It’s like a jigsaw puzzle. Lots of people I know spent the pandemic lockdown doing jigsaw puzzles.
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Scribbling My Way to Mental Health
How do you stay grounded and centered? Do you pray? Do you meditate? Do you run out to the vast landscape away from crowds so you can breathe, scream, hike?
Time to Re-Build Ourselves and Our World
Sorry to have missed last week. I have been completely engrossed in re-building my illustration and graphic design skills. And I just couldn’t hardly think in words. I have not done any design over the last couple of years, I really wanted to just focus on my drawing and painting so I have gotten prettyContinue reading “Time to Re-Build Ourselves and Our World”
Daffodils and Sourdough
I love making bread not just the finished product.That first bite of fresh hot baked bread is one of my favorite feelings. There is something about the whole process that I enjoy.
Sometimes you have to try something new
I watched “Birth of the Cool” last night on PBS. It’s a documentary about Miles Davis. He has always been one of my favorite jazz artists, however I knew very little about him. This was a man who was not afraid to try something new. It became his trademark you might say. His life wasContinue reading “Sometimes you have to try something new”
How do you cope with change?
Pieces of the puzzle are coming together. Not as I expected, but none the less filling my needs and moving me forward. I get stressed when things don’t happen or happen slowly and the movies in my head of past bad experiences start to replay and I really need to just send them packing andContinue reading “How do you cope with change?”
Being productive even when you are not sure what lies ahead
It’s been a week of transitions as you might expect. So much familiar here and yet things aren’t the same, and that is okay.
Happy Solstice, and on to a New Year
The good news is that starting on the 22nd the days start getting longer again. Whee! For me this is a thought-filled day.
Being With Creative People Helps Me Stay Creative Too
The fabric store has been interesting. I really enjoy hearing about people’s projects, ideas, and gift ideas. It is fun to help them find fabrics, notions and such to help them make their projects happen. Their creativity is inspiring, and I am getting lots of ideas for when I have my sewing machine back and room to sew.
Grateful for it All
It’s Thanksgiving week and I am very grateful for so many things, and so many people. I feel very blessed.
On to the Next Adventure 