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Archives for May 2018

THE REAL REASON FOR MY BLOG

May 15, 2018 by Lexa

Ok, all y’all, now comes my confession regarding the REAL reason for me starting a blog. When I was about four years old I told my mom I wanted to write books when I grew up. Her very prosaic 1950’s response was “better you should learn to type.” Well, I did learn to type, and to organize things, and to get along with people, and, as a result I had a very successful career where I did all of those things on a daily basis. What I didn’t do was write. I thought about writing, I took classes … [Read more...]

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WHAT DO JAPANESE BORO AND SCOTTISH HAGGIS HAVE IN COMMON?

May 10, 2018 by Lexa

WHAT DO JAPANESE BORO AND SCOTTISH HAGGIS HAVE IN COMMON? Right off the bat it would appear that the Japanese tradition of patching together worn out clothing (Boro: ragged) would have nothing in common with the vilified Scottish delicacy called Haggis (sheep’s stomach stuffed with bits and bobs of sheep, oatmeal, onions, etc. and boiled to a savory pudding). However, I maintain that both traditions, as well as patchwork quilts, crocheted granny squares, chitterlings, sausages, scrapple, and … [Read more...]

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