running into the wind
A few weekends ago, I ran off to Chicago to meet my husband for the weekend. He was already there for business. I almost didn't go. It takes so much planning to leave behind two teenagers, two dogs...
View Articlemaking the road by walking
"It will change your life." Powerful words. Especially if they come from Lin Swensson, a very talented art consultant in the health care industry and a fine artist and sculptor herself. And the person...
View Articlestitched postcard swap
I want to share two separate but connected stories. One of a magical getaway with my love. And the other of a hand-stitched postcard exchange with a kindred spirit across the globe. Let's start with...
View Articlein search of calm
I am going on an adventure. I just wanted you to know. That way, when I come back if I seem a little different, you'll know why. I am headed to Squam, a magical art retreat in New Hampshire. Take...
View Articleinto the woods
My first Squam. I walked into the lush woods. I followed pompoms and sun catchers and walked deeper in. And days after my return, I feel as if I am still walking slowly out of that forest. finding...
View Articlea birthday
I have a January birthday. All the Christmas decorations get put away and a month later is another celebration. Love that. And I really liked this birthday. It was more about moments and time spent...
View Articleleaving my comfort zone
I am a jumper. A leaper. Logic doesn't often pull me, but my intuition does. More like a yank than a pull. And I have learned to listen closely. I felt strongly my daughter and I were supposed to go...
View ArticleSpilling Over
Starting with my journal entry June 8th. The day I drove away from Rockywold Deephaven Camps. The day I drove away with my heart full and overflowing from Squam Art Workshops with only GPS leading me...
View ArticleSummer mornings
Hey summer, I know you have been around for a while now, but I want to sit with you a bit before you go. So don't rush out. Take your sweet time. Okay? I love fall but I am not ready to let summer...
View ArticleNaps save lives
The National Stationery Show is a little less than a month away and I have been in a sea of paper. And I love every second of it. Creating. Sewing. Designing. Thinking and then rethinking. Lately,...
View ArticleOver coffee
Time gets away from me. And I have so much to share with you. I want to tell you about the National Stationery Show and how good it felt to be there. To show up again. And I want to share about Squam...
View ArticleOur mission trip. Year three.
Year three on a mission trip with my 17-year-old daughter. And 24 other teens. And eight adults I have grown to know and love. Three years ago, was our first mission trip to Freeport, Grand Bahamas....
View ArticleHour of Gold
When I look back at teaching Hour of Gold at Squam this September, I will remember the light in those New Hampshire woods. The light from the water that danced on our cabin walls each morning. The...
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