A few months ago, I was asked to design a custom knitted ram for Cornell College (go Rams!)- and this is the result. Ulysses stands approximately 9 inches tall, and sports a removable letterman sweater. This job has given me a little personal boost, because designing toys is something I’ve wanted to do officially… Continue reading Ulysses the Ram
I’ve been at it again on Pinterest. Usually I avoid it- because there’s only so much I can do- but after a prolonged absence, I’ve been googling and that inevitably leads me to Pinterest. I logged on. I had 938 notifications that I’m not going to go through. For some odd, very, very odd reason,… Continue reading Manic Decorating
When I put an offer up for knitting or crocheting services, I usually get about 10 hits, so when this went a lot further- I was very excited! But- I needed to come up with a plan in order to get everyone a hat who needs one. So, here’s the plan: For the next two… Continue reading The Hat Project
My eldest son and I were talking about travel the other day. I think I was bemoaning the fact that I didn’t take a gap year- or, as would have been more helpful personally- a gap decade after high school. My initial college performance wasn’t what you’d call successful. Mostly it was just needlessly expensive when I… Continue reading Life vs The Stuff, or, What I Have Learned From Cats and Bats
Until about six weeks ago, if I took a walk in the morning, it was entirely my decision, and full of purpose – that purpose being caffeine and an overwhelming need to get out of the house and away from the fresh pile of laundry lovingly delivered by one or four of my children just that… Continue reading Morning Walk
It was late last fall when I started to feel grossed out by meat products- particularly anything that had come within an inch of barbecue sauce. Gross. And then my chest started to feel heavy, like it was preparing for something- and that’s when I started to think I needed to go to Target and… Continue reading You know you’re old, right?
Yesterday we had a dog. Today we don’t. Granted, he was sick, and had been for awhile. We knew this was coming. It was inevitable- we tried to prepare the kids and ourselves. And then when it came down to it- all the preparing in the world isn’t enough. Last night, I stayed downstairs with… Continue reading Death In the Family
I put things off. I procrastinate. I avoid. These are issues I’ve long dealt with, and to be honest, have no idea why they developed into the problem that they have. I don’t remember any adult in my life modeling these behaviors, but I certainly picked it up somewhere. To be honest, the procrastination thing… Continue reading Waiting
Gypsy caravan. I could live in one of those. Easy. If I didn’t have all these other people to think about, that is. I don’t want to go for the whole gypsy/traveler stereotype thing. And the minivan already looks like a clown car when we all pile out, so my dream of caravan and… Continue reading Minimalist Panic episode 2: That really small space I’m always yacking about
\ For the last several years- well, for the last 17 years, roughly- I’ve been throwing things away as a winter practice. I think this might have something mildly to do with my synesthesia, but also because I don’t think that hanging out in the basement going through things is a warm-weather activity. Short… Continue reading Minimalist Panic, episode one
Wren & Starling 