I’m sitting in a restaurant in Las Vegas as I type this, reminding myself that having a touch of heat stroke does not put oneself…
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Sailing, saris, activism, & climbing
Lots of great firsts to (quickly) report! First, on Saturday 18 February: I attended a “battle sail” with my housemates on the Hawai’ian Chieftain, a…
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Woohoo! I am now certified on the TechShop embroidery machine! Our practice to prove that we’d mastered the teaching was to make these cute little…
Continue ReadingBelated Hallowe’en: Rat-on-a-Stick & other delights
Once a week we usually have some friends over for dinner and gaming or video-watching. For the night falling on Hallowe’en week I decided to…
Continue ReadingThoughts on trying new things
Yesterday I had a wonderful but accidental first while trying to get photos for another of my firsts: I successfully took some pictures with my…
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It’s funny… in making up potential things to try for my 50 New Things list, I find myself adding on all the ideas and events…
Continue ReadingHappy New Year! :)
As you may know from one of my previous postings, in 2011 I had my 50th birthday. I was trying to think of something special…
Continue ReadingLife-Birth-Chaos-Dance: new tambourine!
When I’m stressed or lonely or otherwise not at my emotional best, I find creativity enormously comforting and grounding. My first night here in San…
Continue ReadingNew arting! Calla lily & rose
Got another tambourine completed — this one’s just a little 6 incher. The theme seemed perfect for spring though: a calla lily on the silhouette…
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Huzzah! Got my new Art! page up and pretty much rolling well. There’s a link to it up at the top of every page (between…
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