So, y’all know that I’m completely nuts about dogs. I’ll be the first to admit that in the last year, the dynamic between my dogs and myself may have become a bit dysfunctional. Aside from their home cooked foods and handmade outfits, if I leave the house for more than an hour, I start to … Continue reading »
Hi there, folks! Wow, it’s been a week jam packed with good food, good company, lots of laughter, and some productive creative work. I’m in the midst of completing some projects for blog hops – J pokes fun at me with an exaggerated excitement as these will mark the first “blog hops” of my crafty … Continue reading »
If you’re stopping by from the Hampton Art blog, welcome to my humble post in the ether! If you’re here by another route, please take a moment to check out my tutorial at Hampton art today. I share the results of a really satisfying exercise that I recently incorporated into my crafting practice. This exercise … Continue reading »
For this week’s youtube video, I decided to delve into new territory – sympathy cards. In doing so, I began categorizing periods of my own life, good and bad, and remembering how severely the bite of hard times can sometimes sting. Whether brought on by failures, trauma, rejection, or loss, when in the midst of … Continue reading »
Hi there everyone! Hope you had a terrific week – this week was just a bit tough over here. My poochy princess, Pupusa, is in the midst of healing after major surgery on her leg, and I’ve got to keep my eyes on her at all times. She despises that plastic collar the vet gave … Continue reading »
Take a look at these kale plants that fed us through the winter months! I lurve the fragrance that kale emits as it sautes in the pan. I’ve always been a simple cook – my favorite way of preparing kale is to caramelize onions with some chili flakes, add chopped kale, garlic, and garbanzos to … Continue reading »
Have you been unable to mesh doing what you love with your real-world responsibilities? Have you wasted valuable chi fundamentally torn between what you think your life should be and what it actually is? Cycling through what if’s? “What if I had insisted on always putting my passions first? Would I have ended up destitute … Continue reading »
Fortunately, I wrote myself a list of people to whom I’d like send cards this year, and hopefully, I’ll be finished with making all the cards today. I took a bit of time to design this card – didn’t use someone else’s sketch, this time. Right now I’m intrigued by the idea of tight to … Continue reading »
I want to tell you the story of how I encountered the newest addition to my family of animals, Pupusa. It’s a roundabout telling, but I promise it will be entertaining. Well, I’ve mentioned in previous posts how physically weak I became last year from overwork. Well, the last academic year, the new administrators at … Continue reading »
