Do you know how, every once in a while, something catches you, really catches you sideways/unexpectedly, and you react? Just react! You are in full reaction mode. Gotcha. Well, this happened yesterday and it caught me off-guard. I was so…
(lotta ice, lotta snow, lotta wind) I, that is, “I”, want to follow up on that discussion of the first person that excited me so much in reading Zadie Smith. I think of my dear friend, Leigh, when I write…
(very faint tree shadow) I create art. And then I do things to support creating my art. And one thing I love to do is get out into the beautiful woods of NH. NH woods are like no other. Because…
(cleaning up all the hooks, re-stringing them on new elastic) I was talking to my online group today about Thupten Jinpa’s book, the Fearless Heart, in which he talks about compassion. He notes that in the western culture, the whole…
I’m so flipped out excited about Zadie Smith that I’m sure I won’t do her justice. But this essay is indebted to her: on how powerful the first person is. I found her essay so rich that I want to…
You recall way back when – when you were in school and you were looking forward to recess? Or the end of the school day? And then, you realize, man, I have another class? You know, that kind of structure…
We made it to March. Did you remember to say, “Rabbit Rabbit” before anything else???? Congratulations! You now guaranteed yourself good luck for the next 31 days. Who knows what would have happened if you forgot! Advice? You want to…
Years ago, before moving into a house with my husband and four children (when they were small), I contacted Tom, an interior designer. This friend with a fancy house had recommended him. Tom came by, took one look at the…
Not a great photo, this one. It’s of an embroidery I did a while ago. Each of the girls is thinking about something different. Focussing here there and everywhere. That’s me. I’m in my end of work on a piece…
Peaches loved this cold winter. Now it’s warming up a bit : she’s found a mound of snow to stay cool. Me? I’m happy to be a bit warmer. I look at my pup and think she and I are…