Woolcentric Universe

I love where I live.  This is the place that, years ago, was dubbed "Lesbianville, USA" by the National Enquirer.  The history of this place is feminist and progressive and anti-racist, and I love that about it.  It's a good place, from a political point of view.

But it's also rather wooly.  My little village was even based around the spinning of silk.  Of course Webs is in my backyard, much to the detriment of my bank account.  I'm even convenient to Springdelle Farm and a local group of Tibetan Buddhists raising yaks for fiber.  If the public transport was a bit better, I'd say it was the perfect place for me, but we can work with that.

Today's paper proved Noho's profound wooliness, however.  Stephanie's visit rated front-page news.

Priorities.  I guess we're staying.

PS: Don't worry, I'm not too freaked out about the singles.  I've already wound them off, though I haven't counted yet.  Nothing snarled too impossibly.  See?

Comments

[Lucia]

Hmm... how can I persuade Grant to move there? Perhaps I could tell him he's an exceptionally hairy lesbian?

[elaine]

DAMN-i've read your weblog for a long time and figured out you were in or near northampton...

i was at the calvin on wednesday (i drove down from the upper valley near dartmouth) and i wanted to yell out "MAMACATE!" at some point during the evening just so i could meet you. but i didn't. oh well.

[Sara]

them are some damn fine singles ;)

[Amanda]

Man oh man, am I jealous--getting to see the Harlot, in one of my favorite venues, in my favorite town?? I think this is the closest that I have come to regretting moving to the west coast!!
And HOW FABULOUS that it made to cover of the Gazette. I love the Valley.

[Teri]

Wow! Is that the Foxfire? Okay, so my last secret pal (SP9) who I never found out who it was (life attacked her and I didn't want her to feel bad, but that means I have no idea who she was) sent me some Foxfire that I've been working my way through (slowly). I actually have it in KC with me and would love to show it to you and figure out if I'm doing it any kind of justice (it gets.. clumpyish toward the end of a chunk when I'm spinning it.. yes, I know, words aren't my thing.. I'm a numbers person).

[maryse]

yeah i kind of like it over there too. you get stephanie miller on the radio and old minis too. *sigh*

[Jody]

That cover story makes me smile.

I SO wish we hadn't moved yet -- just think, you were ninety minutes away, and I never knew it.

[claudia]

That is so awesome. I love your town.

[Marcy]

That is some fine spinning, there, Cate! :D

I may not live in Lesbianville, but being one town over is almost as good. I love living in Happy Valley.

[Kathy]

I love it there.

[Martha]

Those singles are beautiful! I think they'll be fine. But what do I know? ;)

[JessaLu]

Gorgeous singles!!

You even have cheap gas where you live! (at least, you did on Saturday - less than $3/gal over near Look Park...) ;o)

[Rachel H]

Oooo, pretty singles. And the front page of your newspaper cracks me up.

[Cassie]

Those singles are absolutely awesome.

[Manise]

Fabulous singles there! How wonderful that Steph made front-page news! You live in a wonderful part of MA.

[Laurie]

The singles look good.

Knit wit? Oh well. I suppose it fits, in some perverse way.

[Cheryl]

Wait, are you using someone's lost camera now to take pictures?? Hahahahhahaha! That is hilarious! You crack me up.

Nice skein too.

[Beth S.]

We've always known that knitting was front-page-worthy. Nice to see the rest of the world catching on! :-)

Your singles are glorious. So shiny! :-)

[wenders]

Oh, I do love and miss the Valley... Knitting celeb sightings SHOULD be front page news!

[julia fc]

And you didn't block them befoire leaving them in the hank like that? And I thought you were intimidated.
I love your town too.