makin things: lotsa seaglass
really it’s creek glass, but explaining that in every damn post just takes too the hell long, is what
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really it’s creek glass, but explaining that in every damn post just takes too the hell long, is what
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now there’s room for me to make Stuff out of my Things!
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[ At the top of a sheet of paper hung on a clipboard is a pair of cat silhouettes, with a space for the date between them; the space has been filled with ‘december 26 – january 1’ in purple calligraphy. Below that is a grid of eight small rectangles. Seven have the days of
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[ A small black leather pouch sits, flap open, on a green and white outdoor carpet. It is handsewn, with a horn button to hold the flap closed. Two others, both closed, sit behind it; also behind it is a copper-and-seaglass pendant. ] So FIRST off I want to show off what my Soap &
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[ A double bed, piled with blankets, sits in the corner of a room. The wall next to it is slanted, and bare to the outside sheathing of plywood. The wall behind it at least has insulation. Next to it is a set of shelves filled with boxes of soap. ] When we finally got
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[ A stack of roof trusses — two by six boards in an arch shape, held together by plywood braces at the corners — stands in the yard next to the house. Another truss sits alone next to them. Behind the stack is a big black dog. ] I was, I gotta admit, worried about
[ The back of a black pickup truck, which has a lot of bags of insulation in it. One bag spans the entire width of the inside of the bed, something like four feet. A bumper sticker on the tailgate reads “Frankly, it’s a truck”. ] Also known as ‘we finally had the money to
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[ A low wood grain table is covered with small sorted piles of jewelry bits, most with a moon and star theme. ] I finally, finally had the chance to sit down & make some jewelry. It’s been FAR too long. I’ve spent at least a bit of time every day this week working on
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[ A plywood-covered wood foundation, covered in turn with an outdoor carpet in cream and green, holds up two walls, one to the left, one on the far side of the floor. Each wall bears a single window. A pair of matching doors leans against the side wall. ] I’ve been posting about stuff I
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[ A stainless steel kitchen sink sits upside down on top of a white folding table. The table also holds a variety of tools and a red cardboard box labeled ‘Milwaukee’. ] One of the hardest parts of cooking & eating when you’re living rough is cleaning dishes. You can eat with disposable stuff —
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Celebrating sixteen years of The Vagabond Tabby — & the sixteenth birthday of my VP of Marketing, the horriblest cat in the world, my dearest Loiosh.
(25% off everything in the shop — yes, it’s my biggest sale of the year! — running April 25 through May 1)