Rather than focus on the irritating comments, she pays more attention to the mighty power of knitters. Her mantra appears to be that you get more of what you pay attention to. Stephanie has handled the pants advice with aplomb.
You have to learn how to take that the same way you learn how to take your mother's pants advice." If you want the pleasure of being able to say, 'Where do you think I should put this button? then you also have to put up with the fact that once you've decided, hundreds of people are still going to tell you your button is wrong. "There is this huge community whether you want it or not. "The Internet is like that," she continues. "You say to your mother, 'Here're my new pants.' And she says, 'They're a little bit short.' And you're like, 'Did I ask you if my pants were too short? Did I ask for a judgment from you? I've already bought the pants. In chapter 7, Martini meets up with Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the Yarn Harlot, a popular blogger who compares coping with hundreds of comments to coping with family: (One of Kate's friends has two orchids on display in the show I'm hoping to see them for myself later today.) And orchids: I learned that for an orchid to be considered for the Bascom Flower Show, it must have been in the gardener's possession for at least five years. The conversation ranged from heirloom boxwood cuttings to seashell lamps and senior party girls. We reached Highlands in time for a terrific chamber music concert, followed by dinner at Wolfgang's with Nancy's children Kate and William (longtime performers at the festival). By the time Nancy mentioned about the owl in the living room, I'd realized she was talking about Jean Craighead George. Jean's brothers were prominent naturalists and she was married to a zoologist Nancy did not grow up as an outdoors person, but she ended up learning a lot about plants and animals in the course of walks with Jean, who was in the process of teaching her toddler about such things. They're both sharp as the proverbial tacks and Jane likes to drive, so I got to curl up on the back seat of her car and sleepily listen to them discuss everything from Nashville-based characters in Ann Patchett books to meetings of the Native Plant Society.ĭuring lunch (at the Ocoee Dam Deli & Diner), the recurring conversational threads about nature and hiking led Nancy into reminiscing about being a young wife in Poughkeepsie, and how she spent many afternoons with another faculty wife who was an artist and writer named Jean. Made a few fixes to try to make it more Opera-friendly.Working over 80 hours within 8 days has me a bit blurry and bleary, but I'm on holiday now, with two of my favorite eighty-three-year-old women.
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