The first completed project for my "2018 Travel Clothes" list was a dress for the 2018 Native American Literature Symposium. The conference was set for the Mystic Lake Casino in Minneapolis, MN. I was on a panel full of strong Native women, all of us talking about family narratives, and all of us from communities … Continue reading Modern Woodland Dress
Up Among the Bloomin’ Heather
I've got so much catching up to do, in terms of the things I finished off my "travel to-make" list. Everything's all sewn up...I just didn't have pictures of anything. This week, my goal is to post something every day, just to get them out into the ether, once and for all. First up: the … Continue reading Up Among the Bloomin’ Heather
What To Do In the Meantime
So, that last post was a bit of a downer. Not that I'm sorry about it. Life is full of both the joys and the sorrows, and I think it's a mistake to avoid talking about tough situations and topics. That being said, this post will likely be a lot cheerier. With pictures! (instead of … Continue reading What To Do In the Meantime
Baby Got Back (Problems)
Christmas and New Years have come and gone, and with them a *very* small lineup of handmade gifts and items for myself. For the first time in a while, Handmade Christmas was a bit sparse. Between closing on the house and trying to move from my home of 25 years, starting a new job, and … Continue reading Baby Got Back (Problems)
Finding Home
[Fair warning: This is one of those longer, semi-rambling posts] Robert and I have been (super casually) looking at houses for a while. By "looking at houses" I mean "I was sending him interesting finds from Zillow and Redfin." And by "interesting finds" I mean hilariously bad or scarily decrepit houses. It got so I could … Continue reading Finding Home
Old Town Hallows Eve
I know it's been radio silence over here, as I worked on a bunch of Halloween props and decorations for our annual Halloweenie Roast, as well as tap danced madly around some pretty major life changes that have happened - all of them over the course of about two weeks. (More on that in another … Continue reading Old Town Hallows Eve
And I, a bird to shelter there, when wearied on my little wing
This year saw two phenomenal vacation trips for Robert and I. You've already heard a little about our trip to Hawaii, via my recommendations post. The second trip was the much-anticipated trip to the land of heather, Scotch, bagpipes, tartan and thistles. Robert's family has been holding fairly regular family reunions, these past few years. … Continue reading And I, a bird to shelter there, when wearied on my little wing
