A journey through the sensory experiences of the week. Link if you join in! Seeing: The snow slipping from branches and rooftops and the dusk lingering a little longer. Hello, January Thaw. I’ll do my best to embrace you. Hearing: … Continue reading
Just a reminder: you can find me every Thursday on the Sparkle Stories Blog with a new craft project! This week, I shared our Animal Tracks Journal. Japanese stab binding is fun and easy, and a great way to use … Continue reading
Seeing: Sailboats on the Bay…the Boy from his look-out perch and I from the grass. Hearing: The calls of the red-winged blackbird as we strolled the sandy paths at the marina today. Tasting: Fava leaf pesto from an awesome Community … Continue reading
It seems I really need this weekly ritual of reflection, and if I have to skip it for some reason (like last week), I’d rather not go a full two weeks without stopping to acknowledge the ways in which the … Continue reading
Seeing: Balloons still lingering. 20 cents a pop for Hi-Loft sure has gone a loooooooooong way. A certain someone has them tied to his chair at the kitchen table and feels like a king at every meal. Hearing: New bird … Continue reading
A weekly ritual of reflection…play along, if you wish. Seeing: Blossoms down…all at once, the trees are bare of their pink and white petals. Now, I look up and see greeeeeeeeen. Tasting: Chocolate Mint Tea…my new best friend. Hearing: Happy … Continue reading
Seeing: Baby figs. About the size of my pinky fingernail and completely adorable. Tasting: Fiddleheads. Smaller and more bitter than the amazing New England fiddleheads we ate every Spring, but a mountain of them at a California table made our … Continue reading
The root: Adopted from Abby’s blog…a reflection…would you like to play along? Leave a comment or link to your own blog… Hearing: Nothing! My squeaky wheel got the grease and is no longer squawking at me when I sit down … Continue reading
The root: Adopted from Abby’s blog…a reflection…would you like to play along? Leave a comment or link to your own blog… Hearing: Tanya Donelly. And some whacked-out stories by the Boy…these gnomes, for instance, think it’s perfectly safe to throw … Continue reading
Adopted from Abby’s blog…would you like to play along? Leave a comment or link to your own blog… Seeing: Cuteness. Observe: Raveled. Hearing: Arabian Nights (as told by Jim Weiss). On repeat. Touching: Dye. And now I have blue fingers. … Continue reading
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