March yarns

(Note: if you missed the first post in this series about my spinning the year 2025 in yarns, here it is.)

My March was all over the place, with the crushing blow of my CEO’s abrupt and unwarranted termination by our Board and all of the fear and instability at work that followed (and continues), and a really fun visit to Mexico City. Oh, and party games in my back yard with a drag queen.

March’s books

I’d wanted to read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants for many years, and was not disappointed. I love being reminded to pause and wonder at the natural world and my (very small, very insignificant) place in it, and Robin Wall Kimmerer is as skilled an ambassador as I’ve encountered. I just finished an interesting novel called Bog Queen, set in an English moss bog, and am now eager to read Kimmerer’s Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses.

And I loved Amy Tan’s The Backyard Bird Chronicles, but admit that what I most enjoyed was adapting each of the four birds on its cover into pieces of my granny square.

March’s highlights

I started the month off by getting the second dose of my shingles vaccine. Kind of an unpleasant one, I won’t lie, but it was short-lived and well worth every ache. With RFK Jr. causing havoc in our national public health agencies, and confusion around vaccine schedules and the credibility of formerly trustworthy sources of medical information, let there be no doubt that flu, pneumonia, and shingles vaccines for adults are safe, and necessary for everyone who can tolerate them.

We hosted our friend Vanessa’s birthday party at our house this month, which was an absolute joy. Every one of her parties has a dress code, and this one was “Outrageous.” She also does an amazing job of organizing a game or activity every year, to help people get to know each other – and her – better. This year we put together a game of Friendly Feud, played in my backyard and hosted by the legendary Miriam T. If the uptight, creepy neighbor with whom we share the north side fence of our backyard wasn’t already convinced that we are not her people, then I think that this party should have finally sealed the deal.

Another highlight of the month was going to see Australian sleight of hand magician, card counting (former) cheater, and casino security consultant Harry Milas’ unique performance, The Unfair Advantage. We were thoroughly captivated and utterly charmed.

And finally, we spent the last week of the month in Mexico City, a place I’ve long looked forward to visiting – and it did not disappoint! Flying through the Tijuana International Airport (our first time) was an absolute breeze, and we had a lovely apartment in the Roma Norte that we shared with our friends Brian and Michelle. Photos of just a few of the many highlights are below.