Authenticity, for real | November 2023
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. — Ralph Waldo Emerson This has truly been a good year... but... during the month I did not "think" much about my word. However, I journaled quite a bit and...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.15.21
I wish I could tell you that my making was on fire... but instead I have to tell you that I have mucked up my making but good. Monday afternoon I had a wee accident (okay, maybe not so tiny) with a bread knife... which meant I spent some time in urgent care. The good...
Monday Poetry | 12.13.21
When it seems like the world is collapsing in on itself and bad news is all around, poetry provides a respite that nothing else can. The bird that came to my mind as I read Mary Oliver's poem was a Cedar Waxwing with their distinctive white outline around their eyes....
To Whom It May Concern | 12.10.21
It's been a week, hasn't it? Is it just me and does it feel like we are racing on to mid-December, except that December just began?! Fortunately, the mailbag has a letter or two to share! Dear December Weather: Mild is nice... in January, but I really like wintry...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.8.21
This week has all been about "bite sized bits of knitting" in my house... you know, the things that are easy to pick up and put down. I have the attention span of a gnat these days and so I am shuffling between the heel flap of a sock, the ribbing of a hat brim (sorry...
Monday Poetry | 12.6.21
I thought that for the month of December, it might be nice to spend Monday's with a bit of poetry. I hope you find this a lovely way to start your week! Winter Trees BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are...
TGIF | 12.3.21
Oh Friday... I am so glad you are here and bringing this week to a close. I tried to write letters this week, but gave up and decided a bit of TGIF was more in order. Thinking about — Roe vs Wade and Sonia Sotomayor... specifically these words: “Will this institution...