A beginners guide to beginning Zentangle

A beginners guide to beginning Zentangle

I started doodling the beginning of June. I had no idea what I was doing. I have never considered myself an artist, and I've always said, "I can't draw". I'm sure some of you can relate to this.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Each Christmas, though my body is in one place, my heart is in many places, specifically in all the places I've celebrated Christmas through the years, and with family spread across the country; western Canada, New England, Quebec, and the Maritimes.

Hibernate

Hibernate

Hibernate is a winter gift to myself. The gift of friendship and beauty. The gift of cozy and craft. The gift of learning new skills and trying new recipes.

Forty

Forty

I thought I would find confidence again by getting reacquainted with myself as a child, tapping into my feisty young adult self. I thought I might have to go back to who I was, to find out who I am now. Or maybe I needed to look forward, to craft ...

Leaning in to the whoosh years (also called homeschooling a household of teenagers)

Leaning in to the whoosh years (also called homeschooling a household of teenagers)

The reality of sharing life together with five unique people, three of them in the throes of hormones and questing towards independence, is not always smooth or without tension. And not because any of us are against each other but because our needs are different. We love each other and ...

November's Brilliance & Bling

November's Brilliance & Bling

I took all these photos in November but at the end of this month there is no more yellow on the trees, the crunchy leaves are soggy, fall is done her show. I'm ready for the baubles, bows and bright lights of December.

Thirteen, for the third time

Thirteen, for the third time

It's official. We're finally here. A household of three teenagers.