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Post #3297: DIY discomfort
(If you are reading this via email – note that there are photos on the blog that show the before/after of our project). Since moving into our house seven years ago, re-doing the downstairs bathroom has been on the agenda. I don’t think it’s… Continue Reading “Post #3297: DIY discomfort”
Post #3286: Learning to Paint
I haven’t been writing much in the last month because I have been totally absorbed in a course I am taking through Maiwa which teaches how to turn natural (plant and insect-based) dye matter into paint. The amount of course work per week has… Continue Reading “Post #3286: Learning to Paint”
Post #3283: Seasonal Food Storage
Earlier this week I wrote a rather long-winded email to a friend on the subject of seasonal food storage, which I’ve adapted some of here. It’s canning season after all, the time of year when many of us think about filling our larder. I… Continue Reading “Post #3283: Seasonal Food Storage”
Post #3282: You can’t always get what you want
So far it’s been a summer of not getting what I want. Or what I think I want. First of all – the sellers turned away from our offer on the lodge we want to buy for an artist residency project and then, the… Continue Reading “Post #3282: You can’t always get what you want”
Post 3271: Tolerations
One thing my friend Jill Margo, talks about in her workshops for creatives is tolerations. That is, the small (or large) things we tolerate in our lives rather than fixing them. She asks us to examine the things we are tolerating and ask, is… Continue Reading “Post 3271: Tolerations”
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