Drawing Lessons . . . and Returning Home . . .

Last week was very busy, and rewardingly so. I learned some new techniques in two intense days of drawing classes, but not only that — the immersion was also inspiring, and I’m fairly confident it’s…

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It’s Beginning. . . . Spring is On Its Way (and bringing some continuing thoughts on Retired Life)

 As you will know if you’ve been reading here for any time at all, one of the toughest aspects of this move, for me, has been leaving behind a garden I’d created and nurtured for…

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Five Things Friday, Home Alone. . .

My week alone wasn’t as productive as I’d hoped, but I did finish this handknit doll and sew up the tulle skirt to match her new owner’s preferred style of dress. . . . I…

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Biking Boldness on a Rather Small Scale — Mater Goes Solo!

I wrote most of this post three weeks ago, and then somehow got sidetracked with sorting out why the recent spotlighting of “Badass” women gets under my skin. With two posts on the topic since…

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How We Got Here, Why We’re Leaving, Part the Second. . .

(Find the first part of this here As much as I have written here about the travails, emotional and physical and logistical and otherwise administrative, of moving, I have shared only the tip of the…

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