rorschach
Thursday, 1. March 2007, 12:07:21
Today in the park I was walking the dogs through the still remaining snow. Patches are turning to icy slush as temperatures hover just above freezing.
An old woman called out to me. She was dressed in a thick wool skirt, long poncho down to her shins and woolen cap. Nothing remotely fitted or tailored or, more typical for a Norwegian, looking like it came from a sporting goods store.
I went over and the dogs were happy to receive pets. She was the first Norwegian to correctly identify Seamus as a Pyrenean.
Then she told me that her poncho was made most from dog fur, spun with wool.
Here is the Rorschach test. My first thought was to wonder whether her magic loom was used for good or whether she was eyeing our fluffy monsters for their fur which when used would give her some influence over them, like the use of hair and nails in Voodoun. The option that she's merely an excentric old lady who spins yarn from puppy fur out of boredom and a love of dogs, didn't occur to me until later. It was just so obvious that anyone who spins that much dog yarn must be a fairy tale villain or at least a good witch.
An old woman called out to me. She was dressed in a thick wool skirt, long poncho down to her shins and woolen cap. Nothing remotely fitted or tailored or, more typical for a Norwegian, looking like it came from a sporting goods store.I went over and the dogs were happy to receive pets. She was the first Norwegian to correctly identify Seamus as a Pyrenean.
Then she told me that her poncho was made most from dog fur, spun with wool.
Here is the Rorschach test. My first thought was to wonder whether her magic loom was used for good or whether she was eyeing our fluffy monsters for their fur which when used would give her some influence over them, like the use of hair and nails in Voodoun. The option that she's merely an excentric old lady who spins yarn from puppy fur out of boredom and a love of dogs, didn't occur to me until later. It was just so obvious that anyone who spins that much dog yarn must be a fairy tale villain or at least a good witch.
And what other yarns are you going to tell us?
By anonymous user, # 1. March 2007, 18:43:03
wake up!! Don't dream .. it's over
By anonymous user, # 1. March 2007, 21:55:59
I know a lady at the local folk school who curries rabbits and longhaired dogs to obtain wool for her spinning wheel. Perhaps your ancient rumplestiltskin could provide a service by keeping the dogs well groomed in exchange for their .......?
By anonymous user, # 1. March 2007, 22:27:42
You shouldn't fear. My brother was in a park brushing our wolf hybrid ("Bear") and some lady ran over and requested permission to take the brushed hair to make yarn.
So I like to think it was the latter, just an eccentric old lady.
By anonymous user, # 2. March 2007, 23:56:31