Archive for August 2009
The Elusive Wild Carrot
Window Rock, AZ How can it be Wednesday night? We’ve been busy going through our itinerary for this week’s class and I realized I haven’t had time to write this week. Monday, we went wild carrot hunting with Rose Dedman. Wild carrot, also called dock root or canyaigre, has the Latin name rumex hymenosepalus. It…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty August Day 2: The Trip to Hubbell
Window Rock, AZ Today was a beautiful summer day, just right for a trip to Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, about 30 miles west of here. We headed for a shady spot in the parking lot and managed to park right next to Geno Bahe. Geno now works part time in the trading post,…
Read MoreSummer in Window Rock!
Window Rock, AZ The summer series of Weaving in Beauty classes started yesterday with eight students. Once we had the looms warped, we headed to Gallup for dinner at Earl’s and a visit to the nightly Native American dance show on the plaza at the McKinley County courthouse. We were treated to a performance by…
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