Category Archives: Tidbits

Kittens

Posted on June 1, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Does anyone out there need a kitten. I have three, at last count, and they’re all adorable/incorrigible. I finally had to throw them out of the house for despicable behavior. But they’re cute, so I’m still feeding them. Their nemes … Continue reading →

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Moose Tracks

Posted on May 4, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

Moonmooring: “Anything you’d like to share with me? Besides a vat of tiramisu .” Yarnspinner: “Funny you should ask. While cruising back from Columbia today after a couple of meetings, Kathleen and I decided to find and experience Central Dairy … Continue reading →

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Tonto

Posted on May 3, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

This brown truck was once the pride and joy of retired shop teacher and whirleygig-maker Art Eisenmann of Brixey. He was so fond of it that when it started to wear out, he had the engine rebuilt, the brakes worked … Continue reading →

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Chuy’s

Posted on April 24, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

I first discovered Chuy’s on a trip to Austin about 20 years ago in search of information on how to create and install an Emergency 911 system in Howell County. The Quill paid my salary, while Ozarks Medical Center and … Continue reading →

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Compadres

Posted on April 23, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

This is my cat, Priscilla, a harlequin calico with, as you can see, a checquered ancestry, who adopted me after a long conversation in which she informed me that she would only stay if I promised not to scare her. … Continue reading →

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A wild-ass Texas Fiddler

Posted on April 22, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

The fiddlers’ convention was a world of its own, with no organization to speak of, except for signing up to play in the little auditorium there at North Arkansas Community College. Oh, and they designated certain rooms a s “Electric” … Continue reading →

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Hotel Seville

Posted on April 21, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

If you’re planning an overnight in or near Harrison, Ark., check out this place. I stayed there at someone else’s whim during the Arkansas Fiddler’s Convention , while hanging out with Winter’s Bone Executive Producer Jonathan Scheuer. Jonathan, it turns … Continue reading →

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