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Local or Big Box

As a woman who needs to make a significant portion of her income on this weaving and jewelry business, I am truly thankful for the people from hundreds or thousands of miles away who buy my products from my website.

But as a member of a small, rural area, I can’t emphasize enough the […]

Think Pink For The Cure

Sandra Bell-Lundy of Between Friends turned me on to this video. I must admit, one of the pleasures of finally having a semi-high-speed internet connection is being able to watch the occasional online video. October is breast cancer awareness month, and although it’s a very not-funny topic, I think injecting humor into our lives […]

Weaving Still Life

Initially I was not excited by Carmi’s photographic challenge this week – still life. After all, my kitchen table is ALWAYS a mess, and since it’s an old-fashioned red formica, it’s not at all conducive to most photographs. Then while I was weaving this morning, I got an “aha” flash. Set it up on […]

Aglow

This is a medium sized, multifaceted, Swarovski crystal that hangs in my living room window. Facing west, the light comes in late in the day. Sometimes, serendipituously, it creates this lovely colored glow. I wasn’t sure I could capture it on the camera, but it did work.

This is my entry into Carmi’s challenge […]

Beautiful Arrangements

A few weeks ago, my sisters, my daughter and I had our second annual celebration at Hurd Orchards. We had a really delicious lunch, made on site from fruits any veggies grown on the farm, with everything from salad to mini muffins, applesauce to quiche, finished with a wonderful cheesecake.

Each of the tables […]