On whether reference works can be “convivial” tools, a very bloggy attempt to pick at a small issue in hopes of finding the thread that links it to bigger ones.

Cherry tomato time. This is half a week’s haul. If you want some, stop by!

Soon there will be cucumbers galore—
Twenty, thirty, forty, maybe more.
I’ll slice them up and put them in a salad,
And leave the skins on so they won’t look pallid.

Every few years I reupholster a secondhand chair thinking it will be my chair. But it always belongs to the dog.

Are you still boring? What if
The snow leopard dream team is you?
Don’t be a sweaty sleeper.
Fix your leaky windows.
I screwed up.
I screwed up.
I screwed up.

For you locals, I’ll be at Popup Raleigh today, Saturday, from 12–5, along with some other great artisans; also beer, food trucks, and a bounce house. Dogs welcome (probably not in the bounce house). Come on out and say hi!

Spent a five-day weekend learning seventeenth-century carving and making this box at the Woodwright’s School in Pittsboro, N.C. Had a fantastic time with some great people, and now I am itching to do more carving!

One of my spoons had babies! Kind of unexpected, but it’s always a joy when it happens.

I enjoy a climate with four seasons. Just not all in the same week.