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Unraveled Wednesday | 8.2.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 8.2.23

Greetings Unravelers! It has been a week of new starts here... yes, I have a raging case of Cast-on-itis. So I have given in and cast on.... I started a new pair of socks, yes those socks! This is a knit is not conducive to mindless knitting... so I have not gotten...

(E)merging Authenticity | 7.31.23

(E)merging Authenticity | 7.31.23

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it.  ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free Last month I coasted with my word,...

In My Backyard | 7.28.23

In My Backyard | 7.28.23

I have very much been enjoying my blog break... perhaps a bit too much. I have done some serious contemplating on my continued blogging. Most of it has revolved around the "creativity" issue... i.e. Do I have any fresh ideas, thoughts, or anything of value to release...

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.26.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.26.23

Greetings and Happy Wednesday, dear Unraveler's! The heat is absolutely on in my neighborhood... Sherman's afternoon outings are not something he or I enjoy... they are short and quick so we can return to the comfort of the AC. I confess I have some unraveling this...

A Gathering of Poetry | July 2023

A Gathering of Poetry | July 2023

One of the things I love best about poetry is how it can take me out of myself... and this week's poem does just that! Recently, Ada Limón shared this on Instagram and I knew nothing about NASA's Europa Clipper but I did know that getting a signed copy of the poem was...

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.19.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.19.23

Greetings Unravelers! Last week, I shared that I was waiting for the arrival of more Tides to finish Shakerag Skirt #2... The Holst Garn shipping department is magnificent... It should have been here yesterday - 6 days from order to my doorstep, but thanks to the...

Museum of Me, The Music Edition | July 2023

Museum of Me, The Music Edition | July 2023

Welcome to this month's exhibit which has been a bit hastily put together... I forgot that a new exhibit was due! This month suggested exhibit: Put together a soundtrack for a day in your life. What songs do you choose and why?  What songs and why... well, I think the...

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.12.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.12.23

Greetings Unravelers and Happy Wednesday! My road of making this week has been a bit rocky. I am in a bit of a "holding pattern" on my second summer skirt (darn and blast it... I am not going to have enough yarn so I ordered more yesterday) Sigh. So I had no choice...

Currently | July 2023

Currently | July 2023

A new quarter... a new currently list. I love these post to look back on and see what I was doing 3 months ago but I hope you find something interesting or something inspiring in them too! Soaking In — Rainer Maria Rilke... I am so in love with him. I have been...

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.5.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 7.5.23

Greetings Unravelers and Happy Wednesday! **Sorry about this, but I have no clue what happened to my published post, but it is MIA... if you are getting a second notification, that is why.** July brings the beginning of the third quarter... and, more importantly, it...

Welcome July | 2023

Welcome July | 2023

I drifted into a summer-nap under the hot shade of July, serenaded by a cicada lullaby, to drowsy-warm dreams of distant thunder. ― Terri Guillemets Oh July... you begin the challenges of my year... you and August are my least favorite months. Your heat and humidity...

Authentic…coasting | June 2023

Authentic…coasting | June 2023

A month of coasting... that was June with my word. But I don't think that is a bad thing. This month, I read a book that I have not stopped thinking about since I finished it. I am thinking about it when I wake, I am thinking about it as I go through my day, and I am...

A First Friday of Summer RIFF | 6.23.23

A First Friday of Summer RIFF | 6.23.23

First Summer Friday is a rainy one in my neighborhood... but that is okay, we need the rain and it smells so good outside! My tomatoes are growing by leaps and bounds and they are all loaded with tomato blossoms! I hope this means an abundant year of tomatoes... my...

Unraveled Wednesday | 6.21.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 6.21.23

Greetings Unravelers! I have a finished Gnome... and I have very mixed feelings about him. Gnifty is not feeling very nifty to me and those feelings grew as I assembled him last week. But... he has since been speaking to me... he let me know he is a bit of an...

Sometimes Monday…is Juneteenth | 6.19.23

Sometimes Monday…is Juneteenth | 6.19.23

The best thing for any day is poetry... and today is no exception! I stumbled across this beautiful poem by the brilliant Tracy K. Smith (you can listen to her read it here) And if you want to hear the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters... well, enter the rabbit hole here!...

A Gathering of Poetry | June 2023

A Gathering of Poetry | June 2023

I am gathering with Bonny and all the poetry lovers to share some poetry with you all today. (Make sure you stop by and see what we all have shared...and we'd love it even more if you joined us and shared a poem!) Is it just me... or is June racing along? In my mind,...

Unraveled Wednesday | 6.14.23

Unraveled Wednesday | 6.14.23

Greetings Unravelers and Happy Wednesday! It's that time in the week when we all gather together and share what we are making and (perhaps more importantly!) what we are reading! I have an almost finished Mystery Gnome... that I won't share this week because there are...

Sometimes Monday | 6.12.23

Sometimes Monday | 6.12.23

Brings some much needed rain! I am hoping that it washes away much of the pollen that is making me miserable! (as well as bring a bit of life back to our very dead lawn!) We did have a good weekend... there was a happy hour that might have celebrated a certain...

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Kat’s bookshelf: read

When All Is Said
it was amazing
Seven chapters of sheer bliss. Beautiful writing and an incredible tale. Who would you toast on the last day of your life?
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2019
Transatlantic
it was amazing
LOVED! Every single word. The thread that tied this story together is wonderful! I could not stop listening – it was that good!
tagged:
2019 and audio
There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir
it was amazing
A beautiful memoir. The writing is wonderful – the story shared is so poignant. I highly recommend.
tagged:
2019 and audio-2019

 


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