awol is a misnomer

in suffering mode.for one, intense cold ans snow on the hills with all the plants already out.clematis with buds ,momijis with tender leaves out,and jasmine budding. <( _____  )>

on the other hand indoor xmas cactus after discovering it is not actually a cactus,hence watering ,doing well.

however the real pickle was turning the studio into a tabletop photo space and photograph 2 series of works, one of them white. (>人<) two weeks of shooting with lights popping out having to reach out for amazon. all done  next comes editing and uploading to the page.since i update about every 2-3 years when i come back there are lots of new features which i have to learn.years ago the platforms were user friendly for no geeks like me, now they've gotten extremely pro and you need to hire one to do the work.which is like putting your kid through college. let's see if i can continue or i should start contemplating closing the page down.

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if you can get your hands on

 

gorgeous bluish and redish  purples 

this also applies to yarns and fabric.no info on wool bcse japan didn't have sheep until the europeans came.

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ninjin

🥕🥕🥕 my favorite  no brainer dye. a pretty yellow green, sometimes bordering chartreuse. funny how i've come to understand and like the formerly hated green.this is silk mordanted with alum at 10%wof and dyed at 20% dyestuff per  wof.

verifying that potash alum on silk gives better brighter colors,also dyeing cold which preserves the colorants in the dyestuff, especially fresh raw stuff.

next time you buy a carrot bunch try dyeing with the tops.

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