Natural fibers (mostly wool), animals, bicycles & serendipity
Ending trip mileage: 3,742.7 (6023.3km). Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, (Oregon again), California, Nevada, Utah, (Wyoming and Colorado again). Trip average: 31.8 miles per gallon, although I reached 33.7 on the outbound half (the 1100-mile section that did not include … Continued
As I write this, it's time to get home. I've been working, but now I need to get different sorts of work done, and I need to be back in my usual surroundings to do that. I've had to cover … Continued
I'm still on the road back from Sock Summit in Portland, Oregon. It's quite the trip. Since I needed to be in southern Oregon, I looked at the map and traced out the possibilities of getting into northern California to … Continued
I'm still on the road—getting ready to leave a motel in Elko, Nevada—so there will be photos here but not much text. A couple of days ago, I had the pleasure of visiting some folks who have Soay sheep. Soays … Continued
Technically, I'm on my way home from Sock Summit and visiting with family. It's a working trip: I'm not getting to take side trips to see the museums and other sites for which I see signs along the way. But … Continued
In celebration of Sock Summit 2009, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts put together instructions for some socks she made that evoke "How did you make those???" questions whenever she wears them. We sold a bunch of patterns at the Summit and expect to … Continued
