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…

The making of an artist’s studio

aka....I ordered a shed! It’s been a year. I mean A YEAR. A year full of change; divorce, and moving. There was that time that the rain washed away the…

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…

4 tips to get more creative time in…

My friend Karen emailed me last week, after my recent email about aging, and shared how she has a bit more time in her life at nearly 60 than she…

It’s Bigger than a Breadbox, but Smaller than an Elephant

The other day my Dad called and said while he's cutting down some trees on his property he's saving some smaller trees and cutting them into shortish lengths for my…

Does this Dress Make My Back Look Bare?

Have you been making anything lately? After a fairly long making-things-for-fun drought, I've dipped my toes back in. Recently I spent some time sketching out, drafting, and making a backless…

Is it winter for you too?

Despite the new growth and expansion all around me, all those sweet plants reaching for the sun, I've been a fallow time of my life. A time of wishing to…

How do you plan your sewing project?

I've taken up a new hobby, watercolor. There's something so exciting about being a beginner at something. A feeling that your world has just opened up a wee bit and…