January 31, 2024
Month 1 of 2024 took its sweet time–the pace of ordinary, the pace of feeling things out. Here are some outtakes. The late 1900’s. A really yummy mac and cheese I made with that cheese sauce you make from potatoes and carrot. It is so damn good. I had a Read more…
December 12, 2023
As soon as I saw a collection of candy holiday decor at my local Hobby Lobby, I knew I would be crafting a new holiday wreath… because: pastels. The result, a new wreath for my Mom who also has an affinity for the pastel palate. Before I deliver it on Read more…
April 9, 2023
Evidence of the Easter bunny. Making baskets. Easter pancakes. Totally not vegan baskets. Easter, part 2 in the backyard. Making Easter bonnets! Hope you had a Happy Easter!
November 30, 2018
[That’s not me; that’s Henry Thoreau, one of my favorite men in history.] Either stop or slow down. But don’t go. The F train views, 87.5 feet from ground level. The highest elevated train IN THE WORLD. Sometimes the litter is a Millennium Falcon. My Bridge Take-out Thursday Top Thai Read more…
September 11, 2018
Heading to Materials For the Arts is a part teacher ritual, part surreal fantasy. For me–a salvager, thrifter, and lifter-upper of rocks to see the squirming bug-life beneath (a past time of my non-girly leisure time as a little girl)–my skills as a “shopper” are well-honed and aligned to several Read more…
May 28, 2011
I have recently learned that there exist printable Shrinky Dink paper. Yes, Shrinky Dinks! Teeming with possibilities, I thought I’d create what I had been looking for in a pendant. My first tries were an anatomically-correct heart, an artichoke (a play on the heart theme) and a brain. My parents’ Read more…
