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Category: Series

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.

Work(s) in Progress: Embroidery 101

Posted on September 3, 2025April 15, 2026 by Melissa

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…

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Category: Work(s) in Progress

Noted: August (Autumn is Right Around the Bend)

Posted on September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 by Melissa

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…

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Category: Noted

Work(s) in Progress: On Beginnings, Endings, and Everything In Between

Posted on August 27, 2025April 15, 2026 by Melissa

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…

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Category: Work(s) in Progress

Over a Cuppa: Ten (#august)

Posted on August 20, 2025August 22, 2025 by Melissa

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…

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Category: Over a Cuppa

Over a Cuppa: Nine (Full Hearts)

Posted on July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 by Melissa

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…

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Category: Over a Cuppa

Over a Cuppa: Eight (Protest & Presence)

Posted on June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 by Melissa

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…

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Category: Over a Cuppa
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