All is Well All is well. Thank you to everyone who offered their support. I had surgery on Tuesday. According to my surgeon nothing unexpected was found and the procedure went well. Easy for her to say. Just kidding. However, I’m back home and even managed a single studio day this week. Butterfly Sanctuary October… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 10/02
Tag: Cats in the Attic
Week in Review 2026 – 09/25
Contemplating Courage I’ve been contemplating courage a fair amount recently. Health is something I take seriously. To that end I don’t need to be told to exercise, eat a healthy diet, work my brain and do all things in moderation. However, that can only take you so far. Eventually, something gives. It is my turn… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 09/25
Week in Review 2026 – 09/18
Stumbling It seems I am stumbling more and more these days. Not tripping and falling. My stumbling is more brain blips. I feel like Tom Rush as he reflects on his own confusion, in his song, Remember. If you have never heard of this song, or if you have forgotten it, please do take a… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 09/18
Week in Review 2026 – 09/11
Joy Write a few sentences about sounds that bring you joy. This was my assignment for the week in Grandmother’s Storybook. These story books became all the rage to gift grandparents several years back. So, it wasn’t a major surprise when the SEDOSO (Senior Executive Director of Studio Operations) and I both received one for… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 09/11
Week in Review 2026 – 08/28
Plan Last week, I shared my plan for adding mice cavorting around my Cats in the Attic quilt. Just like so many certain plans, this quickly went awry. It turns out hooping heavy stabilizer was an impossible task. The stabilizer was so stiff that getting it to bend as needed in the hoop simply wasn’t… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 08/28
Week in Review 2026 – 07/24
Before and After I am a sucker for before and after images. It doesn’t matter if they are as cheesy as a beauty makeover, or as devastating as the aftermath of a natural disaster. What it intrigues me is the dramatic change. It occurred to me, as I pondered this topic for my post, this… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 07/24
Week in Review 2026 – 07/17
Grounding or Grounded Grounding or grounded? That is the question. It has been a roller coaster of a year for the SEDOSO (Senior Executive Director of Studio Operations) and I, as well as our extended family. For much of the year I have felt anything but grounded. However, with my Bernina 990 restored to operational… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 07/17
Week in Review 2026 – 07/10
Let Her Rip Let her rip, first came to me as a focus for the post, when I was contemplating my past week of fast paced sewing. Then, I realized it was a pun. Let’s face it, most of us who sew do some frog sewing as well. For those unfamiliar with the term frog… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 07/10
Week in Review 2026 – 06/19
Slow Down “Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last.” If you were a teen, when I was a teen, then those words are etched in your brain. They are the initial lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel’s The 59th Bridge Street song, commonly referred to as Feeling Groovy. One of… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 06/19
Week in Review 2026 – 06/12
Trauma Trauma time. Yes, once again, I find myself regrouping over trauma. OK, that is a bit of an exaggeration. However, my beloved Bernina 990 needs emergency life support and it is all my fault. Last Friday, I was doing its bi-weekly maintenance. All was well until I dropped the needle into the bowels of… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 06/12