Thread, Tent Stakes, and Twenty Degrees
eating sweet potatoes in the snow, a cowly tunic living its best life and dreams of the perfect townie dress for spring The sun is shining in my neck of…
What I’m craving most right now…
Outside of love and belonging, safety, good food, and a warm shelter…what I crave most is depth. Not only in my relationships but in my daily living. In how I…
When the sweet swirl of possibility sinks into obligation…
I bet you know this story.The tomatoes had begun to overtake the counter. Shifting from an “oh look at my beautiful red tomatoes!” to a “NO, leave them on the…
Holding two opposite truths at the same time
Control. Do we have it or do we not...? On my mind...Control. If you've been listening to the podcast (In Kinship) you know I talk about how we have more…
A fresh start?
It's not spring yet, but I'm feeling the pull toward sprouting...you? I shared a while back (a week ago maybe! ha!) that I ordered an Amish-made shed to turn into…
you get to change your mind
I started going grey when I was 35. And I've loved it, embraced it, and at times hated it.Really the degree to which I've disliked it or liked it always…
Thank goodness I didn’t get stomped on by a mastodon!
I have strong memories of putting this record on the Curtis Mathes. (or the Curtis Mastodon as we called the gigantic entertainment console my Dad bought used in the early…
What the wool (and alpaca) taught me…
My crochet project taught me a valuable lesson. (I have a sneaky suspicion all of our making projects do!) Recently I was in deep conversation with a dear friend, arguably…
This is probably your biggest hurdle when sewing clothes…here’s how I fix it.
Last year for my birthday I was gifted material and a pattern to make myself a raincoat. The fabric is a gorgeous deep burgundy with a navy floral fabric for…
Honestly, they’re not made for you!
Does this ever happen to you? You sew clothes, follow the pattern, take your time (as best you can with all the other things going on in your life), and…