PostsCommentsfiberfrau in #bbh • last monthLanguage Learning Project: January 20252025 is going to be a big year for my language learning project. By the end of the year I want to be able to watch programs in multiple languages without subtitles. Reading has…fiberfrau in #hive-127911 • 2 months agoEasy Braiding CraftI learned to do a very simplified version of Japanese kumihimo braiding. This craft is simple enough for children in elementary school, yet also relaxing and satisfying for…fiberfrau in #bbh • 2 months agoLanguage Learning Project: Part 12This will likely be my last language learning post for 2024. After Christmas I will be driving a lot (road trip to see my mother in Indiana) and staying at places that may not…fiberfrau in #bbh • 3 months agoMy Language Learning Project: Part 11According to Duolingo, I am in the top 1% of learners for 2024. All because I replaced my other time-filler games (for waiting at the doctor or the mechanics) with the Duolingo…fiberfrau in #bbh • 3 months agoMy Language Learning Project: Part 10At age 61 I continue my journey toward becoming a polyglot. I can now sound like a highly educated person in my mother tongue and muddle along in German (though I'm pretty good…fiberfrau in #bbh • 3 months agoMy Language Learning Project: Part 9I continue my journey using Duolingo. I have reached A2 level competency in German, according to the app, which means I could handle most simple social situations (ordering food…fiberfrau in #bbh • 4 months agoMy Language Learning Project, Part 8I continue my journey using Duolingo. I spent more time on Spanish this week, simply because I'm finding I already know a lot of basic vocabulary just from casual exposure. I…fiberfrau in #bbh • 5 months agoMy Language Learning Project, Part 7I continue my journey using Duolingo. I'd like to share a few other tools I use to help with some of my languages. First, I acquire a basic grammar for each language I think I…fiberfrau in #bbh • 5 months agoMy Language Learning Project, Part 6: Steady Progress in Multiple LanguagesI have let Klingon slide, since I have so many Earth languages I want to learn. Greek is new to the list, but only because my husband wondered if it might be useful in teaching…fiberfrau in #education • 8 months agoMy Language Learning Project, Part 3: Progress MadeOne reason I am interested in the Norwegian language is my appreciation for the folk art of the people, particularly needlework. We learn a lot about a culture from the things…fiberfrau in #education • 8 months agoMy Language Learning Project Part 2: Choosing Languages_Above photo of the author in afiberfrau in #hive-119826 • 8 months agoMy Language Learning Project Part 1: An Alien LanguageA while back I was working my shift at a university library reference desk and pondering the nature of human learning. I considered how a person my age has forgotten what it was…fiberfrau in #ctp • 2 years agoWhy so Few Posts Lately? I am Alive.I am well, but it is coming up on the 1-year anniversary of my daughter's untimely death. I am beginning stage two of healing my traumatized mind. (Stage one was just surviving…fiberfrau in #hive-119826 • 2 years agoUpdate on New Year HopesI started the year with 3 big plans: Get back to doing bridal alterations in my community. Grow my skills in sewing machine maintenance and troubleshooting. Catch up…fiberfrau in #hive-168088 • 2 years agoTruth is the Literal Answer to EverythingWithout truth, nothing works. We need truth in physics, or our cars don't work. We need truth in relationships or we kill trust. We need truth in math or our budgets are off.…fiberfrau in #hive-168088 • 2 years agoBankman-Fried and Government CorruptionThe evil in American government runs so deep and wide anyone with a brain can see it for what it is. The [nauseating press conference](fiberfrau in #hive-127911 • 2 years agoImprovising a New BlouseThis tunic top is made with leftovers from my plaid skirt (made last month) supplemented with some black broadcloth from my stash. Plaid is in front: 
