Musings
Simplify with One In – One Out
Balance everything that you bring in to your life with something that you let go. M.E. O'Toole...
5 Ways to Manage Memorabilia
The hurricane flooded me out of a lot of memorabilia, but it can't flood out the memories. Tom...
Power of the Night Sky
Exploring the Night Sky I strongly relate to the quote in the banner at the top of this page. "Every time I gaze at stars above, I feel small, big, infinite and connected all at the same time..." Stargazing is awe-inspiring and does, somehow, make you feel small and...
25 Inspiring Quotes on Simplicity
Keeping it simple I am on an ongoing quest to simplify my life. That means being intentional about what I add and eliminate. Some of the changes I have made (and am still making): Set priorities about what is most important to me and make the decision to let other...
Choosing Sustainable Textiles
Learning and Changing I have long tried to make sustainable choices when making textile art but, I am ashamed to say, that has not always been the case. When I started quilting 20+ years ago, I began as many sewists doing - by accumulating a fabric stash. I began to...
Monday Mending – Favourite Tools
Monday Mending Ritual Since the beginning of summer, I have been making it a practice to do at least some mending every Monday. I have not quite set the habit yet but I am getting there and am determined to increase my time on this task. My pile of mending keeps...
Sunday Smiles and Joy
A break from the news of the week There is much in the news that is heartwrenching and stressful. Here are a few stories to bring you some positive energy or inspiration.Participatory Embroidery Artist Liz Kueneke brings large embroidered maps of local areas directly...
No more original stories? Don’t believe it.
Finding a voice - and a story Story Structure This afternoon while driving, I heard an interviewer on the radio mention a famous quote that referred to 'something like every story is either a man on a journey or a stranger coming to town". The line as said in passing...
Choose Happiness
Just Be Happy Easy to say, not always easy to do. There are people that are more naturally happy than others. For many, there are days when happiness is elusive, even if they can logically feel that there should be every reason to be happy. Sometimes there is every...
