Personality tests. I hate them. Someone asks, "Lou, what is your favorite word?" and I choke
Favorite Words
Crazed
We talk about work/life balance, relaxation, purpose, and being centered. People dabble in it like a hobby, but it's just another business for writers, publishers, workshop leaders, and Tik Tok Influencers.
Happy Places: BEWARE!!!
Everybody has a favorite "happy place" or happy places that they'd gladly flee to when the going gets tough. Some are imaginary.
Apocalypse Now
My wife, myself, three adult children, a cat, and a dog; that's our household. So imagine what the fridge looks like. Don't even try to imagine how the back of the fridge looks
Wooden Rings
A hand-carved wooden ring, you say? Actually it was one of my first commercial ventures as a woodcarver. When I was living in Ottawa my girlfriend wanted a ring to seal our deepening relationship, but I was much too poor to buy one.
Circular
Different likes for different types of woodworkers. Elaborately figured wood is lovely on a cabinet. But kind of problematic for a carver. On the other hand, grain with no swirl or flare can leave you bored. So when selecting a board for carving, I look for a certain amount of balance
Coverings
I've never appreciated wallpaper. Growing up " to wallpaper over" something was to hide it.
The Harvest has come
t Chateau Xenia, we harvest no catnip before it's time…
Ice on the hill
Well, maybe early winter. Or possibly just before Christmas. It's hard to keep track of events when you're doing so much weed.
Notes
Somewhere, buried away, are the masses of field notes I took as an anthropologist on the projects I was involved in over the years.
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