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Category Archives: ABC-Along 2008

F is for Fixed Oils

Coconut, Palm, and Palm Kernel Oils Fixed oils used in cold-process soapmaking These are some of the ingredients with which I make soap.  These oils are called “fixed” because they aren’t volatile or prone to evaporation, like essential oils. Essential oils are volatile in that they begin to evaporate within moments once exposed to air. [...]

Posted 25 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Blessed Juno § Photography ‡ Comments (2) °

E is for Eighteen

My baby boy is turning 18 years old. This past year I’ve found my breath catching with a tiny sob at the most mundane moments. Every event resonates with finality and a sense that an era is passing, which, of course, it is. This is James with our dog, Lily, in 1995. James is five [...]

Posted 07 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Blessings § Family § Photography ‡ Comments (11) °

D is for Dogwood

My handspun from Spunky Eclectic’s roving, in colorway Dogwood. This hank is about 8 oz and about 580 yards. The singles are overspun in places and the plying is underspun, I think. I don’t know for sure, of course, because I’m a n00b. But the colorway is interesting and beautiful, so I can’t fault Amy [...]

Posted 23 February 2008 † Alarming Female § Photography § Spinning ‡ Comments (8) °

Gettin’ my FOO on ~ or, C is for Concert

Just got in last night from Reno after a quickie road trip to see the Foo Fighters and Against Me. It was a blast from beginning to end, largely due to my traveling companions: John, Yasmine, and James. No, John and James are not gang members, despite the red bandannas and goofy poses; they were [...]

Posted 03 February 2008 † Alarming Female § Blessings § Diversions § Music ‡ Comments (2) °