A Little Holiday Cheer

Winter in Portland is such a beautiful time, though often very windy and frigid.  When its snowing a little, or I’m walking downtown  on my way to someplace warm, its lovely to see all the lights that brighten this city this time of year. The […]

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Creating

I have been sewing up a storm around here.  Since September I have been working on variety of sewing projects to bring to a holiday sale which is taking place this coming weekend.  My normally neat work space has become littered with fabric and scrids […]

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Moments and Days

The year is waning, the days are shorter and certainly colder.  This time of year, there is so much going on.  Maybe there are leftovers to be eaten, or new meals and celebrations to plan.  Whatever holidays you celebrate there is probably at least one […]

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Sun-Dappled

This afternoon  I walked all over town, taking in the sweet salty air, the breezes and the abundant warm sun.  I absorbed as much of the day as I could, but didn’t feel inspired to capture it until I got home and found the light […]

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Stop and Smell

The Lilacs! Oh, the lilacs! The blossoming bushes’ perfume is filling the air these days. Hints of the sweet smell waft and trail on the wind. It is a beckoning scent, teasing and suggesting that I stop what I am doing and run outside to […]

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Small Joys

Time flies by and by the end of the week the beginning seems like a distant, vague memory. The weeks swing round and I find myself in the same spot I was a week ago like no time has passed. But in between are all […]

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A Wintry Day

March has arrived looking no different than February and bringing another blast of snow and icy air. This gave me an unexpected snow day, and the gift of sitting warm, and fairly cozy inside working on various projects while outside the snow blows sideways and […]

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