A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
A little fiction from a recent writing assignment... Suzanne lifted the hamper onto her hip. “Last call for laundry!” As she walked to the top of the stairs, a door flew open. Darren threw a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, and a sweaty sock on top of the hamper. Yes, just one sock. Suzanne raised [...]
Some days, it feels more complicated being a godly woman than simply being a godly person. This has been especially hard for me recently as a single woman. I am at the age when 95% of my friends are already married and having kids. I have not even been on a date. As a household [...]
The gospels tell us that Jesus was often at the temple during his earthly life. He was presented in the temple, taught there as a boy and a man (Luke 2, John 8, etc.), and cleansed the temple of money changers and venders (John 2, etc.). This seemed normal to me until this week when [...]
Vintage patterns are possibly my favorite type of ephemera (though that would be a hard decision). They capture so much in a small, delicate package. The artwork is beautiful and there is something so lovely about paper that has aged and requires care. Of course, old patterns provide snapshots of the fashions in bygone days, [...]
Last year on Valentine's, I wrote a poem for my favorite literary character. This year, it is a fanfiction diary entry. They are so cruel to me. They do not understand that he has consigned me to a terrible fate. He would have me wait in a peaceful, quiet cage, until my arm is healed… [...]
I have a goal of reading a biography about each U.S. president. I initially started reading in order, until I got to Zachary Taylor. Unsurprisingly, the available biographies in local libraries dried up for a few presidents so I have begun to skip around. Last month, I read one on Lincoln. Today, on his birthday, [...]
I've been dreaming of this project for over a year. I wanted to make a weskit. I get cold very easily and it can be so hard to find professional clothing that also keeps me warm. I have finally realized that the secret to dressing warmly is not fuzzier sweaters, it's strategic layers! In casual [...]
A friend recently listed for sale several pairs of vintage shoes she had found in the attic of her house. Though I love vintage clothes, I have never tried to get any vintage shoes because almost all of them are heels. I almost completely quit wearing heels after living in Mexico because of the risk [...]
Writer's Block I sat down to write, But my ideas won’t hold words Strange, stuttering sort of author Three black crows cawing in the fog, All the songs I play are minor. I sat down to write, Of teacups, hearth, and heartache, But only poetry came out… But poetry brushed the prose out. Sentences incomplete [...]
"Thumbs in the thumb-place,Fingers all together!"This is the songWe sing in mitten-weather.Marie Louise Allen Every year, I give each of my students a Christmas gift. Usually, it is an ornament I made. This year, I wanted to do something a little more practical, but still wanted it to be "crafty" and personalized. There were a [...]
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