Museum of Me | August 2023

Museum of Me | August 2023

Before we get to our exhibit, I need to pause and reflect on the Lahaina that was and mourn the loss of it... as it was and shall never be again. Decades ago in 1985 my then very significant other took me on the most incredible vacation to Hawaii. He worked hard (and...

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A Positively Radiant, Luminous Weekend?

A Positively Radiant, Luminous Weekend?

I don't know about you, but this weekend just raced past. No trips out of the house, but there was an "Amazon Run" and I love how I can get face wash and food for thought in.the.same.package! The food complaining is at a peak in this house. So last Wednesday I whipped...

Friday Finds | 8.7.20

Friday Finds | 8.7.20

I stumbled across some poems by Jane Kenyon (from a series entitled "Having it out with Melancholy"). I am having a running battle with melancholy these days and her words fit my mood. But this week I found this bit especially true: 4  OFTEN Often I go to bed as soon...

Looking Back | July 2020

Looking Back | July 2020

In summertime, when the weather is hot, you can reach right up and touch the sky. — Mungo Jerry Oh, July. I will not miss your incredibly hot, dry days. July was one very long run on day... an endless repeat of heat and humidity. I almost...

Unraveled Wednesday | 8.5.20

Unraveled Wednesday | 8.5.20

I don't know about you, but I have some serious Knitting-ADD going on right now. I can't seem to focus on any one thing and keep at it until it is finished! I spent some time last week going through my stash and odds and ends to see what I could find to make a sweater...

Sometimes Monday | 8.3.20

Sometimes Monday | 8.3.20

Yesterday, Garrison Keillor read Hands by Jack Ridl. The words were brilliant and when I realized it was this Jack Ridl, I just had to share with you. I am pretty sure I have run into Mr. Ridl a few times when I lived in Holland, and I had the pleasure of knitting...

Friday Finds | 7.31.20

Friday Finds | 7.31.20

What a week, eh? There is only so much avoidance one can do in any given week. I tried mightily to ignore, but sometimes that just does not work and that happened a lot this week. But despite the onslaught of bs, there were some pockets of goodness. And that goodness...

 

 

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