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Approaching the End

This warp's been in residence for far too long, but this morning I could see the warp tie-on stick come over the back beam, which means I'm approaching the end (of the warp, that is). I'll just finish up this towel, and maybe there will be enough warp left for a cocktail napkin, and then I'll be finished.

This loom is desperately needed for another project, and it will finally be available. Hooray. No malediction needed.

But if one were needed, it might go something like this:

May your beams be chopped up for firewood, and your reed melted down into saucepans, and your interface be infected by a million viruses.

Just kidding.

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A Malediction

This weekend I've undergone a major computer Event, and not a very pleasant one. Somehow I've recovered sufficiently to continue working and communicating with the World, and all is stable for the time being. I've thrown out a lot of things and also discovered some little gems in the cleanup process, and I'd like to share this one with you. I don't remember where I first found it, but it's entitled "Book Borrowers Curse from a Mediaeval Monastery."

For him that stealeth, or borroweth and returneth not, this book from its owner, let it change into a serpent in his hand and rend him. Let him be struck with palsy, and all his members blasted. Let him languish in pain crying aloud for mercy, and let there be no surcease to his agony till he sing in dissolution. Let bookworms gnaw his entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not, and when at last he goeth to his final punishment, let the flames of Hell consume him forever.

So will the person who borrowed my copy of Cora Sandel's Alberta Trilogy ten years ago please return it? I have the urge to reread it.

To close on a more cheerful note, here's a camellia I saw on my walk this morning. Don't you love things that bloom in December?

Three Random Pictures

For no particular reason.

First, the sky at rush hour in downtown Greenville. The sun finally came out in late afternoon, after some very gloomy days. You can see the steeple of Christ Church on the right. I was not driving (promise).

Second, my bathroom curtain very early this morning. One of the camellia bushes is casting a shadow. Worth getting up for.

And third, a tablet woven sample this afternoon with six tablets and space-dyed knitting ribbon. Fun.