Your husband's work is beautiful! Love the End-grain Oak cutting board and the coasters in particular. Such beautiful wood and detail. It makes me happy to read about his wood sources. The website is gorgeous. We had people over this afternoon for drinks and hors d'oeuvres, and I still spent quite a bit of time on the site this evening. The video of the Incense Cone House is mesmerizing and soothing. Well done.
Lately, I've been so exasperated with the glut of streaming choices that I have ended all of my subscriptions for a time. I'm staying with a friend who has cable and the majority of the subscriptions I have. It occurred to me that I was reading much of the time, and when I did watch a series, I watched it with my friend, so there was no need for me to have what I did have, which was Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Criterion. Because I feel strongly that we make ethical choices with our dollars, I stopped Amazon because I disapprove of Amazon's treatment of its employees. The final bad act was the stealing of tips from Flex drivers. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-drivers/amazon-to-pay-61-7-million-to-settle-charges-it-stole-driver-tips-idUSKBN2A2241) I'm certain I'll miss some programs I'd like to see, but for now I want to try to send a message. I've told Amazon how I feel, but I do understand a behemoth probably won't care. Still, it matters to me. The two services I have kept are Criterion, in an attempt to keep them around. They provide a profound service keeping films in circulation that would otherwise disappear, and they are a source of so much information about the work of directors and actors, that I'll support them despite having the same issue you described: I wish they'd change their model so I could go to Criterion and stream any film I wish to see at any time. It's confusing to have films come and go. I don't have the desire to own films, but I'd love to be able to know I can see them. My only other service extant is Disney+, and that's because I had ad-free Hulu, didn't want ESPN, and could get a year of D+ for $65. When I buy in Portland and move into my own place I'll re-address the issue. The number of services has become ridiculous. When I got rid of my TV and my top-level cable subscription, which I think was called Platinum Cable (the name makes me smile) in 2008, I had no idea I'd end up back with such a spaghetti of services to sort through. It doesn't seem workable in the longer term.
Thank you for your weekly newsletter. It's beautiful, varied, thoughtful, and enjoyable. I appreciate it. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you, Katherine! I was hoping you would enjoy the End-grain oak, and I'm so glad you liked reading about where the wood's sourced. And thank you for spending so much time on the site!
I feel your exasperation (I know we talked about it briefly). But I love that the time you devote to watching a series is, more importantly, the time spent with a loved one.
Thank you for sharing this article and information on Amazon! And I agree entirely. It's confusing and so difficult to foresee where films and series migrate to. It makes it impossible for the consumer not to be subscribed to more than one, which I'm sure is their plan!
Please allow me a moment of great excitement that you'll be coming here to Portland! (I hope it's Portland, OR, and not Portland, ME.) All names of subscription tiers, including cable, make me smile too.
I'm honored to be a part of your email inbox. It's subscribers like you that make this newsletter possible!
Yes! Definitely Portland, OR. My namesake niece is there (see went to Reed, left for UChicago graduate school, moved back out of love for the place), now with her husband and new baby Moss, as are relatives on both the Indigenous and White sides of my family. My parents met as adults in Salem, their first date was in Portland, they crossed the state line to Ritzville, WA where my mom had a college roommate to host a wedding breakfast, because it was illegal in Oregon for an Indigenous man (with an Engineering degree and WWII military officer honors:) to marry a White woman. I’ve been looking in Portland since early 2015, but my mom’s illness and death in late 2015 followed by a car accident in 2017 slowed me down. Now it’s low inventory, so my realtor and I wait and watch. I’m excited to arrive and nest.
I loved learning that your family's history is so deeply tied to Portland, Oregon, and the PNW. I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom and the car accident. Though it's low inventory now, you never know what gems might pop up! I'm excited for you to be here soon with your niece, her husband, and their baby Moss (I remember seeing him on your Instagram).
Congratulations to your husband and to you too for releasing this magnificent woodwork for the world to see! The incense house is especially captivating, there's something poetic and melancholic about it. I'm also a sucker for beautiful serving boards. Your husband does have a knack for combining beautiful wood. Love the sustainability aspect of it! :)
I'm currently subscribed to Netflix (for some reason it's kind of our default) and Amazon Prime. on and off I would subscribe to HBO when I'm on a movie kick! :D Tempted with Disney+!
Thanks so much, Asti! You described the incense house so beautifully. I'm passing along all your words to him!
I am with you on the on-and-off subscriptions; it's the way to go to save some money! Disney+ truly is a one-stop shop for heartfelt animated features. And there are a lot of classic Disney live-action films that I added to my list but didn't get a chance to watch, like 'White Fang' or 'Flight of the Navigator.' I know I'll be resubscribing come the holidays, haha!
Your husband's work is beautiful! Love the End-grain Oak cutting board and the coasters in particular. Such beautiful wood and detail. It makes me happy to read about his wood sources. The website is gorgeous. We had people over this afternoon for drinks and hors d'oeuvres, and I still spent quite a bit of time on the site this evening. The video of the Incense Cone House is mesmerizing and soothing. Well done.
Lately, I've been so exasperated with the glut of streaming choices that I have ended all of my subscriptions for a time. I'm staying with a friend who has cable and the majority of the subscriptions I have. It occurred to me that I was reading much of the time, and when I did watch a series, I watched it with my friend, so there was no need for me to have what I did have, which was Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Criterion. Because I feel strongly that we make ethical choices with our dollars, I stopped Amazon because I disapprove of Amazon's treatment of its employees. The final bad act was the stealing of tips from Flex drivers. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-drivers/amazon-to-pay-61-7-million-to-settle-charges-it-stole-driver-tips-idUSKBN2A2241) I'm certain I'll miss some programs I'd like to see, but for now I want to try to send a message. I've told Amazon how I feel, but I do understand a behemoth probably won't care. Still, it matters to me. The two services I have kept are Criterion, in an attempt to keep them around. They provide a profound service keeping films in circulation that would otherwise disappear, and they are a source of so much information about the work of directors and actors, that I'll support them despite having the same issue you described: I wish they'd change their model so I could go to Criterion and stream any film I wish to see at any time. It's confusing to have films come and go. I don't have the desire to own films, but I'd love to be able to know I can see them. My only other service extant is Disney+, and that's because I had ad-free Hulu, didn't want ESPN, and could get a year of D+ for $65. When I buy in Portland and move into my own place I'll re-address the issue. The number of services has become ridiculous. When I got rid of my TV and my top-level cable subscription, which I think was called Platinum Cable (the name makes me smile) in 2008, I had no idea I'd end up back with such a spaghetti of services to sort through. It doesn't seem workable in the longer term.
Thank you for your weekly newsletter. It's beautiful, varied, thoughtful, and enjoyable. I appreciate it. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you, Katherine! I was hoping you would enjoy the End-grain oak, and I'm so glad you liked reading about where the wood's sourced. And thank you for spending so much time on the site!
I feel your exasperation (I know we talked about it briefly). But I love that the time you devote to watching a series is, more importantly, the time spent with a loved one.
Thank you for sharing this article and information on Amazon! And I agree entirely. It's confusing and so difficult to foresee where films and series migrate to. It makes it impossible for the consumer not to be subscribed to more than one, which I'm sure is their plan!
Please allow me a moment of great excitement that you'll be coming here to Portland! (I hope it's Portland, OR, and not Portland, ME.) All names of subscription tiers, including cable, make me smile too.
I'm honored to be a part of your email inbox. It's subscribers like you that make this newsletter possible!
Yes! Definitely Portland, OR. My namesake niece is there (see went to Reed, left for UChicago graduate school, moved back out of love for the place), now with her husband and new baby Moss, as are relatives on both the Indigenous and White sides of my family. My parents met as adults in Salem, their first date was in Portland, they crossed the state line to Ritzville, WA where my mom had a college roommate to host a wedding breakfast, because it was illegal in Oregon for an Indigenous man (with an Engineering degree and WWII military officer honors:) to marry a White woman. I’ve been looking in Portland since early 2015, but my mom’s illness and death in late 2015 followed by a car accident in 2017 slowed me down. Now it’s low inventory, so my realtor and I wait and watch. I’m excited to arrive and nest.
I loved learning that your family's history is so deeply tied to Portland, Oregon, and the PNW. I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom and the car accident. Though it's low inventory now, you never know what gems might pop up! I'm excited for you to be here soon with your niece, her husband, and their baby Moss (I remember seeing him on your Instagram).
Thank you, lovely Maggie.
Congratulations to your husband and to you too for releasing this magnificent woodwork for the world to see! The incense house is especially captivating, there's something poetic and melancholic about it. I'm also a sucker for beautiful serving boards. Your husband does have a knack for combining beautiful wood. Love the sustainability aspect of it! :)
I'm currently subscribed to Netflix (for some reason it's kind of our default) and Amazon Prime. on and off I would subscribe to HBO when I'm on a movie kick! :D Tempted with Disney+!
Thanks so much, Asti! You described the incense house so beautifully. I'm passing along all your words to him!
I am with you on the on-and-off subscriptions; it's the way to go to save some money! Disney+ truly is a one-stop shop for heartfelt animated features. And there are a lot of classic Disney live-action films that I added to my list but didn't get a chance to watch, like 'White Fang' or 'Flight of the Navigator.' I know I'll be resubscribing come the holidays, haha!