Before Christmas, in discussing the value of homemade gifts, I hinted that I felt particularly proud of the gifts I’d made for Aly this year. Now that Christmas Day has passed, and she has received my gifts, I can share them with you.
My main gift to Aly this year: a pair of homemade drop spindles.
Two drop spindles, “low whorl” (top) and “high whorl” (bottom) (Photo: Mark Zeiger).
Merry Christmas! The blog likely won’t get updated tomorrow, or even the next day, as we keep Christmas on the Zeiger Family Homestead.
If you happen to be reading this on Christmas Eve or Christmas day, I have a modest proposal for you.
I have always been appalled at the number of major films scheduled to release on Christmas day. The film industry does nothing that doesn’t enhance profit, so the fact that they bother to release a film today indicates that December 25 is one of the prime movie-going days in our country. This year’s blockbuster offering for the day is Les Misérables. It’s supposed to be fantastic, but I wouldn’t go see it on Christmas day, even if I could. Continue reading
