If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Two years ago, I bought some soft blue Corriedale wool with touches of yellow silk in it. The minute I saw it, I thought of fog or mist. My plan was to spin a gossamer thin yarn and make a lacy shawl with it. However, as a beginning spinner, I wasn't sure if I could... Continue Reading →
Only he who does nothing makes a mistake. — French proverb Hi. I'm Kit, and I'm a Perfectionist. This doesn't mean I do things perfectly, just that I think I should do things perfectly. But I'm only human. I make mistakes. Nothing I do is ever perfect. And yet I still expect perfection. This mindset... Continue Reading →
This November, I'm being reminded that just because I don't know what I'm doing doesn't mean I can't do something. I continue to make it up as I go along with my NaNoWriMo novel, and that continues to work. If I stop to question whether I'm writing well or if my facts are accurate, I... Continue Reading →
I know Anne Lamott doesn't say that perfectionism ruins everything. She says your writing. But my experience is that it can ruin anything you are trying to do, from cooking dinner to painting a sunset. Perfectionism can tie me up in knots so tight I don't even start. It's one of the reasons I'm such... Continue Reading →
Our virtual hike of Hadrian's Wall Path in England is not going at all the way I thought it would. I have not made time to read in detail about the places on the HWP that we are passing when we walk. We have not walked every day. Even my records of the birds I... Continue Reading →
