Dorothy Pohorelow

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Ahhh cursive...
In California in third grade we were just starting to learn letters having started by learning to make circles and slanted lines that were connected to get those muscle skills down first then we were moving onto letters...  
Then daddy was transferred to Delaware  I walk into the classroom and look at the stuff on the board and asked what it was.  That "scribble" on the board was our homework assignment.  In Delaware they had started cursive the year before...  that was a lot of catch up for me.  My cursive varies from beautiful to (more normal) scribble that my husband is always putting down...

The biggest problem with removing music and cursive from our schools is that they both activate portions of the brain that only respond to learning music or the actions involved in learning cursive and they are separate parts of the brain.   And of course we have no idea what impact that has on us as people.   What abilities have not been unlocked? Does it affect how we respond to people or maybe it affects our ability to think critically OR ???
3 days ago
It has been a few years but one thing I remember is being told you are at that age (mid 40s early 50s) where you periods will get lighter and you will start to skip periods until they stop all together.   Sounds lovely for a person with PMS...  well what 99% or more folks won't tell you is the opposite can happen...  I started having 2 periods a month.  So for over a year I was in a constate state of emotional upset with rage being the most common feeling.  I flat out told my doctor she had lied to me.  This was not like anything I had ever read about menopause.  It was a horrid time.  But when they stopped it was a huge relief,  one month I was raging the next I was feeling more mellow...  no more periods no more constant rage.   I was more creative then I had been in a long time and finally at peace with no nagging fear that it was all going to blow up on me in a week or two or three.   I do take extra calcium and Vit D for my bones but that is all I have had to do.  No hot flashes, none of the other misery many people talk about.  but ya know it would have been nice if it had all happened before I turned 60...  currently 69 and looking forward to the next 30 years.  
1 week ago
Your GSD mixes are finally becoming mature.  So smelling and acting like an adult, unfortunately in boys that means they are starting to mark their territory.   So no they are NOT peeing in the house they are probably remaining totally housebroken except for peeing on plastic bags and other plastic items, and other upright surfaces that they may think of a boundaries.  Where one marks the others will mark even with the cleaner you are using.  For a bit you will have to watch them like a hawk. If you see them start to even act like they are thinking of marking inside you will need to remind them they don't do that in the house.  We use an AHH type sound to distract them and act as a mild correction then take them outside immediately or into another part of the house.  Eventually they should get the message that marking inside is not allowed. BUT it does take commitment and is a lot of work if the habit is already estabilished however it sounds like a new behavior so hopefully they will learn quickly the house belongs to you and  marking is not allowed.   IF you have them inside for weather or due to size and would rather allow them to run loose without having to watch every second you can look up belly bands and try them on your worst offenders.
2 weeks ago
I love my treadle wheels.  In fact I have a thread about my newest one a  lovely little Kromski Prelude..  But a few years back my husband got me a little wheel off of Kickstarter.  My Electric Ell Wheel is one of the smallest functioning electric spinning wheels out there.  These guys are really tiny and in my head are really only good for lace weight yarns.   Since the Nano 2 came out the inventor has taken comments from users and developed a larger electric wheel the EEW 6.  The EEW 6 is designed to compete with full size wheels like the Hansen, Daedalus, and Ashford... in abilities and has a loyal following.  Since it came out Maurice has continued to tweak it and listen to what users have said and developed a new wheel he calls the Fold.  He just made a Kickstarter for the EEW Fold.  AND my husband pledged support for it to get me one to use...

The Fold will allow me to continue to spin even after I use the ability to control my feet due to the neuropathy I have.  The neuropathy is why I lost the strength needed to work my heavier wheels both the single treadles and the double treadles as one foot was just a dead weight on the treadles.  My little Prelude is light enough I can use her but who knows how long...  But these wheels are made from various forms of plastic, and use either wall power or rechargeable lithium ion battery packs...    

How do you balance using something like the plastic spinning wheel with the permie and self sustainable ideas?

2 weeks ago
My Christmas present came early. I picked him up on Dec 7th.  Alcor is a Portuguese Podengo Pequeno.  The photo was staged by a friend who is a photographer.  She did have to edit out my hands...  
stocking by Dorothy  Pohorelow, on Flickr
3 weeks ago
Zoom loom is only one version of a pin loom.  It is a 3 pin cluster loom of the type developed in the 1930s that was extremely popular for decades.  There have been folks quietly making some version of them off and on since they fell out of general favor so they have been around but not popular.  My first pin loom was a wooden one from Hazel Rose Looms.  Then a few years later Schacht brought out the Zoom loom and suddenly they became popular again.  
Places to check out
Pin Loom Weaving Support Group on Facebook  
https://www.eloomanation.com  authorized pdf copies of many of the original booklets printed for the pin loom as well as information about them.  A good place to get lost in.
http://www.pinloomweaving.com  - author of many books on Pin Loom weaving and has some good information on making your own
https://adventuresinpinloomweaving.com  interesting site with her exploring what a pin loom can do PLUS there is a post about how to contact Wunderwag looms to get information on the looms they are currently making

https://turtleloom.com  not as easy to navigate as some of the others it is full of ideas on making things from the "squares" made on their hexagon, and other shaped loom.  Look on Etsy under BluebonnetCrafters to buy their looms.  They are intriguing,  fun to use looms and the shapes are really fun to combine into designs and patterns for all kinds of items.
Also on Etsy are BigFam15 who make and sale both 3 pin and bias weave looms from recycled wood.
There are other loom makers on Etsy and at least 4 or 5 shops  who have patterns designed to be made with pin loom squares.
Um yes I do have a few pin looms and do make things with them.
1 month ago
There is a company called Brittany that makes wood needles and one of their best sellers are their Birch line for sock knitting...  So it seems to me that would be a good tree to look for.   Just an FYI I love my Brittany birch needles
2 months ago
Hybrids(F1 normally) will not breed true.  The words you are looking for are Open Pollinated or OP.  Those will produce plants like themselves.  Recently there has been an increase in OP varieties available to the home gardener. While not heirlooms they can work better in some areas so please don't get locked in on the word heirlooms.
3 months ago

Ellendra Nauriel wrote:

Amy Arnett wrote:
Lever door knobs make it way easier to open doors.





These are also easier for pets to open. Which can be good or bad, depending on the pet.

A neighbor down the road had to change their doorknobs because their cat figured out how to pull the lever.

Just something to keep in mind :)



My lever door handles are lifesavers and yes they are on the exterior doors also.  For those we can crate the pets or if home can use the flip loop lock like hotels have.  Originally it was installed to keep a granddaughter IN when she learned to open the outside door with its round door knob as a toddler.  Now it is  a safety measure that works better then a chain would for us.
Speaking of pets opening doors we had two cats when I was a teenager who would open the round handles on the door to the garage when ever they wanted in or out.  We all got in the habit of closing the door every time we walked past it.
4 months ago
Trombinco is as winter squash used as a summer squash.  According to what I have read it makes a mediocre flavorless winter squash but is a good summer squash.
This year I am growing some 'Maxidiwiac' squash from EFN.   We have had a bad growing season but I am finally getting squash.  This one looks like it could be similar to what you are describing.  It is being developed to produce a summer squash to slice and dry for winter usage but it also makes "pumpkins" if allowed to mature.  Sadly no mention of the flavor or storage ability of it are mentioned.  
4 months ago