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Unraveled Wednesday | 5.6.20
Some of my making this week included making some modifications to my Traveler's Journal. Normally, I have 3 inserts, and my set up works very well! I like having multiple journals in one convenient package. However, with the addition of a couple of new journals and I...
Looking Back | April 2020
A gush of bird-song, a patter of dew, A cloud, and a rainbow's warning, Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue –– An April day in the morning. — Harriet Prescott Spofford These words from Harriet Prescott Spofford sum up my April perfectly. We had lots of rain, some...
Macro Monday Haiku | 5.4.20
Spring rain wreaks havoc and lilac confetti falls among empty walnut shells And finally, with a nod to my favorite son, May the Fourth be with you! *wink* Happy Monday everyone!
Hello, May | 5.1.20
Sweet May hath come to love us, flowers, trees, their blossoms don; And through the blue heavens above us, the very clouds move on. — Heinrich Heine While March was eons long, April has just sprinted on by - hasn't it? I guess when each day is the same as the last, at...
A poem for your pocket | 4.30.20
It's Poem in your Pocket Day and this poem is going in my pocket. I will carry it with me during the day. I will be thinking of the "heavy threads" of the day and hope that I will be stitched "into a useful garment". And yet, there is comfort in knowing the day "will...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.29.20
Greetings Unravelers! There was NO unraveling for me this week - and I am almost done with Clue Three of Romi's Mystery shawl - although it still looks like the green blob in the photo! Trust me that I am very happy with it and I am even happier to be back on track!...
Intentional Living in the Age of Social Distancing | 4.28.20
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. — Mary Anne Radmacher When I started this journey to...
Macro Monday | 4.27.20
Last week, I get up close and personal with my 100-Day Project. My goal is that this stitching will become a piece of art on my living room wall. I have taken my time on this project and I even spent some time learning about listening to that inner creative voice. Kym...
TGIF | 4.24.20
I feel like I need to get a blackboard and write the day, date, month, etc. on it to help me remember what day it is! Yesterday felt like Wednesday – although, I am not sure Wednesday's "feel" like anything, my brain was convinced it was. Today does not have a Friday...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.22.20
I am plugging along on making. The knitting is going well (as expected) however, the crochet... I do like the "end result" but boy. Who knew my very agile knitting hands could suddenly be all thumbs with crochet. Things I am struggling with: Holding the yarn in the...
Macro Monday | 4.20.20
Over the weekend, I got out the big camera and took a few photos. Okay, I took dozens of photos but only a few "turned out." And, yes, turned out - as in to (accidentally) happen in a particular way…the effort was there but having not used the big camera for a long...
TGIF | 4.17.20
Breathe the incense of sun on prairie Offer peace to the sky — Heid E. Erdrich, Peace Path It has been a week and then some. I think what I am missing most is the "normalcy" of the week - that is, normal work schedules, normal routines, and looking forward to Friday....
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.15.20
This week there was a good bit of unraveling. Sigh. Yep, I almost gave up on Romi's Mystery Shawl (the top green "blob" above). Clue two is a real challenge! (Or perhaps the challenge was that Pear Martini + intricate lace knitting = a colossally bad idea) However, I...
Sometimes Monday | 4.13.20
Means a complete "brain dump" - yep, that's right… today I am dumping out all the things rattling around my brain that I have been trying to remember for "future posts"... Also, cocktails on Monday need to be a thing when we are back to "normal," whatever that might...
April Promise | 4.10.20
Another week… another Friday…and joy of joys, it is snowing in Pittsburgh this morning. Yes, that's right… snow! On all the tender new leaves. On the lilac blooms. On the magnolia blooms. Sigh. Today is day four of my 100 Day Project and these moments of creatively...
Three on Thursday | 4.9.20
I find myself remembering the days of the week by my "blog calendar" and have felt the need to spend more time here, which is not a bad thing. Today I am joining Carole and friends to share three things with you today. Some years ago, Kym introduced me to National...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.8.20
Greetings Unravelers! I forgot to share yesterday my temperature chart, but it deserves a mention. One stunning thing I noted... Pittsburgh only had 4 days in the first quarter where the high temperature was in the 20's. Let that sink in a minute. Yes, that is right...
Looking Back | March 2020
Only those with tenacity can march forward in March. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah I needed an abundance of tenacity last month, which felt like the longest year of my life. Truly. It lasted forever, but I made it through to the other side and for that I am grateful!...
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