I wish I were here today…it sounds so interesting and vivid and enlivening…make sure to listen to the story, not just read it…(there is so much to be gained from the sound of voices and the sounds of place)… This is a view of Jaipur, courtesy of VirtualTourist.com – the journal page is mine.
The wheels are spinning…the little hamster wheel in my brain and the sewing machine's fly wheel..I'm taking Mary Ann Moss's wonderful online class, The Remains of the Day . Looking for something to brighten these dreary January days and long, dark evenings? THIS is the ticket. Sewing machine required, but very rudimentary skills. As Mary Ann says, … Continue Reading
A couple of years ago we lit out to Hawaii for a little August R & R – our summer vacation. The kids had never been and we knew they'd love it. Of course they'd love it, what's not to love? It's a schlep to get there, but once there and the velvet air envelopes … Continue Reading
Way back in the last decade, 2002 in fact, I was inspired to make a Black Madonna doll based on Sue Monk Kidd's book, The Secret Life of Bees. Before it was an ok movie, it was a really great book. At least it spoke deeply to me back then, and still does. On the surface it's a … Continue Reading
2004 – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – A very beautiful colonial city in central Mexico. My mom and I went for a week and loved exploring and walking and eating really great Mexican food. Above is the cover of my journal. This is little watercolor of a traditional dress that was hanging as … Continue Reading
Happy New Year! I don't know about you, but I am very happy to usher in 2010. I like the symmetry of the numbers and the optimism of a new decade. Besides I like all new beginnings – a time to begin, again. I thought I would start off my new year with something new … Continue Reading
Just back from Christmas in the Caribbean, my first ever in warmer climes. It was lovely, really lovely. This little Christmas palm caught my eye on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. A bright and shiny day is what they wish for – blue sky and sunshine is their version of our White Christmas. … Continue Reading
Maybe it's the holiday season, maybe it's because it's winter, but my hands are itching to be busy. I'm working on a doll commission right now, with lots of beading. My son has gotten back out his sketch books for doodling all the inventions that are trapped inside his eleven year old mind. Even … Continue Reading
This week I celebrated fifty plus three turns around the sun and on that day Garisson Keillor read me the most beautiful Mary Oliver poem. And so I thought I'd share it. If you'd like him to read it to you, you can listen here. I've always been spellbound by the "murmurations" of Starlings that grace … Continue Reading
My teenage daughter came home with these recently. Cute, simple gloves until upon closer inspection you notice that there are little slits in the thumbs and fingers – for TEXTING! Ok, on one level this is really handy and cute and on another it has lead me to think about how technology changes our … Continue Reading