Archive > July 2008

So inspiring and down right lovely….

Inspired, once again, into action by Shimelle’s class My Freedom I shall list some of the spaces online that I find inspiration….

Shimelle- She inspires me ALL over the place- in person and online. She is just wow. She inspires me with her teaching, her life, her passion, her art, her photography… just wow. This [...]

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Travel Essentials

So on to the travel portion of class with Shimelle- and thinking about what I have in my suitcase when I travel. Jon, my husband would say too much… and well about half way into any trip I agree with him… but before that I must pack and when I pack here are some must [...]

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“Time flies whether you’re having fun or not.”

Time.
I am taking Shimelle’s class, My Freedom and it started today and the first bit is meant to get us thinking about time and travel. Today I naturally thought of time.
Today is the tenth anniversary of my father’s death. It still seems surreal to me even as I write those words. Ten years… I mean [...]

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“Sense-sational Sunday”

I see: branches of oaks covered in green in canopies overhead, thunder clouds, dragon flies and a sleeping kitten.
I hear: i have been on an ani difranco kick this past week (okay, for several years now) so I hear ani raising some hell- which is always a good thing.
I taste: our garden- this week we [...]

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Inspiration and then some…

When Erin at Design for Mankind started talking about her magazine I knew that it would indeed be wonderful, but this has just blown me away. It is gorgeous, thoughtful and so inspiring. Thank you Erin for amazing me once again. If you haven’t yet basked in the loveliness of this magazine’s debut you can [...]

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