Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
One stitch left. One final pull of dark cornflower yarn into this massive rug. Background. Earlier this year, I had planned to produce a latch hook rug of one of my photographs, my shot of the Quechee Covered Bridge in Vermont. The problem was, however … I started the project and hooked in the wrong…
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Man, I had a great couple of weeks on this. Suffice it to say, if I had all the yarns I needed when I started this … and if I started it three months earlier, instead of doing this as a replacement for a latch hooked rug that I previously FUBAR’d … this could have…
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I was on a really strong run … and then I ran out of lime strands. Again. Ran out of yarns. Nuts. But during the time when I had enough yarns to go around, I made a lot of progress on this latch hook rug. In fact, let’s do the comparison. Scrolling back and forth…
Read MoreI’m not sure how to react to news of this nature, so I’ll react accordingly. Apparently the Colorado State Fair’s digital art competition offered a blue ribbon to a print named “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” as credited to Jason Allen. Well, Jason Allen had a bit of help. He used a program called MidJourney, a program…
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So I haven’t posted any progress in the past few months. That does not mean I’ve given up on the project. Let’s recap. Earlier this year, I digitzed a 1960’s postcard of an old NEBA Roast Beef / Mike’s Submarines shop that previously existed at the corner of Central and Colvin Avenues in Albany (around…
Read MoreA horologist is someone who appreciates and collects timepieces – wristwatches, clocks, all that. Trust me, I don’t have the time to start collecting wristwatches (yes, you saw what I did there), even though every December I go to the local jewelry shop and try on a Tag Heuer “Le Mans” chonograph for 30 seconds,…
Read MoreIn the pantheon of local grocery stores, I’ve shopped mostly at Price Chopper – maybe a Hannaford’s once in a while. And the farmers’ markets are also a go-to shopping destination for me. Last Saturday, I found a new favorite grocery store. And this one pushes Price Chopper out of the water. I’m talking about…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I stopped by the post office to drop off some mail. And as I walked by … There were two little bunnies in the front of the building. They were munching on grass and totally oblivious to passers-by. Okay, Hazel and Fiver, let’s see if you’re willing to pose for pictures.…
Read MoreMy friend Caroline is an accomplished photographer from Quebec City. I met her about a decade ago, when Quebec had a basketball team in the old Premier Basketball League (the Kebs), and her photography portfolio is very impressive. We’ve been Facebook friends for a while, and although she is bilingual, her FB posts are in…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I blogged about the Italian Cheeseburger – a sandwich that, for some reason, seems to only exist in Albany. Now there are “cheeseburger subs” or “chopped cheese” in various locales, where a burger is part of a sub sandwich (i.e., adding lettuce and tomatoes and whatnot). But I’m talking about the…
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