Now that Christmas is behind us, I can share a pic of one thing I made and gave to my sisters, cousins, mother and aunt: this Lenox teacup I upcycled into a pin cushion. The teacups came from an incomplete set of china I rescued from an uncle’s house last[Read more]
Happy new year! Welcome to 2024, a year I’ve decided will be LUMINOUS. A few blog posts ago, I mentioned wanting this year to have something to do with light – to somehow be brighter than 2023. I had no idea how many gorgeous words are synonyms for light! But[Read more]
I’ve had Barry Manilow in my head for days, as I pondered how I’d ring in the new year. Don’t look so sad, it’s not so bad you know. It’s just another night, that’s all it is. Barry Manilow, It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve I have no plans for[Read more]
A dear friend gave me the most exquisite William Morris Advent Calendar this year, filled with soaps and lotions and bath bombs – an absolute feast for the senses. It’s been a delightful distraction in this season of waiting and has me reflecting on the ability a beautiful fragrance has[Read more]
Some of my earliest memories are of homesickness. I was a quirky child who never spent a night at summer camp and dreaded sleepovers. My older sister let me room with her my first two years of college (which helped, a lot!) and my parents never pushed (for which I’m[Read more]
I have a theory that part of the reason I’ve floundered so much in 2023 is because I never settled on my word for the year. I started with “adapt,” but got sidetracked by the image of a record adapter (remember the thing you snapped inside the center of a[Read more]