The fits and starts of creativity in my world have continued to be pretty wild, despite my best intentions… And you know what they say about the road to hell 😉 When I started writing about my works in progress (WIPs) last year, I was filled with inspiration and energy… Which ebbed and flowed and…
Tag: embroidery
Work(s) in Progress: On the Creative Ebb & Flow
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…
Noted: September (Whiplash)
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…
Work(s) in Progress: Embroidery 101
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…




