Entries Tagged as 'Artsy/Crafty'
A Tethered Time, A Sociable Sedentariness
It is almost amusing to have to promote the Ulcerative Colitis Success essay contest for which I was chosen as a semi-finalist, from the confines of a hospital bed, where I’ve been for 10 days now. ‘Tis the ultimate test of remaining positive regarding this disease if there ever was one. Last year, 700 people [...]
Categories: Artsy/Crafty · Life
One little giraffe
For better or worse, there’s nothing more motivating than hearing “I bet you can’t do that” when you’re trying to achieve something. I came across the endeavor known as One Million Giraffes from a fellow determined and creative soul (and friend) by the name of Ashley Albert, of kids’ rock band The Jimmies fame. The [...]
Categories: Artsy/Crafty
Re-working reality
“‘To re-work reality’ I had written somewhere: temeritous, presumptuous words indeed–for it is reality which works and reworks us on its slow wheel.” -Lawrence Durrel, Clea Um, where did April go? April was a cruel month in some ways, staying true to the T.S. Eliot poem, but let’s focus on the positive. When everything seemed [...]
Categories: Artsy/Crafty · Foodage · Life
Hot Cross Buns! Hot Cross Buns!
When I was really little, maybe 5 or 6, I stumbled upon a little hot cross bun beaded charm bracelet at our local Sears department store. I must have known the nursery rhyme about hot cross buns, perhaps from one of my dad’s piano books–maybe it was one of the songs my sister and I [...]
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[Crochet] Food for Thought
Last week on a walk, I was asked if I had to choose between crocheting and writing, which would I choose. I like hypothetical questions, but my initial response was, “That’s a terrible question–I could never choose one over the other.” Then I expounded: “Crocheting makes me happier, creating, where I’m trying to go with [...]
Categories: Artsy/Crafty · Writing
*drum roll* please!
The above title was my email subject line upon completion of the mini drum and regulation-size drum sticks seen here, designs requested for a little bloggy/magazine/crafty collaborative fun. (Um, I was *quite* proud of that subject line, maybe more than I was of the designs I came up with). But, you know how I loooooove [...]
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