Family We celebrated Thanksgiving with our family yesterday. This has me thinking how the blending of families isn’t so different from a quilt’s palette. When it works – harmony. When it doesn’t – discord. Our family like many families is in a constant state of flux. We say good-bye to those die and welcome those… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 11/26
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Week in Review 2021 – 11/19
It’s About Time Is there ever enough time to do all you want to do? My guess is you, like me, answered that question no. Despite my efforts to prioritize and then focus on my priorities, life has a way of upending my plans. A big distraction is technology. No, I don’t spent hours scanning… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 11/19
Week in Review 2021 – 11/12
COS Wrap Up Would I do it again? That’s a question that applies to so many first time experiences isn’t it? Today the question is answered with a resounding yes. The “it” in question is Cohasset Open Studios. The why I it bares repeating needs some reflection. What I learned I would do it again… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 11/12
Week in Review 2021 – 11/05
Slow I may be eyeball deep preparing for this weekend’s open studio, but that hasn’t kept me from working on Celestial Celebration. In fact it acts as an impetus to keep on working. OK, working on Celestial Celebration is a much needed restorative break. Steady A slow, steady turtle’s pace suits my temperament. It allows… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 11/05
Week in Review 2021 – 10/29
Now What? What do you do when in the aftermath of a bomb cyclone? Now there is a question I wouldn’t have known to even pose a week ago. I first read about bomb cyclones when hearing about the weather in the northwest section of the United States. Bottom line it results in high winds… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 10/29
Week in Review 2021 – 10/23
Count Down There are fifteen days left until Cohasset Open Studios . I’m feeling the time crunch. When does the time pressure of a fixed deadline get to you? It isn’t as though I haven’t been working on this. In fact I have been preparing for the Cohasset Open Studios since January. I began by… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 10/23
Week in Review 2021- 10/15
Eureka! Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with technology? On upbeat days I am awed by all the gifts technology has given me. For example, this blog. Never could I have imagined, decades back, I could write a post, send it into the cloud and have you read it, whether you live in my home… Continue reading Week in Review 2021- 10/15
Week in Review 2021 – 10/08
Life at Warp Speed Do you ever feel you are constantly living your life at warp speed? I certainly do. When I take a moment to breath deeply, forcing myself to slow down, I know the feeling of warp speed is a feeling, not a reality. Still, I am grateful, I get to choose how… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 10/08
Week in Review 2021 – 10/01
In the Beginning… What can I say, the cloud formation, backlit by the setting sun, is how I envisioned heaven as a child. Can’t you just see celestial beings going about their activities floating, flying, and skipping through these clouds? It is such a powerful and yet gentle image simultaneously. I won’t be adding the… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 10/01
Week in Review 2021 – 09/24
… And She’s Off The question is am I launching myself from the starting gate or totally off my rocker? It feels like a combination of the two. After a change of focus in the studio from working on artwork I hope to exhibit, to creating “product” for the upcoming Cohasset Open Studio event, I’m… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 09/24