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Plying on the Navajo Spindle

Katherine Long — 2009-10-22T23:00:00Z

The singles spun on the Great are now on the skein winder. I'm 2-plying them using the new Navajo spindle.

The Athearn Great Wheel

Katherine Long — 2009-10-08T16:01:00Z

This is the Great wheel (also called a Walking Wheel or Wool Wheel)

Rumination 24. Building Destructive Empires

Katherine Long — 2009-09-27T13:28:00Z

Rumination 24. Building Destructive Empires By Thomas P. Vogl September 27, 2009 Sutent was a roaring success for me initially. The scans two months after starting Sutent showed stable disease and the side effects were minimal. So, of course, we cont

Ruminations 23. Steady As She Goes

Katherine Long — 2009-07-06T12:35:00Z

Rumination 23. Steady As She Goes By Thomas P. Vogl July 6, 2009 Last week's CT scan, seven weeks after I started on Sutent, showed that I had stable disease; no new lesions and the extant lesions had not changed in size (within image mensu

Ruminations 23. Steady As She Goes

Katherine Long — 2009-07-06T12:35:00Z

Rumination 22: If at First You Don't Succeed

Katherine Long — 2009-05-01T18:20:00Z

Rumination 22. If at First You Don't Succeed By Thomas P. Vogl May 1, 2009 I have now been on my new drug, AUY922, an Hsp90 inhibitor by Novartis, for almost eight weeks of weekly infusions. A CT scan last week showed that I was stable (no

Rumination 21 Experimental Design 101

Katherine Long — 2009-03-05T13:14:00Z

Rumination 21. Experimental design 101

With the second half of the croissant dough

Katherine Long — 2009-02-26T15:33:00Z

I'm stuffing the croissant dough this time. The experiments have either white chocolate or Tom's very dense Oxford-style marmalade or leftover gremolata (a parsley, minced lemon peel and minced garlic mix). And the scraps will be bread sticks

Facebook, Croissants, Spring

Katherine Long — 2009-02-21T15:21:00Z

Tom and I have stuck our toes in the waters of Facebook - so you can "friend" us if you like. Most of his family and some of mine are already on it and I've reconnected with several old friends from high school and college.The latest sm

Rumination 20. Clinical Trials and Tribulations

Katherine Long — 2009-02-15T16:05:00Z

Rumination 20. Clinical Trials and Tribulations &nbs

Send in the Scones!

Katherine Long — 2009-01-10T23:21:00Z

I've gotten drop biscuits, cut-out biscuits and English muffins figured out. Now on to scones! My first try was of the Cook's Illustrated version of oatmeal scones. I think they will need a bit of practice and maybe combining with the King A

Tom's Bread Recipe - Revisited and Not No-Knead

Katherine Long — 2009-01-07T14:25:00Z

Tom was asked for his latest bread recipe - the one that started out as the New York Time's No-Knead Bread . And here is his reply:Unfortunately, a simple question has a complicated answer. The reason for this is that I have merged Ki

Bye 2008! Hi 2009!

Katherine Long — 2009-01-06T18:08:00Z

Bye 2008! Hi 2009! 2008 was amazingly good to and for both of us. Tom is stable and feeling fine, the chickens are doing well, Katherine has learned to knit cables, and t

Creamed Sweetbreads and Oysters

Katherine Long — 2009-01-04T19:02:00Z

Creamed Sweetbreads and Oysters 2 pair sweetbreads (about 12 oz) water vinegar, preferably flavored (tarragon) 2 stalks celery 1/2 bunch parsley or 2 slices of parsley root flour ice 1 Tbsp half-hot paprika 4 Tbsp butter 1 cup heavy cream

West Tisbury Town Party, by Dan Waters

Katherine Long — 2008-12-23T18:06:00Z

With the kind permission of Dan Waters, here is the poem he read on Dec 9, 2008 at the West Tisbury town party. West Tisbury Town PartyWhen beetlebungs stand bare of boughAnd winter stings the air,And woodsmoke hangs on Brandy BrowLike wisps o

Winter Solstice Party 2008

Katherine Long — 2008-12-18T13:52:00Z

We are starting to seriously get ready for our annual Winter Solstice Party, Sunday, Dec 21 from noon to eight. (You are invited!)The menu is pretty much the same as alwaysWhole poached salmon decorated to look vaguely like striped bassBig hamChili w

Rumination 19 Waiting for Godot

Katherine Long — 2008-12-13T14:21:00Z

Rumination 19. Waiting for Godot By Thomas P. Vogl December 12, 2008 My scans three days ago showed that I was ‘stable’. That is, some tumors grew, some decreased in size or metabolic activity. The current experimental therapy that

Curried Chickpeas and Kale

Katherine Long — 2008-12-13T14:21:00Z

Curried Chickpeas And Kale2 Tbsp ghee or vegetable oil2 lg onions, chopped6 garlic cloves, minced2 tsp cumin seeds1 bunch kale, deveined and chopped1 1/2 Tbsp curry powder1 lg knob ginger, finely chopped2 tsp coriander, ground2 cups dry vermouth o

3 Bears

Katherine Long — 2008-12-04T15:53:00Z

I've been knitting little bear ornaments. Here are the first efforts.The one on the left is very close to the original pattern . But then I remembered all the chenille we have left from weaving and that is perfect for the bears!

Happy T-Day Menu

Katherine Long — 2008-11-27T14:57:00Z

Ten of us will sit down this afternoon and feast on:A standing rib roast with Yorkshire pudding and horseradish cream on the sideAsparagus with HollandaiseClassic sweet potatoes with marshmallowsRoast potatoesBiscuitsMaple glazed carrotsCorn pudding

Rumination 18. Glad Tidings

Katherine Long — 2008-11-01T14:34:00Z

Rumination 18. Glad Tidings By Thomas P. Vogl November 1, 2008 The news is all good. Three weeks ago I had another infusion of the Cdk-inhibitor at half the original dose and with additional fluid support. No serious side effect

Country Mice

Katherine Long — 2008-10-21T16:46:00Z

Tom and I had a wonderful whirlwind visit to New York City - left Saturday and back Monday. Even though we had the noblest of intentions to culture ourselves at MOMA and the Whitney, we ended up eating our way through the Lower East Side and Sp

Rumination 17. Dear Diary

Katherine Long — 2008-10-05T14:37:00Z

Rumination 17. Dear Diary By Thomas P. Vogl October 5, 2008 Since so much has happened so fast, and despite the fact that I dislike reading (and writing) diaries, it seems that the best way to describe it is chronologically. At

Book Reviews

Katherine Long — 2008-09-24T19:46:00Z

Nation is Terry Pratchett's "latest" YA novel though it doesn't take place in Discworld or any of his other worlds. Nation is set on a world more-or-less parallel to ours in something like the late 1800s. Two story lines about disas

West Tisbury Barn Raised for the Ag Society by Amish Work Crew

Katherine Long — 2008-09-13T21:30:00Z

The crew got an earlier boat than expected last Monday and we scrambled to get lunch ready. They arrived about noon, had ham sandwiches, coleslaw, biscuits, bread and fixingings and plum cake and were on the job by 2:00. While the women and chi