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...
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...
"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,...
Pete enjoys sportsball and watches the Superbowl every year. I am normally not a huge sportsball fan... frankly, in my world, most...
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...
Most of my life I felt dumb... because even though I am reasonably intelligent, numbers are not my friend. I transpose numbers and have...
So, I live a pretty routine existence... I get up in the mornings and have my coffee on my stationary bike. While riding, I usually post...
I find it interesting what we do to cope with grief. And we all experience grief at some time in our lives... in diverse situations......
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,...
In days past, you may have heard me talk about my mirror. Since I frequently think about it, you just may have. On the other hand, you...
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...
**Trigger Warning (animal lovers)** I've written about our farm before... we have a small cow-calf operation on 20 acres... December two...
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...
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...
Yep, it's that time of year... cleaning up, trimming, and repotting those plants that need it... all these past couple weeks... depending...
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...
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...
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...
When I started weaving ribbons, a.k.a. narrow wares, many folks I knew told me that card weaving was better. Or that "inkle" weaving was...
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...
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...