This was one of those quilts I had to keep a secret while I was making it; at least, keep it a secret to the internet. I made it for the daughter of a friend, who lives far away, and though our lives intersected in the same city for only a couple years, she made [...]
Dreary days like today put me instantly in the mood to watch the 1980 Stanley Kubrick interpretation of The Shining. In the first place, there is something endlessly fascinating about a wrier’s descent into madness, and not just because I can sit and say, “well, at least I’m not as crazy as that guy.” (I [...]
In which I learn something new about jewel beetles and discover that some elephants have opinions about art It’s a gorgeous day. I was reading this morning, and around noon decided it was far too beautiful to skip a run in Centennial Olympic Park today. I love watching the tourists and locals, and am always surprised how [...]
We’ve lived here two months and I realized I haven’t shared a little tour of corners of our downtown space. We love it; it’s exactly the kind of home we want and need for this phase of life. It’s all in one big area; if pieces look like they are right next to each other, [...]
From Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project: One reason that challenge brings happiness is that it allows you to expand your self-definition. You become larger. Suddenly you can do yoga or make homemade beer or speak a decent amount of Spanish. Research shows that the more elements make up your identity, the less threatening it is [...]
In the middle of a Saturday afternoon, in midtown Manhattan, we were near collapse after a morning exploring the Upper West Side and Central Park, then shopping around midtown. Then we went to the Modern Museum of Art. I felt it essential to visit at least one of the major, internationally-renowned museums New York City [...]
I’ve finished a baby quilt that is now my second foray into modern, improvisational quilting. But really, it is my first venture, as the other modern quilt I am thinking of, which I made for Ben, was based on an image in a book, and though each square was shaped differently from the last–each one [...]