I just finished up two cards for my son’s 4th grade teachers. They are both delightful and remarkable people. His lead teacher, Mandy, is wonderfully grounded and patient. Yelena, the intern teacher, has amazing energy and has done some really interesting projects this year which have included taking the kids rock climbing and learning about … Continue Reading
My husband and I both turned 50 last year. We joined the club. And for those of you approaching this mid-century milestone, it’s not so bad. Really. We have half of our lives left, if we are lucky. That’s my point of view. Not that half of it is over, but we half left. When … Continue Reading
I’ve been busy as of late, in spare moments, between driving gigs, getting ready for the Longmont Studio Tour. I was recently juried into the tour and even though it isn’t until September, I feel like I need to get a jump on it. My ankle biters (aka children – 10 and 15) take up … Continue Reading
A friend of mine, well actually a friend of a friend, did a very special favor for me and I wanted to treat her. So I made a little artist box for her with a few goodies. It was a fun little project (which was another gift to me), and I wanted to really show … Continue Reading
Uncompaghre on the left and Mt. Antero on the right I spent part of my week helping the kids in my son’s class make these little beauties. My friend Dia (see her amazing jewelry here) and I cooked up this project as part of a fund raiser for the school. The kids wrote poems about … Continue Reading
“For every traveler who has any taste of his own, the only useful guidebook will be the one which he himself has written.” Aldous Huxley I thought I’d jump right in and respond to Michelle Ward’s wonderful GPP Street Team Crusade No. 17 – Pandora’s Box – Make a Journal Kit. I have had the … Continue Reading