Folks who know me on Facebook and Instagram already know these little garden critters are currently holding my heart hostage. On Tuesdays for the past 6 weeks or so I’ve been publishing a series of embroidered “slow comics” on Instagram, highlighting their most admirable qualities and their capacity for drollery. The series is called snails: a slow comic. They seem a worthy antidote to the … Continue reading (more) Snails
Lap cam 8/8. Sketching with string. Suggest the species if you’re special. . . #thinkdo via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/ChBIUHbDmlq/ Continue reading Today’s IG update
Food, clothing, shelter. I guess it’s not surprising that these would be the first things I’ve been thinking about since we arrived on Monday. Since we don’t have a car, we’ve been going to the market pretty much every day. Sometimes it’s the fancy modern supermercado, Chedraui, which is just 3 blocks from our house and sells everything–not just food of all kinds, but furniture, … Continue reading Necessities
Tasty things: tomatoes and guava purchased yesterday at the market. Today is our first day eating all our meals at home. The tomatoes were especially delicious. I’m not sure what variety they are, but they are small (3” across), crinkly like Cherokee Purples (but without any purple) and have a distinctly floral, fruity flavor. #thinkdo via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Cg0E0-yJWq1/ Continue reading Today’s IG update
We arrived in Mexico last night and found that our landlady had left us with some bread, cheese, and a six-pack of Mexican beers to welcome us to our new home. We are in a house in Colonia Reforma, a neighborhood north of the city center (or Centro). We had noticed the art throughout the house when we saw it last November and decided to … Continue reading New digs
Our last game at Camden Yards this season—and farewell to fam. 7/26/22 #thinkdo via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Cgm0JYzp7wF/ Continue reading Today’s IG update
Posted to Facebook on July 1, 2022: I’ll be restarting this blog to share thoughts, observations, and most importantly, images as M and I transition to a new way of being in Mexico. Click on the “Follow Think.Do” link in the right sidebar and follow the instructions if you’d like to receive an email notification every time I post. Continue reading A new day
Here in MD, our governor has just announced that starting Saturday– just 3 days from now– all of us now need to have masks on when in retail establishments and on public transit. This was announced 4 hours ago. And now commences the mad scramble for folks to get their mask on. I’ve posted a couple sets of easy instructions for DIY masks to this … Continue reading Get your mask on
Yesterday I discovered a super-nifty way to make facemasks without a sewing machine. All you need is a T shirt and a pair of scissors, and in just a few minutes (maybe even less than 3!) you can have a protective mask for you and a loved one. This technique is absolutely brilliant! I’ve been cutting up the bottom parts of T-shirts to make T-shirt … Continue reading #Masks4all
Look at all these masks folks made–many by beginning sewists! If you are wondering if you can do this, the answer is: yes, yes you can! Now that the CDC is recommending that everyone wear masks after all as a common-sense way to prevent the spread of infection, why not get your mamma’s old machine out and give this a try? Here’s the pattern–easily made … Continue reading Made with love
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