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On Historians
The problem with reading William of Malmsbury, even just for fun, is that you want to quote soooo much. At anyone who'll stand still for five minutes. So here are some quotes - you don't have to listen.
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Farewell...
So, on Monday we took the Mighty Mighty Mynx(TM) to the vet, and she did not return. The lump that the vet felt in her abdomen turned out to be a tumour in her bowel, which had obstructed it, and caused a big hair ball to build up. There was rupture, and infection, and she had not been getting enough food for a while. It is probable that the ( Read more... ) -
Mynx
My poor little kitten (13 years old, pictured in the icon) is really unwell at the moment. She's not been eating for a couple of days, and is not moving very much. When we went to the vet yesterday, she'd lost a lot of weight, and after giving her an antibiotic shot, the vet told us to come back at 5:00pm today (Sunday), so he's obviously worried ( Read more... ) -
Selling methods
I've just seen two very different approaches to customer interaction and service. How would you react?
Example One: Wendyl Nissen's Green Goddess website, and associated online and physical store. I was directed there by a lady at church on Sunday, when I had a laundry question. (Ladies at church are an amazing source of useful information ( Read more... ) -
Next step...
So, what's the next step? Here, I have three hanks of spun yarn - the first straight alpaca, and the other two alpaca and silk mixed.
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Carding
I'm not entirely sure I'm doing this right. My carding combs (another Trademe win) might be a bit old, but I think it's rather that I'm not holding my head at the right angle. However, I have managed to spin some of this silk and alpaca mix:
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Spinning round and round and round
Following on from accidentally buying a spinning wheel, I have been experimenting with spinning, and gradually getting some confidence. When I mentioned it at the BigMuseum today, one of the curators said I should blog about the whole process. Well, I have a fair number of photos so far, and various posts on Facebook, so I should probably try to ( Read more... )
