This is the between-time of seasons. The summer farmer's markets end and the autumn rains begin. My daughter is in public school now, as...

Happy summer! I had the honor and privilege of attending the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop a few weeks ago, and found rejuvenation and inspir...

This is a time where my tactile creative projects have stilled. In terms of the doll-shop, I have some custom orders in the works, but the t...

Many of my days are spent homeschooling and training for Seattle's Rock and Roll half marathon/21k in June. The schedule will change in ...

Bede and I are homeschooling Lucia for a semester and into the summer. There is a good chance she will enter a local public school next autu...

My daughter's focus on all things Harry Potter and LEGO has not shifted so much as it has encompassed a new interest: The White Stripes....

Thanks to Bede, I have been able to arrive on time (yea, early) both to yesterday's and today's storytelling gigs. Seattle's ...

Today, I share with you the Bunny in a Bowl video. All you will see is a sound-free clip of a bunny sitting in its bowl and eating its food...

Lucia gave me permission to share her letter and picture that she made and wrote for the LEGO company. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter boo...

Choir dress hemming season has started, so I'll be busy with that task over the next couple of weeks. I did manage to stitch a few fes...

I was a little older than this when I started reading Dune . Years ago, my mom asked her children, "What is the point of my having...

It's almost a month since my last post. I've dealt with some minor overuse injuries, and am trying to learn from them.  In the mea...

Yesterday, I ran the Lake Union 10k in 62 minutes and 12 seconds. On average, that's 10 minutes and 2 seconds per mile-- not bad for ...

In which a friend of mine displays a Pimm's Cup of my creation Greetings! I write this as Seattle experiences one of its heat waves,...

The photo you see is one I took in Olga Village on Orcas Island (San Juan Islands, Washington State). For years, I've shied away from...