A Mindful Life

I made the hat from 1 hank of Cascade 220 on size 7 needles. It is my first garment knit “in the round” on circular and then double point needles. This means the hat is seamless, i.e., it is not rectangular! (Husband has teased me for the past year that we have a house full [...]

My father sent this along and I thought it was funny — especially because it’s true! For some reason unknown to me, my wife wanted to make my 76th birthday something special. When she was probing for ideas for a suitable gift, I rather bluntly suggested that I have everything I want and if some [...]

Okay, so the spider made the web, and the fog contributed the dew. However, I had the presence of mind as I left for my workout to take pictures, and I contorted myself significantly and took 30 shots to get the three I think are best. I’ll call that art. I thought it interesting that [...]

Whew! Two-thirds of the way through AEM. I’m feeling a bit as though I’m scraping the bottom of my well. Sometimes this is when the surprising stuff comes out. No pressure, no pressure, I want to keep it fun. (Talking to myself here.) It’s weird… the last few days I feel my efforts have been [...]

So, Husband and I saw the fertility specialist last Monday. I’ll summarize with bullet points (if I don’t I might not write anything at all, since it’s a bit overwhelming). Before we can do anything other than testing, I need to lose weight. My BMI is 40, and for my height that classifies me as [...]

“Stargazing” / 8.5 x 11″ collage on Bristol vellum I’ve got two cats. The huge black one is Stella, and the smaller tiger is Sophie. I was thinking of them as I made this.

I attended my last tutor training session today. We shared our experiences meeting with our learners and discussed ways we can proceed. In the process we learned that one of the program directors recently created a weblog, though she’s unfamiliar with the technology. It’s an infant blog right now, but it has potential. I spoke [...]

“Camouflage” / 5 x 5″ Bristol vellum with collage, embossing, and acrylic paint

Just for fun. Via Shirl from the Other Side. I’m a Mandarin! You’re an intellectual, and you’ve worked hard to get where you are now. You’re a strong believer in education, and you think many of the world’s problems could be solved if people were more informed and more rational. You have no tolerance for [...]

Goats truly are just cats with crowbars on their heads! –Dave Haxton, farmer, Mac geek, and writer of MacRaven To find out why he holds this opinion, read this. I do enjoy the glimpse into a life so different than mine. Dave also posts a lot of bits from the news with refreshingly acerbic commentary.