Category Archives: badass-ness

One Good Thing EveryWhere EveryDay

In other words – pay attention to the small stuff and be prepared to be amazed. A leaf here, a bird there, and before you know it spring has sprung. If you hadn’t looked you might have missed the whole wonderful thing! Continue reading

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The Wine of Blessedness

“…their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness.” ? J.R.R. Tolkien Continue reading

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Thursday – Time for Something Different

I thought – why break the painting streak? Maybe something fun, quick and different. So here you go: two fun, quick and different paintings. Continue reading

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Painting while Poem-ing

Yesterday was Day 19 of 19 of doing at least one watercolor each day during National Poetry Writing Month and I’m sticking with it. When doing a month-long writing thing, I have found it nearly impossible to paint so that … Continue reading

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Sewing Follow-up aka The Serger

Since I whined a bit yesterday about the serger, I thought I better show what I was doing with it. I used both my serger and my newly fixed Bernina to make chair cushions for a chair that has been … Continue reading

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