tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883423079764521182024-02-19T17:17:49.827-08:00BrownPaperParcelsmusings on self sufficiency and making stuffAnnieEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239154659478749661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388342307976452118.post-49706026905924126162009-04-12T22:23:00.000-07:002009-04-12T22:44:05.847-07:00Getting started...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1cHHCYcyDp5seehqvxR3-6Gyi-hPk4nBzGcPNauL6aq6Fp6Ad_wlyJ33fSc3eR7gqz5k1if4ax0kwqsFCzx8EM-tL7uzbzyQiciJEwjGJZJ4HCDV0z5ZIBx_MrJsTvcdFzuo8qm-QI/s1600-h/DSCF1375.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1cHHCYcyDp5seehqvxR3-6Gyi-hPk4nBzGcPNauL6aq6Fp6Ad_wlyJ33fSc3eR7gqz5k1if4ax0kwqsFCzx8EM-tL7uzbzyQiciJEwjGJZJ4HCDV0z5ZIBx_MrJsTvcdFzuo8qm-QI/s320/DSCF1375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324044916795527250" /></a><br />So...I find myself unemployed and trying to justify my existence whilst my wonderful partner supports me- and my son and my dog and my cat!?<div>I was a lecturer in banking and finance law- but found that my lack of the evil gene inhibited my career prospects- that and the fact that I just wasn't great at the politics side of academia.</div><div>I've taught thousands of law students (literally hundreds) and seen that the vast majority of them haven't had the exposure to simple/handmade stuff- thinking along the lines of veggies from the backyard, handknitted scarves and beanies, preserves etc.</div><div>Now that I'm poor- and I think there may be some other 'newly poor' people out there- I believe that it's important to think laterally.....</div><div>I got to thinking and arrived at the notion that we need to re-learn some basic skills: cooking, gardening, sewing, knitting.<br /><div><br /></div><div>OK- so that's my manifesto (maybe)</div><div>Ideas, patterns and musings to follow...<br /><div><br /></div></div></div>AnnieEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239154659478749661noreply@blogger.com0