If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
After living in Fort Collins for eight years, I finally attended the Tour de Fat* parade for the first time this year. For those who've never heard of it, the Tour de Fat is family friendly charity event put on by New Belgium Brewery to promote cycling. It's held in cities all over the country, but as... Continue Reading →
My Canon PowerShot is pretty dinged up, so when my 4-year-old nephew asked if he could take a picture with it, I said sure, although I suppose I wouldn't have been happy if he'd broken it. I didn't have to worry at all. He was careful and wound up taking quite a few pictures. I... Continue Reading →
A post about being kept from our goals by our own doubts got me thinking about the power — good and bad — of expectations. Expectations help me define my goals and motivate me to meet them. At the same time, expectations about the outcome of a project or how others will receive it can completely undermine... Continue Reading →
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. —Christina Rossetti I'm not sure what it is about this quote that caught my eye. Somehow, I find it soothing. I have plenty of unfinished work lying around because I am a starter* — I love starting new things. Getting them finished isn't... Continue Reading →
I've made things with my hands for my whole life. I've been knitting for 25 years and making quilts for 20. And over the years, I've struggled to understand just what my creations are. According to the powers that be, some of my quilts are art and most of my knitting is not. But where... Continue Reading →
