sunday something – snack
“The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.” ― Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
scenes from a readathon
I’m six hours into the dewey readathon and so far I have read 53 pages of Walden, and 60 pages of Keeper of the Lost Cities. I’m about to watch a movie with the fambam, but then I will get back into it, and see how long I will stay up. I’ve been posting progress […]
me today
image source – i think I’ve spent most of the day working on one big thing, leaving the majority of my list to fall by the wayside. In related news, I have totally revamped my newsletter delivery, and I am quite excited about it! I’ve combined everything and moved over to Substack. I feel like […]
My Cosy Spot
Do you have a cosy space for certain crafts? I do most of my art and general crafting in my studio, but this corner of the sitting room is my preferred spot for knitting and crochet. It’s just off the family room, so I am close to my guys, and it’s close to the kitchen […]
work-in-progress wednesday – art
ten days ago I posted about the watercolour portrait drawing class i took to help me with my 100 day project on instagram. i’m happy to say that i am now fully recommitted to my project, and working through my frustrations because i can see definite improvements. one of my favourite sayings is “practice makes […]
10 Things I Am Grateful For in This Moment
1. A healthy twelve year old 2. A husband who cooks and washes dishes 3. A variety of fresh herbs that I can pick and use 4. An awesome sister who is the world’s best auntie 5. The earth waking up to a splendid spring 6. The vanilla candle flickering on my desk 7. My […]
readathon
on a whim this morning i signed up for a 24 hour readathon. i’ve been kind of intrigued by the concept, and want to have an experience before i attempt to host one for the sister reads book club. i blame it on coming off my bookish high from last night’s caribbean book club meeting! […]
sunday something – twinkle
“All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” ― Marilyn Monroe
happy caturday
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” ― Robert A. Heinlein
friday so far
woke up late pancake breakfast too much doom scrolling texted with sister sent two newsletters one load of laundry wrote out daily poem now writing this post…..