Self Time | February 2024
Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable. — Jackie Viramontez I approached the concept of time a bit differently this month. I am not very good at the idea of "self-care" (as I think many women are...sigh.) Every day this...
Sometimes Monday | 2.20.23
Is a continuation of the weekend. I thought I'd share some of the things that have made my weekend extra wonderful! First, I saw this on IG and I had a batch of focaccia in the fridge... so on Saturday I did a bit of a riff on it. One russet potato, a couple of...
Mid-Winter Friday Finds | 2.17.23
I don't know about you, but I have found since I turned the "50's" corner, I have struggled mightily each year with an ever worsening case of the dreaded Dry Winter Skin! Usually, by mid-February, there is not enough moisturizer in North America to make a difference....
A Gathering of Poetry | 2.16.23
I read the poem I am sharing today earlier in the month and I did not know then how much these words would help me as the month progressed. I have memorized these words – it was simple to do so – and they have become my litany of hope as February has had some daunting...
Unraveled Wednesday | 2.15.23
Greetings Gentle Unravelers! I am still feeling behind on sleep from a weekend of insomnia, but I got one good nights sleep and (at this writing) have my fingers crossed for a second. But I wanted to catch you all up from the past two weeks of making!! I am roughly...
Sometimes Monday | 2.13.23
Brings a slow start thanks to a bad bout of insomnia this weekend. Ugh. So I am easing myself into the week gently, with an extra cup of coffee before I begin the "Monday Chores." But there is sunshine again today! And I have some weekend embroidery wheels to catch up...
A Few Good Things | 2.10.23
Hello Friday... it's been a week where my motto has been this: "The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get" I have felt like I have been playing catch up all week but there were a few good things. Thing One: I have had tremulous buds on my snow drops for weeks and I...