I hate my computer

That is a lie, I love my computer. But I feel like I am in over my head when I use my computer. I wish that I knew something about programing, or anything like that. I was trying to do some photo editing today with GIMP (I'm too cheap for Photoshop), and it was sooooooo difficult. I read through the entire online manual, like fifty pages of reading, and still didn't know how to easily separate an image from its background. Finally I figured it out, but I know that there must be an easier way.

This is a little project that I am working on for a local gift shop. Potholders!! Do you think that these are marketable? What other simple designs would look good?

Jessica Kennan

Here are two potholders that I made for the family. Materials needed: wool sweaters, yarn. This idea was inspired by my sister Jessica. She made these for my parents two years ago, and they are simply beautiful.

Writing Letters

Using the USPS is not so common place these days, for every letter written a hundred emails are sent (I just made that up). But you get the point, it's more time consuming to write letters. I do it because I care more about what I say when I write it down. It's hard to care when your hand doesn't shape each letter. I don't feel the same connection with the emails that I sent as the letters that I drop in the mail. Letter writing feels like art to me, the placement of the address, the indentation of the paragraphs, the signature, the reciprocity, and the expectant waiting for the reply.