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Spring! Dress, Garden, Snailmail — and a Few Good Books!

Spring! Dress, Garden, Snailmail — and a Few Good Books!

 If you’re not spending all your time in the garden these Spring days (or raking up leaves and chopping firewood, if you’re in the other hemisphere), today’s post comprises my report on the books I…

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Five (no, Six; okay, Seven) Things I’m Doing This Sunny Spring Monday . . .

Five (no, Six; okay, Seven) Things I’m Doing This Sunny Spring Monday . . .

Not sure where the anxiety’s coming from, but it’s really messing with my sleep these nights, and this morning I’m relying on some tried-and-true calming activities — formulaic but still productive enough to quell the…

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Bringing the Outdoors In . . . In to my Sketch Journal, that is. . .

Bringing the Outdoors In . . . In to my Sketch Journal, that is. . .

  I told you I’d be back soon to share a couple of pages from my sketchbook, and here I am. . .  I’ve been getting outside more often lately, thanks in part to the…

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Tea,Teddies, Memories, and Snail Mail: Art Play doing Memory work

Tea,Teddies, Memories, and Snail Mail: Art Play doing Memory work

So . . . . I first posted about my little Tea-themed project of 2021 back in early February — that post includes a tea-themed page from the January 3rd entry of my sketch journal.…

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This, That, and a Booklist . . . What I Read in February. . .

This, That, and a Booklist . . . What I Read in February. . .

We were delighted this weekend to be able to see all our local kids and grandkids in person — the new protocols allow outside, physically distanced gatherings of up to ten people (we’re asked to…

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