Re-occurring blog series include topics that are repeated regularly as well as community posts that include supporting other bloggers while sharing ones own updates. Here you will find my monthly Noted series, my almost-every week Over a Cuppa series, and my Work(s) in progress series, among others.
Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this chilly day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire. I am so glad we can…
Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you! How the heck are you?! I’m so glad we have the time to settle in for a proper chat! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea…
I have the faintest memories of learning a few embroidery stitches in my youth. I don’t remember who I learned them from, but I think it may have been my grandma… or my Girl Scout Troop Leader… or maybe it was my mom? Regardless, it’s been decades, so when I added “learn to embroider” to…
Autumn is right around the bend. Hummingbirds zoom from scarlet runner flower to scarlet runner flower, over my head and behind my back, filling their bellies and my heart, before I spy the bumblebees and butterflies who are much gentler in their touchdowns and takeoffs. The shifting morning light through the Maples and the Cottonwoods…
Is there anything quite like the excitement of beginning a new project? Of being inspired, starting fresh, and diving in? Then, there’s the tangible, visible progress of each project that greases the wheel and keeps us going! Sometimes there’s backtracking that has to be endured like ripping stitches, erasing lines, replacing collage pieces, redesigning a…
I cannot believe it’s been almost a full month since I’ve had the space and time to make this blog a priority. But OH, how I’ve missed it (and you)! So, here I am, carving out a pocket of time! First, thank you for all the Happy Anniversary wishes you all sent! My wife and…
