Spring: living forwards and backwards
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard I came across this quote a while ago and stuck it in my “food for thought folder”. Something about it rings so true. When we sit in
Letting Go of Time
I had a lovely weekend; you want to hear what I did? Nothing- not exactly nothing, but nothing productive and I've got to tell you it felt fine! I sat around in my jammies until nearly noon, ate delicious food,
Surviving Abundance – a reoccurring theme
Every year at this time I say I’m not going to get crazy with all the holiday this and that, and every year I really try to keep it under control. But the gatherings and the baking and the making
The Tenacity of Life
Pleasure is spread through the earth in stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find. -William Wordsworth I went for a walk this morning with my old dog Lucky. She sniffed and barked at birds and phantoms, and followed the scent
Listening to the Landscape
I didn’t sleep very well last night so I almost talked myself out of my morning hike but I rallied after some oatmeal and a big mug of coffee to take a loop through the woods and out into a
The View from Above
As some of you remember I have been working on some aerial view art quilts. I’m using photo images taken from a plane to create iPad drawings then having those drawings printed large on fabric then quilting. (see these links
Dia De Los Muertos
As you know fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner. I like to take this opportunity to share some of the fabulous art that surrounds the Dia de los Muertos tradition in Mexico. The majority
Miracles, the Meaning of Life, oh yeah and Pinterest…
Raise your hand if you love Pinterest….(my hand is up by the way) . If you don’t know what Pinterest is, it is like the idea folder and recipes binder and pattern box you have tried to keep up with
Ode to Crow
I came upon a dead crow the other day while walking my dog. At the scene there were no feathers strewn about no sign of a struggle so maybe it was just this crow’s time. I kept thinking about that
Hello Fall
It is officially Fall in the northern hemisphere, in my area here in Sonoma County CA, it has been hot hot hot these past few weeks. I commented to the Ranch camps directors one blazing day this week that "it's