Irony and Focus Oh, the irony! I was going to title this post Focus. However, much as I am proud of my ability to focus, today that super power seems to have fizzled. Everything, including sitting down to type out this post is taking longer and I feel myself falling behind. The irony can’t be… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 10/25
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Week in Review 2024 – 10/19
Favorite I have many favorite things. Top on the list at the moment is finishing Ciel de Noyer. Even better than a finish is finishing on time. 🙂 OK, I am fortunate that I get to set my own deadlines. So, that can be a favorite, too. Ciel de Noyer When I shared a similar… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 10/19
Week in Review 2024 – 10/11
Distractions It may surprise you to learn distractions plague me. I expect most people share this trait. There are so many things I need to do, feel I should do or simply want to do. Many of those things qualify as distractions in my book, since they can take me away from what I plan… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 10/11
Week in Review 2024 – 10/04
Perspective So much depends on perspective. For example, where you are on the continuum of your life. Certainly, as a septuagenarian I view life differently than I did as a preadolescent. The scene is quite different at the base of a mountain than the vista at the top. It is the same for art, both… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 10/04
Week in Review 2024 – 09/27
Prep School Prep is key throughout our lives. For example, there is prep school. The premise being that the courses taken in prep school prepare one for college. There are prep chefs who do much of the slicing and dicing for a recipe. Making quilts is no exception. I spent much of my week in… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 09/27
Week in Review 2024 – 09/20
Decide Only you can decide what is right for you. Sometimes the decision is no decision. There are times when trying to decide is such agony either because there is no good choice or too many choices. Eventually, I simply take a leap of faith. If my decision doesn’t work out, at least I know… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 09/20
Week in Review 2024 – 09/06
Musing I am musing. This is a state I frequently find myself in. Sometimes my musings are working how out to gather family with divergent interests, schedules, ages and locales. However, for the purpose of this post, my musings are on my current art projects. Ceil de Noyer One reason I find myself musing is… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 09/06
Week in Review 2024 – 09/13
Compassion If you were to draw up a list of people you have compassion for who would be on it? Did you include yourself? I tend to shy away from self care and self compassion. Yet, I think of myself as a fairly compassionate person both for those in my immediate orbit and those I… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 09/13
Week in Review 2024 – 08/30
Experience Experience makes a great teacher. All you need to do is observe infants and toddlers experiencing and interacting with the world around them to come to a similar conclusion. We continue to learn and grow with each passing year. The Design Wall Experience Last week, in her post, Rebecca shared her struggles creating a… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 08/30