A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
Toward the end of my vacation, I took a day trip to Salisbury. I went to see Stonehenge. It was almost comically underwhelming. In fairness, it probably would have been very awe inspiring and intriguing if I was able to see it with just a few others around. Instead, I took a tour bus out [...]
One of the best surprises of the trip was how wonderful and accessible footpaths were. They were decidedly un-American. Public footpaths made it very easy to get to places, not only on paved sidewalks, but along routes that were more direct or more private than roads. Public footpaths cut across private land, even private land [...]
One surprise that hadn't been on the original itinerary for the retreat was the opportunity to go to Kelmscott Manor, William Morris' house. Most of you have probably seen William Morris' work, even if you don't recognize his name. He was a pre-Raphaelite artist, at the head of the Arts and Crafts movement in the [...]
June is peak season to visit England...but it is worth every extra penny for the gorgeous flower show! I had to make myself stop taking pictures of roses because I was running out of storage space. Really, anywhere I looked something was blooming. The medians and sides of roads generally weren't mowed. There were wildflowers [...]
After a quick bus ride from London Heathrow, my first 24 hours on English soil were spent in Oxford. The Air B&B that I booked was so charming! The window was open when I arrived (thanks to the lovely 65-degree sunny weather) and overlooked a very sweet garden. My host had white laundry drying at [...]
As a little girl, I had a recorded-from-TV tape of the 1949 version of Little Women. (Yes, that was the 1949 version, not the 1994 version). I felt all of Jo March's ecstasy whenever Europe was mentioned. "Europe?! I'm going to Europe!" When Laurie asked about her plans, she sheepishly admitted she wasn't going any [...]
Welcome to today's edition of "How much can I eke out of this scrap of fabric?" In my stash, I had this super cute strawberry print. I believe it is vintage because of the quality of the material, the style of the print, and the natural fibers. The drawback, it's less than a yard of [...]
I still live in the town where I was born and grew up. Lynchburg is a college town. All through high school, different friends would talk about how they could hardly wait to move out and go away to college because there was “nothing to do” in our town. I, however, felt a bond to [...]
Sometimes you complete a project and are happy with it for a little while... until you start to use or wear it. Then you realize how you could have made it better. This year, I went back to a few projects to tweak them. I am enjoying them even more now than when I first [...]
I had another article published last week! Kosmeo Magazine published my personal narrative/essay, I Will Build My Church...Mid-Century Modern, in their summer issue. The theme is Windows. I've been encouraged in my writing over these last few months. Though not everything I've submitted for publication has been accepted, I am submitting more (and I think [...]
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