Posted in Crafts, Rant on July 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Why? Because apparently I look like the first two in the dress I worked on yesterday which makes me feel the third. But here it is, on me, for you all to see, and maybe give a little feedback.
Hmmm, not too bad, right?
Hey wait–she just said she’s not pregnant!
Look at all that extra fabric floating [...]
Posted in Crafts, Environment, Family and friends on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Like this, our new Picnic Quilt. It is constructed entirely of vintage, thrifted sheets. Some of those sheets have been used in multiple projects. Some were waiting for this project to finally happen. There were several designs for it in my sketchbook before I even began to cut. Sadly it [...]
Posted in Crafts, Knitting on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m currently working on this knitting project and I want it to be done:
It’s not that I don’t like the project, it’s just there are other things I’d like to be working on instead. But I am determined to have them done for our upcoming family vacation. And so I plod along on [...]
Posted in Community, Contemplation, Family and friends, My Bliss on July 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This morning I was invited to attend a yoga class at the first studio I went to in college. It was a blissful experience wrapped up in the sweet nostalgia of the heady days of learning so. much. about the world around me (and thinking I knew so much, too!) and the security of the [...]
Posted in Braid Wednesday, Contemplation, Life chatter on July 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
About two years ago I saw a picture of Amanda Blake Soule with pigtail braids and poof–I was ready to grow my hair out again. I had to be able to wear those braids again–the ones I had worn in high school, and a bit in college, and in graduate school, and the day before [...]
Posted in Family and friends on July 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
and I get to share it! Almost ten years ago L1 and I were married. To celebrate, I’m going to spend the weekend with my bridesmaids and other loved women in my life. Soon now, they’ll start arriving. L1 is a little bummed he’s not going to be hanging out with all of us, [...]
Posted in Family and friends, My Bliss on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever just watched little ones be in their bodies? I love to see the shear, unencumbered joy of it. They live in their bodies, in the moment so naturally. I’ll admit it–I’m jealous. To have such confidence and unselfconsciousness in one’s body–it’s something I strive for, but. . . let’s just say it [...]
Posted in Contemplation, Family and friends, Knitting on July 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My baby turned 8 on Sunday. What can I say about this past year? Like every year of parenting, it was a roller coaster. The intense emotions of parenthood are sometimes beyond words. But this is about my boy, not me . . . a short list of things that [...]
Posted in Family and friends, Life chatter on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I did it! I finally managed to split wood. I still seem to be closing my eyes some of the time as you can see below. But heck, I’ll take it. We have several face cord of wood that need to be split this summer. I should get plenty of practice at it. And with [...]
Posted in Contemplation, Family and friends on July 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Heh–that post title looks like a psychological scale. Heck, there probably is such a scale out there! But I digress. . . as usual I’m reading several books at once. The one that currently has center stage in my reading theater is Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn. I’ve been dissatisfied with my own parenting of [...]
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