
I live inside your face.
– Author Unknown –
Why is the human skull as dense as it is? Nowadays we can send a message around the world in one-seventh of a second, but it takes years to drive an idea through a quarter-inch of human skull.
– Charles Kettering –

I had choosen the path of the black sheep rather than that of the unicorns and puppies.
– Magenta Periwinkle, Cutting Class –
I turned my bedroom into a bat-cave of band posters, dark curtains, and the occasional skull. I think by now my distraught parents were seeking advice from their pastor. Andy, meanwhile, calmly remarked, “I like how you’ve found a way to use Halloween decorations year-round.”
– Molly Ringle, All the Better Part of Me –
The Daughter loved both books – she is a nurse. If you have a nurse in your family, you know that their interests, stories and sense of humour can sometimes be – different.

If you know a nurse or a doctor or a person who works in a medical facility, be sure to let them know that you appreciate what they do! And when they get to telling you the story about the patient who… well, I won’t go there. So just listen and nod and smile, like they do, when you talk about gardening or other such things that don’t involve body parts and fluids.
I continue to marvel at your talent, not to mention your patience. Amazing! I can’t even make a paper airplane out of a single sheet of paper.
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Not much talent, just a willingness to endure seemingly endless repetition. Listening to music helps…
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Come now. You are very talented. And I am glad my dark and cuddly side inspires you
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By cuddly side, are you referring to your dog???
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You truly have a gift for book folding. You must have great patience. 🙂
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Thanks E.C. It really is in the eye of the beholder – I don’t have the patience for many of the crafts you excel at!
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Wow! The skull is beyond cool. cheers
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I’m not sure if the skull seems more medical or more Halloween. Adding crossbones would put it into the Pirate camp, I suppose.
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It’s got an old world feel. One expects a volume of medieval incantations. cheers
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I’m impressed with your artistic ability to fold books into interesting shapes while I can barely read a book. My desk and bedside table are laden with unread books. Perhaps I can clear up some space by learning how to fold the pages into interesting shapes and then giving them away as gifts.
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I tried to write book folding instructions (https://amusives.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/literary-origami-book-folding-101/). I think I was only marginally successful. I learned how to do it from YouTube videos.
If you learn to book fold, I think you would do a really good job of explaining it. You are very skillful in that department.
If you decide not to do book folding, you could just gift the books – with instructions on how to do book folding…
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Thank you. I may be good at explaining what I can do, but not at what eludes me. Manual dexterity and patience for things requiring it are not my forte.
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Could you do a blog post explaining Freedom of Expression in Canada? Apparently Federal regulations prohibit television broadcasters from “broadcasting false or misleading news and abusive comments that are likely to expose persons to hatred based on listed grounds.” Does Canada have similar regulations for print or internet media corporations? Has Trudeau been nibbling away at the edges of Freedom of Expression?
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Can you send me a link to the regulation?
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Will work on that!
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I think I’ve answered my questions in my quest to find the regulation. Thanks for nudging me in the right direction.
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Honestly, your book folding is just amazing! I’ve never seen book folding before. What a talent!
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Thanks AJ. I’d never seen it before I saw one in a display cabinet at the hospice where my dad spent his final few weeks. When I looked it up, I found that book folding is a craft from a few years back. It seems to have been more popular in the UK.
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