I Joined Google Plus

Yesterday I joined Google Plus, but only because I was forced to and I did it under protest. I keep up with blogs using Feedly.   Apparently Google and Feedly have made some sort of agreement that you can't log into Feedly except if you log in via your Google Plus account. So I set up an account and disabled every setting I could find. I expect those of you who belong to Google Plus will see Chilly Hollow is a member but I plan to never use the system. I'm not even setting up a Google Plus button on Blog.   I don't like Facebook-like sharing of information and I sure don't like being forced to join these things as the price of using free services like Feedly.

I plan to research alternatives and when/if I find one, I'll delete the Google Plus and Feedly accounts. This is just to let folks who belong to either system know that they might see my name but hopefully they will never see anything else there.

I have a feeling that this is not the last time Google tries to force me into programs I don't want.  Maybe I'd better research WordPress (which I loathed when I tried it) in case I have to move Blog.

Just FYI

[Jane stomps off....]

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Check Out the Couch Pillows

I thought you might like to watch this interview with Linda Rondstadt, who is a rabid needlepointed just like us. She's facing health issues now that impact her stitching, but we can wish her well and hope she finds another way to enjoy her needle art. 
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/diane-sawyers-exclusive-interview-linda-ronstadt-20254902

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Wig Maker

O'jishi from Leigh Designs' 

Needle Works has a lovely pair of stitches diagrammed on their blog as part of their Share a Stitch Sunday program.  First they've diagrammed Cashmere Blocks, which is the same stitch I used on O'jishi's background (photo above).  It's a lovely lovely stitch that I associate with Wendy Harwood's designs as she used it for backgrounds quite often.
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2013/09/share-a-stitch-sunday-september-22.html

Secondly, Colleen has beautifully diagrammed what she calls the Wigmaker's Stitch, which is exactly how I was taught to make fringe.  This stitch makes wonderful hair and beards, as you can see in this recently finished auction for Tony Minieri's "Ancient One."
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Anthony-Tony-Minieri-Ancient-One-Canvas-Threads-Stitch-Guide-1999-/271295300285?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2a75c2bd

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.