Nicole Alderman

Thank you! I'm glad the watch phrase is still working, even if it's not visible. It's one less problem.

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And, yes, it is a pie perk. I should have known this, because I actuallymade a tutorial on how to use them. The screenshots are kind of old, because I made the tutorial 8 years  ago (which makes me feel about having forgotten about it...)

It's under 'my bookmarks and watches' in the drop down menu for your profile.
I couldn't find it either and I knew I had mine set for 'judith'.

Weird! I wonder if there's a glitch here. Do you still get notifications for your name?

Nancy Reading wrote:I think it would also be a great way to get a feel for different natural building methods. Miniature cob or roundwood buildings....

The last time I taught medieval history, this is exactly what we did! The kids made little wattle and daub houses (as well as tiny clay pots and brooms and baskets and felted rugs). They learned a lot of skills without using too many resources or time. My Flower & Forest Fairy class also made them. They turned out so cute!

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:
I need to make a photo of my journaling materials, and the bag/pouch they're in.

I'd love to see pictures! I think the organizing of this stuff is half the battle to nature journaling.

r ransom wrote:Multi pen!  That brings back memories!

I wanted one so bad as a kid, but it was a bit fat for my hands and I lost interest after a week.  I wonder if taking the kids to a stationary store to try the big pen in their hands would work?  Although, this one looks smaller and easier to use than the one I had.

Maybe that was one of the super big multi-pens that have like 10 colors in them. Those things are chonky!

I like these BIC ones--they're not too big for my hands, and you get 4 colors for one pen. The pen I usually carry actually has: black ink, mechanical pencil, blue ink, and red ink. I use the pencil part the most, but I like that I have the colored ink if I need them.

They also now make Bic multi-pens with more fun colors, like pink, yellow, cyan, purple, lime green, and orange. These are super fun to have around, especially at the end of the year when my students ask me to sign their yearbooks.

Lawren Richards wrote:Adding an addendum later: I went to the link and searched everywhere on the menu & under my profile but cannot see an option to add my own watch phrases? I just see the threads I've posted in. No section for adding watch phrases.

Interesting! Maybe "watch phrases" is a PIE perk? I think you now have 20 apples, which should cause you to get a free slice of pie. Do you now have access to watch phrases?

Nicole Alderman wrote:
I wonder if I could make an art-supplies pouch that I could strap on my belt, too. It could have extra pencils for the kids, watercolor pencils for me, and maybe even a tiny paint set, like the little one I put my hand-made watercolors in. I wonder what an art-supply pouch would look like. Maybe like a tool pouch roll (like you can make in SKIP) or a sewing hussif or those little rolls you store knitting needles in.

Or maybe a pouch that opens up to display everything?

Or maybe like a quiver full of pencils and paintbrushes with a separate pouch for the watercolor set?

So many ideas!

I was thinking about this, and my love of multi-colored pens. They allow for 4 colors in one pen! But, I don't like drawing with pens--I like to be able to erase.

Then I wondered, "Are there multi-colored mechanical pencils?" I did a little searching, and found that there are some! Pentel makes a https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-XPH804ST-Multi-Color-Refill/dp/B0DQ3WXM9M

It comes with extra colors, so you can customize what you need. I think I'll need both greens!

I think I'll be putting this on my Christmas list!

As for tagging people, we sort of can do that, but only if someone has set up a "watch" for their name.

In your profile drop down, there's a link to "Bookmarks and Watches" (this should also take you straight there: https://permies.com/forums/bookmarks/list/)

In the Bookmarks and Watches, there's a section called, "You are watching the following phrases: _______" You could put in your full name, so that if someone mentions it, it'll notify you. You can also use it for other phrases that you want to be notified about. Maybe you want to know if someone local to you is posting, so you might put a watch on your town, or maybe you're curious about a certain plant, you might put a watch on the name of that plant, etc.

Sometimes, when I get a PM like that, I'll respond with something along the lines of, "That's a great question! I made a new thread about it here_______" or, "Thank you for asking! I figured other people might want to know as well, so I posted about it here_____. If you have more questions, ask them in the thread and I'll be happy to answer."

We moderators deal with this sort of thing a LOT. You'll see Paul make public posts replying to something someone emailed him. I've done the same quite a few times, too.

It feels kind of weird to reply to a PM by directing someone to a forum. But, like you said, permies is a place for perennial discussion and public storage and accrual of knowledge. PMs don't help with that.