Over At the Romance Studio
Join me over at The Romance Studio for some thoughts about when writing is “just” writing. Enjoy!
Continue reading →Sunday Box Talk
Boxes. I’ve talked about them before. We get into them by following set patterns of behavior without question. So what do we do when we realize we’re in a box that we don’t want to be in anymore? More importantly, … Continue reading →
Make Something Monday – Afghan for the Uglii Chair
I love to knit. This isn’t really a surprise, for those of you who have been following me for a while. Knitting is something I do for meditation, creative expression, and because it keeps my hands busy so I can … Continue reading →
Gratituesday! – Five Things For Which I’m Grateful
A good day job with people I like. A safe and comfortable home. Michael. Rachel. The dog and catz. (Yes, that’s more than one thing. That’s okay. Cats multiply.) Happy Tuesday!
Continue reading →Z Is For… Zoo!
I love going to the zoo. They serve an important function in the conservation of these amazing animals. Brookfield Zoo here in Chicago is no exception. Much of their work, besides creating a fun zoo to wander, is in helping … Continue reading →
Z Is For… Zoetropes!
In researching for this post, I wandered through my Family Creative Workshop, which is a 24-volume set of craft books done around the late seventies/early eighties. I wish there was a website or community who liked these books, because they … Continue reading →
Y Is For… Yarn! or, The Joy of Stash
I know, this is a topic one might think would be more suited to the Knoontime Knitting side of my website. But yarn is an integral part of me, and I adore it so much, that it spills out into … Continue reading →
Y Is For… Yarn! – Of course!
I love yarn, (which is probably obvious, since I wrote about the joys of a yarn stash on my main blog today, too). But I do love the stuff – I adore digging my hands into it, squeezing it, … Continue reading →
X Is For… X Marks the Spot, or, Maps!
Maps are a helpful way to orient oneself in a physical place. We use them in all sorts of ways: when driving from one place to another, when finding a new-to-us store or restaurant, even wandering around a mall or … Continue reading →
X Is For… X-Stitch!
Cross-stitch is one of the easiest needle arts to learn. It’s just making little “x’s” all over the fabric, using different colors to create a design. This particular one is from a book called Hand-Stitched Boxes by Meg Evans. … Continue reading →