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@Bernard said in Too expensive:

I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.

Ha, same for yarn. I always say, “I can make that for three times the cost!”

Yup, TACO

@Mary-Anna All good things! I find that there is always something I can do better than I’ve been doing it. Now I’m concentrating on breath, and coordinating breath to movement. Also working on posture, and making all movements flow from one to another. It’s almost like dancing.

@Mary-Anna Are you enjoying the tai chi? When I started, I found it both relaxing and energizing. It took all my mindfulness to figure out how to follow, which tamped down the constant chatter in my mind.

The chatter is back, but it’s generally pretty focused chatter now. We’ve been doing tai chi since January of 2024.

@Steve-Miller Thank you. I’ve always avoided RoundUp. I don’t know if I have it in me to do this much yardwork, though!

I have Bishop’s weed. Ugh. Can’t get rid of it. It was variegated when I got it, but I think a lot of it has reverted to plain green; there’s an awful lot of it in the front yard. I’ve decided that it’s just going to look like an overgrown cottage garden out there. I also have a ton of pink Japanese anemone, also hard to get rid of. I bought these things 25 years ago at a native plant sale, not knowing that “native” means “will spread like crazy and take over your home.”

Glad you’re okay, sorry about your car, and keep tabs on how you feel today. A lot of times those rear-enders make your neck hurt…the next day.

I wouldn’t feel sad for him.

I follow HCR via her substack to my email, and also in my FB feed. And on Bluesky, too. I’ll always see her somewhere!

Oopsie!

I’m still trying to adjust my feed in Bluesky. I follow a lot of knitting accounts, and they follow me, but they don’t post. I follow a few news/political accounts, and they post A LOT. So it’s not a very relaxing experience.

I’m on Threads, too. I know, it’s another Meta platform. It’s amusing. But I’m pretty sure views of my stuff is throttled there, much like on FB, as far as knitting goes. I get way more reactions on Bluesky, even though I have fewer followers on Bluesky.

Probably commas, INCORRECTLY!

I do know, because I read that book after I started piano lessons, and so did Mr. AM because he was taking guitar lessons. And then he surprised me with a trip to Sonata in Bennington VT for my birthday. The gift that kept on giving; I loved it so much I went for several years after that.

That’s where I met AdagioLady (Teachum’s sister).

Hapsburg

Traumerei

@ShiroKuro Yes, sounds like it started in Clayton, then moved northeast from there. DH’s cousins were slated to fly there from Newark to visit on Friday, but they were delayed for hours (weather, and maybe lack of air traffic controllers?) and gave up. Good thing!

MIL is in Clayton; that’s where Mr. AM grew up. Apparently the neighborhood behind her building (the Moorlands) had a lot of damage. So close. Glad your friend is okay. But it will take a while to make things right again.

St Louis had some pretty bad damage and deaths, too. So horrible. Mr. AM’s mom is in memory care. Her building was fine but the new director’s apartment building was damaged, so the director is living at the facility for now.

This sounds like it would be a very rewarding use of your time, @wtg Have fun!

Sounds like the next step beyond CLT (cross laminated timber).