A Good Book - Public Domain

     

    Since I am slow at tatting, I am posting other stuff too. (But my speed is somewhat returning!)

    I am re-reading a really good book, shown above. Flatland was written over 100 years ago (1884), but it is easy to read since it is not 1600's English. It is a mind bender. If you know the difference between 2 dimensions (2D) and 3 dimensions (3D), then you can read this. It is about a 2D "person" that discovers the 3D world. It really is about perspective. 

When you think that we are so advanced in our technology and understanding of the world, then find out that people way before us were this advanced, it does blow my mind, and probably yours too. Give it a read. 

You can download the audiobook here: https://archive.org/details/Flatland_Book .

A copy of the book (I like PDF) is here: https://archive.org/details/flatland_202012. 

Oh, the movie is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMX-Zft7K4

Bird Feeder

 

     I am tired of the squirrels stealing all the bird food I put out. I hung it from hooks, trees, the eave of the house and still they found a way. Now I have it licked.

    I drew up a plan on the computer, then went out to my wood shop and made this feeder. Took a couple of hours. Then I installed it. It is about 6' off the ground and at least that far from the eave of the roof, on the front of my shop. They cannot jump to it or climb to it. Just what I wanted. It is not fancy but it works. And the birds like it too! Now I can help them through the winter. The squirrels can have the 26 million acorns in the yard.

Round 12 Done

 

    I'm still working on my hand so it is slow going at times. Tatting is great physical therapy for hand injuries.

    This is Renulek's Spring Napkin 2012 that I am making for a friend's mother. Round 12 is finally complete. Only 6 more rounds to go. It will probably take a while. I just don't have the attention span I used to have. On this round I would do one or 2 of the spikes (Florets? Clovers?) then do something else. On to round 13, one of my favorite numbers. Nope, not superstitious at all.