After a successful revival of the mandala tshirt, I thought it was time to bring back an annual t-shirt for Lavender Country and Folk Dancers. Contradancing is very aerobic and makes you sweat, so having extra t-shirts is useful. Plus, it’s an advertisement for the events, so I opted to make one that could be…
This postcard was created for the promotion of the spring dance camp, an annual event of the Lavender Country & Folk Dancers (LCFD). LCFD is an organization that promotes gender-free community dancing, with a focus on contra and English country dance. The dance weekend is held at a YMCA camp in Woodstock, Connecticut. FUN…
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Some albums that I need to add to my substantial collection. Some of these I used to own when I was younger but lost along the way, or exist as cassette tapes and I have no equipment with which to play them. UPDATE: Purchased Christmas Harmony 2017-01-17. Just as beautiful as when I first heard…
Recently, my boyfriend was attending a bon voyage party for a mutual friend who was moving out of Boston for a new job in Pittsburgh. Each guest was asked to provide an ornament or a memento that would signify their friendship. One idea that BF came up with was gifting a Klein bottle, an odd…
Ravenclaw Intelligent. Wise. Sharp. Individual. Witty. Ravenclaw is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its founder was the medieval witch Rowena Ravenclaw. Members of this house are characterised by their wit, learning, and wisdom. The emblematic animal symbol is an eagle, and blue and bronze are its colours. The…
I keep losing things. I am forgetful. I am frustrated. I have a few spreadsheets that I’ve created to document the various collections of books, CDs, photos, etc that I have amassed over the years. I was using MediaMan for inventorying, but it hasn’t been maintained by the developer and so it doesn’t work very…
My friend Lisa and I have birthdays mid-May, and we decided to celebrate each other with a free special dancing event. A potluck meal, followed by waltzing and contra dancing. When we started planning out the event in February, naturally the topic of “what colors to decorate with” came up. At the same time, we…
I have also been fascinated by the mysterious power of the Tarot. There are hundreds of decks in various styles, but The Aquarian Tarot has been my favorite. It was drawn by David Palladini in 1970, using art deco and art nouveau styles to give the medieval imagery a modern update. My favorite cards of…
Originally posted on Queer Urban Orchestra Jim is low brass section leader and a founding board member and past president of QUO. How did you come to join QUO? Prior to that famous meeting at Starbucks, I had been contacted by Brandyn Metzko, a Cleveland-based musician who was moving to New York and looking for…
In the old days, newspapers printed occasional recipes that might be cut out and saved, likely taped to an index card and filed away in a tiny box. Then the Internet came along, and recipes could be found online. Maybe you printed them out, or stored them in your Netscape bookmarks. Remember Netscape? And then…
