I went to Yankee Fiber Friends* today. First time I've managed to make it since December. It was good to be back. I signed up to help at the booth for a couple of hours at the Brooklyn Fair next month. I'm nowhere near ready to be part of the sheep-to-shawl thing or anything, but I can mind the booth while others take lunch breaks, bathroom ( Read more... )

This morning's service went better than expected. I still haven't ironed out the transition from guided meditation to finishing off the service, but whatever. People responded well, including the one person I had expected to be deeply offended. (Said person often leaves me wondering why he comes to a UU church at all, as his beliefs seem pretty ( Read more... )

So here are a few during pics. A bit neater than they might have been, actually, due to Patsfan coming home early.

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OK, yes, I'll admit it up front: I'm a dork. I enjoy goofy stuff. So watching a bunch of women spin yarn from fleece and then weave it into a shawl, with two teams competing, made my afternoon ( Read more... )