What shall I do with these? One of my husband’s coworkers gave them to me (and continues to give them to me, every week or so, about a dozen at a time). Her husband uses them at work (I think they hold vials or tiny test tubes or something medical-ish)[Read more]
My beautiful new barn has been with us a week now. I’ve waited patiently while the floor was waterproofed and the outside painted. Now it’s time to load her up! I was so tempted to just go to Home Depot and buy some new shelving units, rather than making do[Read more]
Everyone who listened to me, supported me, funded me, and cheered me on: I wish you could have been here to watch the building of my barn. But here’s the next best thing. Enjoy!
Today is the day! After countless blog posts, bemoaning my lack of space, the support of friends near and far, and a ton of serendipity, today I am getting my barn. Note I didn’t say a barn. I said my barn. The barn I envisioned. The barn that I shared as my “dream[Read more]
I don’t write about my family as often as I used to – at least not directly. They get a nod, now and then, as the inspiration for a new idea or for their part in creating something, but, there was a time when depression, autism, and parenthood (all headliners[Read more]
Last night, I exchanged emails with a middle school art teacher who was searching for a supply of small cardboard jewelry boxes. Later this week, she’s teaching a lesson on Joseph Cornell and students will use these smaller boxes to create sections within a larger box, and then fill those[Read more]