Tag: A. Catherine Noon

  • Aunt Noony\’s Blog Bus

    Want something to read?  Of course you do!

    Join me today at the Writer\’s Retreat Blog for \”Ways of Seeing.\”  Then, over at LGBT Fantasy Fans and Writers, I have \”Training the Eye.\” I\’m in an artistic mood today.

    Enjoy!

  • Aunt Noony\’s Blog Bus

    Want something to read?  Of course you do!

    Join me today at the Writer\’s Retreat Blog for \”Ways of Seeing.\”  Then, over at LGBT Fantasy Fans and Writers, I have \”Training the Eye.\” I\’m in an artistic mood today.

    Enjoy!

  • Wait, It\’s Monday Again?

  • Wait, It\’s Monday Again?

  • Dance, Dance, Dance

    I am both excited and nervous.  I decided to sign up for the basic belly dance class at Arabesque in Chicago and am going for the first time today.  I\’m sitting here, drinking coffee, totally nervous.

    Does that ever happen to you?  Are there things you\’d like to try this year that are scary to you?  Take heart.  Trust that this is the year, now is the time.

    After all, it\’s always easier to give advice than receive it. ~grin~

  • Remains of the Day

    Do you have a day set aside each week for creative endeavors?  Why not start one?  What might you do?

    • Take a class in a new-to-you craft
    • Join a group on Meetup or at a local community center
    • Gather with friends for potluck and craft share
    If your mind goes blank, try taking a blank journal page and number down the left from 1 to 5.  List five things you\’d like to try but don\’t have the time to do.  Write quickly and off the top of your head. Then list five things you used to do, maybe when you were a kid, that were fun.  List five things you\’d try if you were more creative.
    Now take a look at your list.  Pick one thing and set a date next week with yourself to spend one hour doing that thing.  If it\’s to take a class, spend your time researching possible class venues.  If you\’re interested in a particular craft, don\’t over look the Craftsy website; their prices are reasonable and they have online videos of all sorts of classes available.
    If you\’re in the Chicago area, come join me tonight at my weekly weaving class at the Chicago Weaving School.  It\’s a lot of fun, relaxing, and you don\’t have to know anything when you start except how to get yourself to the weaving school – and it\’s right on the Irving Park bus line, not far from the Blue Line train, AND there\’s parking.  What do you have to lose?

  • The Fantasy of the Future

    The guilty pleasures of today are much different than those of Victorian times, which are different from those of Elizabethan times and so on.  What do you think the guilty pleasures of the future will look like?

    Join me at author Mychael Black\’s blog today and share your thoughts.  I\’d love to know!

  • Tuesdays Are For Visiting!

    I have not one but TWO posts for TWOSDAY!

    (Sorry, couldn\’t resist.)

    Moving right along then…

    I\’m over at the Noon and Wilder blog today for Tasty Tuesday!  Come find out about my extra super special Apple Pie Oatmeal!

    Secondly, I\’m over at the Torquere Press Blog, Romance for the Rest of Us, talking about New Beginnings.  Join me!

  • Who Says It\’s Monday?

  • Who Says It\’s Monday?

  • Happy Stashbusting New Year!

    Happy Stashbusting New Year!

    Welcome to 2013!  365 days to knit, crochet, weave, or play with your favorite craft; 52 weeks of inspired ideas; 12 months of possibility; 4 seasons filled with opportunities for enjoyment; it\’s a brand new year, kids, and we ain\’t gettin\’ any younger!  So LET\’S GET BIZZY!

    My theme for this year is Completion.  Here\’s my plan of attack:

    • Define the parameters (i.e. what is my stash, exactly?)
    • Define the weaponry (i.e. what tools do I have, and what, if any, are needed?)
    • Easy wins (what\’s already started or nearly done?)
    • Planned Campaigns (what\’s already planned but not yet executed?)
    • Contingencies (what can we come up with that\’s new?)
    There\’s a lot of play to do this year.  Today I\’m finishing the Celebration of Light and Color Shawl (it just needs to be washed and blocked), and working on the diamond wrap.  Weaving class is Thursday and Michael and I are planning our next item for the Wardrobe of 2013.
    What about you?  What yearnings have you got buried in your little crafty heart?  Trust that today is the day, and this is the year.  Craft on!

  • Happy New Year!

    What’s on tap for 2013? I have a full year planned for you, so let’s get started:

    Happy Fifth Anniversary to My Blog!

    We\’ll take a peek at:

    • Favorite posts
    • Top five best – readers’ choice
    • Revisit guests and interview them

    Happy Fifth Anniversary to the Writer’s Retreat!

    • Focus on the blog
    • Interview founding members, where are they now?
    • Festival of Picture prompts and other events
    • Relaunch of the Forum, March 1, 2013

    A Year of Stash Busting!

    • TKGA Master Knitter
    • Full stash list and tools list
    • New designs and launch of website

    Noon and Wilder Coming Out Strong!

    • Highlight books and stuff we have planned
    • Redesign of the Noon and Wilder website

    A Blog A Day Keeps the Blues Away

    Belly, Belly, Belly

    • Belly dance, costume, strong core, teas to support the belly, and mehndi on the belly
    • Belly balm
    • Extra special body day
    • Belly cleanse
    • How to hide or show off your belly, depending on your preference

    What are you excited about in 2013?