That all sounds so cool @LwaxanaTroi I feel like a lot of fibre art has that meditative aspect which can be so nice. Maybe there need to be a fibre arts thread to encompass all the different skills under that umbrella 

Volunteering at a shelter sounds like such an amazing idea. I was coincidentally just doing a search of shelters in my area to volunteer at. I have rescue 2 cats, and would love to welcome a dog too but perhaps volunteering would fill that dog-shaped hole for a little while until I'm ready to adopt one... Or maybe I'd bring one home on the first day 😄