A Wabi-Sabi World
No pictures can do justice to just how hard and heavy the snow is falling right now in Kittery, Maine. Looking out over the now blanketed stream, the trees have shouldered their wooliest… Continue reading
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Relax :: Nothing is under control
It’s barely 2014 and I’m newly 29 and everything in my world has already drastically changed. Recently, this meme came into my minifeed and I’m going to keep reminding myself that change is… Continue reading
The Friends that Tote together… Kathleen Maris
Kathleen (Mary, Katie, MK, Carlson, Cobb, Maris, Paltrineri) has had many names. I think it’s a tribute to how many people have loved her. Kathleen & I met at UNH’s MFA writing program,… Continue reading
The Friends that Tote together…. Mekeel McBride
Mekeel McBride (poet, wildlife rehabilitator, life coach, animal whisperer, fine bric-a-brac collector) is many things. Has been many things. Is still becoming many things. She’s been a waitress, an avid roller skater, a… Continue reading
The Friends that Tote together… Caro Clark
Behold! The tote I lovingly handcrafted for Caro Clark, fiction writer, boat builder, tropical island bartender, Alaska tour guide, and social networker extraordinaire. Caro & I met during our tenure at UNH’s MFA… Continue reading
Totes ma goats
In December 2012, I made a tote bag. It was so easy! so fun! & used up so many quilt scraps! So, I made sixteen tote bags in two weeks. I became the… Continue reading
Half-Triangles, New Beginnings
With the sun and subsequent snow melt, it felt warm enough to open the windows today. Tilly “Willicus” & I listened to the chickadees and the metal clankings of the shipyard all afternoon.… Continue reading
Inclement Weather Blues
Today, Mom & I were supposed to be getting our hair & nails done, starting a yellow & grey chevron-style quilt, and then getting a delicious dinner at her new favorite Mexican place.… Continue reading
Pouches Ain’t Just for Marsupials; Resolutions Ain’t Just for Resolving
Finally! The holidays are over & I can share photos of the delightful little zipper pouches I made for friends & family! Pictured above are 7 of the 18 that I crafted, each… Continue reading
Quilted Stockings
This post is just to say that I made quilted stockings this Sunday. For Michael, Tilly “Willicus” Cat, & me. But none for the squirrels in our walls. My one regret is not making… Continue reading