A Mindful Life

Knitting hasn’t exactly been a priority in the past half a year. However, I finally finished something. Two balls of Rowan Cashsoft DK (142 yards), colorway SH510, lot10N4 on size 8 needles

Compassion can be learned in much the same way as playing a musical instrument or being proficient in a sport, U.S. researchers said. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that brain circuits used to detect emotions and feelings were dramatically changed in subjects who had extensive experience practicing compassion [...]

Guess who has a tiny pointy corner of a tooth poking through her lower gum? I don’t know how long it will take to completely erupt, but I felt it, and I hear it click when she bites down on her hard plastic toys. She’s pretty cheerful though, so maybe it doesn’t hurt. (Maybe they [...]

My collage gift arrived and was happily received. So here’s a photo. The Mother I Am Now, my mother laid the foundation at the beginning, and I’ve written a tribute to her. Here it is again if you’d like to read it. The thousands of interactions that make up a childhood formed the core of [...]

Another collage The Party’s Over (Or, Fools Rushed In)

In case you’re feeling down at the moment, here’s a taste of something you might enjoy reading. It really, truly isn’t a downer to read at all. After years of devotion to her writing (while working all along at a “day job”), Patry’s first novel, The Liar’s Diary, was published in 2007. Then last fall, [...]

I’m trying not to get sick with what Claire has! I’m sneezing, feel chilled, am tired, have a sore throat. Ugh. I can’t get sick, I’m a mother! Here is a photo (taken by Aunt LP) for your enjoyment. It’s from our family dinner at the Fish Market. I Use the Big Glass

My little sweet pea is sick again (since Friday) with another cold and/or a reaction to the vaccines. No fever. We’ve been giving her extra TLC. And guess what? I made art! I made a collage last night. It’s a gift for someone who reads the blog, so I won’t post a photo of it [...]

I received an email this morning announcing a study. I participated. Here’s the information: ATTENTION BLOGGERS! I am a doctoral student in Communication Studies at Kent State University. For my doctoral dissertation, I am studying bloggers. Would you be willing to participate in my survey? This online survey should only take about 15 minutes to [...]