Frugality: Jacket Adjusted
I didn’t take pictures of hand sewing these patches and pockets into the jacket, because hand sewing is dull. Also I need both hands to
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Frugality: Pockets!
The term for pockets you add to an existing garment is ‘afterthought.’ I am inserting afterthought pockets into this jacket. This can be done to
Frugality: Pockets in a Jacket.
The goal: to cover the prongs on the inner side of this denim jacket with something to keep them from catching in my hair.
Frugality: Altering
Writers never waste anything. All of life, everything around us, is useful and goes into the stew. And we’re fixers. If it’s not right, if
BVC Eats: Frugality with Confit Mushrooms or Tomatoes
You confit something by cooking it slowly and then preserving it under a layer of fat. The best known food of this type is confit
BVC Eats: Frugality with Beans
This is a recipe for beans a la bonne femme, the beans that a French grandmother cooks. The discerning cook will notice that it’s a
BVC Eats: Frugality with Basic Stock
It’s autumn, time to think about stock. Soup stock is a foundation of many dishes for a reason. It’s yummy, of course, and increases yummitude
Seattle Worldcon Report 2: Pictures!
One of the most fun things about conventions is the costumes. After all, Halloween comes only once a year, but conventions abound! Martha Wells attended
Seattle Worldcon Report 1: A Train Ride
At this time of the year, when summer’s joys are fading, Worldcon brightens the horizon. Last year I went to Glasgow, a major journey. This
The Performing Arts 6: Play
We’re told that Carl Jung said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct, acting from inner
The Performing Arts 5: On a Wing and a Prayer
I’m taking theater classes because I’m writing a novel in which the characters stage a show. Nobody asked me, the author, about this. I turned
The Performing Arts 4: Status
My class in improv theater became much more complex when we moved to the notion of Status. This is often pronounced the British way, STAY-tus.
The Performing Arts 3: Exercises
Writing fiction is a solitary activity. It’s you and the page and your Muse. Maybe a cup of coffee is all you need, for fuel,