Geez, Mary,

Was my point so obscure?  I specifically including this note in relation
to your work.  I don't find compulsive pigeonholing particularly useful,
and I'll buy the book whether it is labelled HA/IA or PA because I know
that there will be thoughtful analysis and synthesis of ideas about things
related to people.

PEM
 > Pat,
>
>  heaven forbid, the details of sewing kits,
>
>
> Well, I can see you won't be  in line to  buy a copy of my book, on the
> details of sewing kits, due out in December.  Interest in small things,
> though, surely does not preclude an interest in metals, small, large, hot,
> heavy, whatever.  Knowing about pins and needles means knowing about
> metallurgical processes such as smelting and wire-drawing and
> understanding
> production processes as well as how items functioned once fashioned means
> one has to know about the properties of metals thus produced.  And about
> working conditions and the labor force.  For me it is all part of the
> picture & I have trouble separating out industry & industrial processes
> from
> the study of everyday life.
> mcb
>