Sick Baby = Sick Mama2년 전 by luthvarian55 in lifeSick Baby = Sick MamaSay hello to my personal germ factory. This is baby Dutch. Baby Dutch, like all babies, is gross. To give you an…
Photograph: Plaster Relief2년 전 by luthvarian55 in artPhotograph: Plaster ReliefThe in-laws brought this plaster relief, a family heirloom, when they visited us this week. My husband does painting…
Photo: Thanksgiving with Baby Dutch2년 전 by luthvarian55 in foodPhoto: Thanksgiving with Baby DutchI'm not super into Thanksgiving for a number of reasons, but we celebrate it for our parents. Regardless of any…
Convenience Produce - Trying Imperfect Foods2년 전 by luthvarian55 in foodConvenience Produce - Trying Imperfect FoodsMy family usually buys produce at the KC City Market , a large farmer's market located in the River Market district…
Subcontext2년 전 by luthvarian55 in poetrySubcontextSubcontext she told her story in poems and bullet journal pages in baked goods and yarn in the quiet moments…
Phototropism & In-door Corn2년 전 by luthvarian55 in homesteadingPhototropism & In-door CornOne of my projects this Autumn and Winter is to grow corn inside . So far, I've got some lovely 6-8" shoots in my…
Cottage Loaf2년 전 by luthvarian55 in foodCottage LoafThere's something magical about making bread. It isn't something I do often, but I keep supplies on hand, including…
Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Initiative2년 전 by luthvarian55 in artShave 'Em to Save 'Em InitiativeThe Livestock Conservancy has started a three year program called Shave 'Em to Save 'Em. The goal for the program…
Sunshine Shiba Slice of Life2년 전 by luthvarian55 in shibaSunshine Shiba Slice of LifeBento is such a good boy. He is one of two Shibas who are members of our family. He's always been a sassy, but he's…
Square-Foot Garden - Corn in my Dining Room2년 전 by luthvarian55 in gardeningSquare-Foot Garden - Corn in my Dining RoomThough I live in the suburbs of Kansas City, I maintain a square-foot garden year-round to help supplement my family's…
Back in Action - a Wooly Return2년 전 by luthvarian55 in artBack in Action - a Wooly ReturnIt has been more than two years since I've been on Steemit. Life has provided me a number of challenges and…
#needleworkmonday ALL THE SHEEP3년 전 by luthvarian55 in art#needleworkmonday ALL THE SHEEPHappy #NeedleWorkMonday! I'm excited to say I had a fantastically fibrous weekend! I went to visit a local sheep…
#NeedleworkMonday Fractals and Failures3년 전 by luthvarian55 in needleworkmonday#NeedleworkMonday Fractals and FailuresHappy #needleworkmonday! This week I finished a fractal yarn spun from BFL and silk. We had a great discussion on…
#NeedleworkMonday: Made some yarn3년 전 by luthvarian55 in needlworkmonday#NeedleworkMonday: Made some yarnHappy #NeedleworkMonday! This week I've been busting stash. I finished a cowl made from hand-spun, hand-dyed…
Silk Cocoons3년 전 by luthvarian55 in knittingSilk CocoonsWe had a little failure while dyeing silk cocoons. I had planned to dye them last week and had them soaking. Well, I…
#needleworkmonday Unspun Silk Cowl3년 전 by luthvarian55 in needleworkmonday#needleworkmonday Unspun Silk CowlI've been slow to post this last week. It is because I've been hard at work putting together a website and blog for…
#needlworkmonday - Teaching spinning3년 전 by luthvarian55 in needleworkmonday#needlworkmonday - Teaching spinningThis weekend I had the pleasure to teach my husband and a friend how to spin while on stream. To celebrate his 2000th…
Reeled Silk3년 전 by luthvarian55 in artReeled SilkWe talked about silk reeling a while back in this post . That was my first attempt at reeling silk and I learned…
Genius - Writers Block Poetry Contest Week 43년 전 by luthvarian55 in twbpoetrycontestGenius - Writers Block Poetry Contest Week 4Respond in a poem to the following quote: Genius is the activity which repairs the decays of things, whether wholly…
Last Time on Twitch3년 전 by luthvarian55 in artLast Time on TwitchHappy Thursday, friends! On Tuesday, we knitted with silk mawata. By stretching the silk into a long roving, it can…