for the end of the month. I also posted a talk I gave to my Zen community in September to my blog at Red-cedar.ca

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