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The Daily Ukulele 15 Aug 2013 | 06:11 am
Happy summer! I had the honor and privilege of attending the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop a few weeks ago, and found rejuvenation and inspiration among the Douglas firs, amid which one could hear strai...
Indie Artist Spotlight Feature, Courtesy of Jama's Alphabet Soup 14 Jun 2013 | 09:07 pm
This is a time where my tactile creative projects have stilled. In terms of the doll-shop, I have some custom orders in the works, but the time in which I sit down at the desk to sew is scattered. I c...
On falling and getting up again 6 May 2013 | 09:16 am
Many of my days are spent homeschooling and training for Seattle's Rock and Roll half marathon/21k in June. The schedule will change in a few months, as Bede and I anticipate Lucia attending a new sch...
Gravity is the force... 5 Mar 2013 | 09:40 pm
Bede and I are homeschooling Lucia for a semester and into the summer. There is a good chance she will enter a local public school next autumn. For now, we are all taking this opportunity to focus on ...
White Stripes vs. Voldemort 17 Jan 2013 | 08:14 am
My daughter's focus on all things Harry Potter and LEGO has not shifted so much as it has encompassed a new interest: The White Stripes. Tonight, she paid Jack and Meg White a high compliment by creat...
Ice on wheels 13 Jan 2013 | 07:01 am
Thanks to Bede, I have been able to arrive on time (yea, early) both to yesterday's and today's storytelling gigs. Seattle's "cold spell" would make parts of the country scoff at us for our relatively...
Bunny in a Bowl 19 Dec 2012 | 09:24 pm
Today, I share with you the Bunny in a Bowl video. All you will see is a sound-free clip of a bunny sitting in its bowl and eating its food. I am reminded of the miniature black rabbit my mom brought ...
Dear LEGO Group... 2 Dec 2012 | 07:33 am
Lucia gave me permission to share her letter and picture that she made and wrote for the LEGO company. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books (1-3 thus far) and LEGO sets have been her twin passions for th...
Father Christmas with Royal Snow People Dolls 7 Nov 2012 | 03:33 am
Choir dress hemming season has started, so I'll be busy with that task over the next couple of weeks. I did manage to stitch a few festive December themed dolls before then: two Father Christmas figur...
Sometimes we're wise, sometimes we're not 4 Oct 2012 | 04:45 am
I was a little older than this when I started reading Dune. Years ago, my mom asked her children, "What is the point of my having lived through and experienced hard things if you refuse to learn from...
