Just to be clear, I don’t bake. Whenever I am asked to bring a dish and a dessert is suggested, I wonder ‘why am I being punished?’. I can burn the bottoms of a full sheet pan of cookies simply by shutting the oven door and turning my back for less than a minute. But what are you to do …
Yard sales start waaaaaay too early for this bird. Plus, I’d sworn them off forever after the last one. But when a neighbor suggested we join in since our entire street was participating, it was too tempting to refuse. Plus, it’s an excellent excuse to thin out some of the strays and leftover supplies from past projects and never-got-off-the-ground ideas. …
Could not have had a better time at my Quirk Gallery trunk show! Perfect weather and non stop pop ins by long time Richmond, VA pals as well as a couple of local yokels that drove down from Fredericksburg to show some hometown love and support. Everyone loaded up on Mother’s Day cards-n-gifts which was flattering. Plenty to see at …
Seems like everything old is new again. I’ve spent the last couple of days making an ‘old’ product I haven’t tried in awhile, Magpie Boxes,as a reorder for a long time customer with a shop in MA. Meant to inspire like minded collage artists, these are kraft paper boxes stuffed full of collected loot to tantalize collectors. Everyone that looks …
Settling into the middle seat on the plane for the flight to Florida, my window seat mate asked if I was traveling for business or pleasure. “Oh, for FUN!” I answered. “I’m going on a girl’s trip with my friends-since-5th-grade posse”. He looked stunned, then admitted that he didn’t have ANY friends from that long ago, much less a posse. …
For a membership card carrying introvert, putting myself out there for a day full of people can be a stress festival. But a recent Valentine Trunk Show at Sheppard Street Antiques in my nearby college town of Richmond, VA was a truly delightful day. Shop owner Sara Garza rolled out the welcome mat with a beeeeyoutiful photo filled pre show …
Hey! Cute husband-n-me took a fast and furious up and back trip to NYC last weekend to see my favorite show on the planet, The Outsider Art Fair. The location moves around a bit but this year it was held in Chelsea. We arrived via train mid afternoon on Friday and headed straight to the Metropolitan Pavilion for a looksee. …
I am practically hoarse. My voice is completely shot. Flu? Strep? Head cold? Nope. I just got back from a girl’s weekend. Nonstop talking (and listening) for three straight days. These are girls of my way back past. I won’t admit to the number of years but we met in elementary school. And although we are nothing alike, we are …
My family has a tradition. On the first day of a new month we say ‘rabbit rabbit rabbit’ for good luck. This month, for the first time in thirteen years, I did not owe a landlord a rent check. That feels pretty lucky already. For awhile now, my cute husband has had an idea about building a studio in our …
So it’s tax season again and as any self employed person knows that means time to get the checkbook. And I’m not talking about a deposit slip. Years ago a tax accountant gave me some great advice. If you’re feeling resentful about paying a chunk of your income into empty calories for the tax man, go to the library where …
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