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Creativity Away From Home

The past couple weeks, I have been dog-sitting at my youngest daughter's home while she is working in another state. This week, my...

Rainy Day Creativity

"The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play. So we sat in the house, all that cold, cold wet day." ~Theodor Seuss Geisel Dr. Suess,...

Puzzles and Models and Steps... Oh My!

By now I'm sure you've heard me talk about the creative things other people make. All the everyday creativity that surrounds me keeps me...

Creative Math

Most of my life I felt dumb... because even though I am reasonably intelligent, numbers are not my friend. I transpose numbers and have...

Teaching Classes: Moy Bog Gown

Have you ever known some fact about something you do, yet can't recall how you learned it? How frustrating! The moy bog gown has been my...

Upcycled Planter

I don't know about these cats of mine. Whatever hierarchical social structure cat families have, I wonder, if just like in the play CATS,...

Fill Your Life

So this past week we went south a bit to visit my youngest daughter and her family. Kari made me a carry case for some of my craft...

My New-to-Me Hat...

A couple of weeks ago I stood in a thrift shop holding a 1930s-era cloche hat. The black velvet crown seemed in good condition, though it...

Halloween!

While I'm not into the gore and the oogie-ness of Halloween, I do love to dress up. Become another character. So Halloween is a perfect...

OH, Look, a Box!

Ever since I can remember, I've had a thing for boxes. All shapes, all sizes, all materials. Doesn't matter, and... Yeah... I have to...

What a Week!

This week I was looking forward to having all sorts of free time. I had the farm all to myself. Pete went on a fishing trip with his son...

But I Like This Shirt!

Pete and I recently went to a western-themed wedding. The happy couple asked guests to dress in their best western wear. So we donned our...

'Tis the Season to be Fall-y

With the change of the seasons, from summer to autumn, my head starts to explode with new creative ideas! I want to make all the things...

Clocks

A few months ago, the microwave in my kitchen broke. I decided to use the built-in space for my cookbooks and put the microwave...

Funny How Annoying a Little Prick Can Be

Five years ago Rena and I checked an item off my bucket list. We rode through the Panama Canal... (the cruise ship was not on my bucket...

Seed Bombs!

Oh, my! What great fun I had with one of this week's creative opportunities! As you know, I volunteer at the zoo. Did you also know the...

Greatest International Scavenger Hunt

This week's creativity was an item for the annual GISH... Greatest International Scavenger Hunt. My friend, Kitta, participates every...

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