Since I hung up my scalers last year, I’ve been trying to fill the empty spaces. I began with yodeling*. At first I was simply glad to not be at work any longer–in that capacity, anyway–and I spent the first few months trying to heal a very worn, very stretched, and very tired back (dentistry…
STARS by Sybil Leonard Armes I saw a canopy of stars, Splashed on a velvet sky, Like crystal beads upon a dress, In sparkling clusters lie. I read this secret in the night, Upon the moon’s pale face, God uses stars as diamond pins, To hold the sky in place. Today marks the one year…
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” ~ Buddha As I get older, I realize how much perspective matters. As we move through life and accumulate cellulite experiences, we are shaped by what we’ve lived through, whom we meet, where we work and with whom, our friends and neighbors, and…
“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” ~ Herbert Bayard Swope
I hadn’t planned on threading my needle again until the grandkids came along. I’m still waiting on my future angels, but I’ve had itchy fingers. I needed to let my quilting self out. Let her create. Once I gave her permission, all $@^(&^$@ broke loose. First, I set up my room. The fabric you see…
