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Work(s) in Progress: On the Creative Ebb & Flow

Posted on December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 by Melissa

I have a confession to make: I have been unmotivated to make making a priority. I want to want to do things, but recently I just haven’t. I’ve not been sad or stressed or too darn busy, I’ve just been choosing to do other things that don’t involve active creativity… Like reading… Or playing Block…

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Noted: September (Whiplash)

Posted on October 6, 2025October 14, 2025 by Melissa

Oh September… You came in with gentle breezes and all the hope for a smooth transition into the next season… You welcomed us with the most glorious Wedding Anniversary dinner and the promise of a long, mellow weekend… But then you hit us (my wife, specifically) with a yellow jacket attack when she accidentally hit…

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Work(s) in Progress: Embroidery 101

Posted on September 3, 2025October 14, 2025 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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