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Exercise for the Art Heart

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 / Cressey / 2 Comments

Some people say the hearth is the heart of a house, and our cat would surely agree, but to me, the heart of our home lies in our crafts room. It has taken on many guises over the years as I have lugged bins of supplies from as early as 1990 from one place to … Continue reading Exercise for the Art Heart

Craft: Decorating quotes

December 1, 2016December 5, 2016 / Cressey / 4 Comments

One of my favorite things is finding a quote that harmonizes with my thinking, and taking time to be with it. That often means decorating it somehow, so that I wind up spending several minutes, hours, or days with it, and then having it in our space. Here are a few examples. Two are pen/pencil … Continue reading Craft: Decorating quotes

Craft: On the best self

November 21, 2016December 4, 2016 / Cressey / 4 Comments

From my last post, you will know that I'm working on these certain ideals of selfhood. I decided to find images for each ideal and capture them both on film and around the house, as points of reminder. Here they are: And then I strung all of the words together and got a bit carried … Continue reading Craft: On the best self

Craft: Magic Tray

October 11, 2006December 5, 2016 / Cressey / 1 Comment

This white tray was worth its weight in gold. Its morning project created the motivation needed to hop out of bed (and not nurse)! Sort of like Crafty Santa each morning. Ingredients: A large tray, preferably white or a solid color to offset the project... plus basics near the tray everyday: Colored pens or pencils Pencil … Continue reading Craft: Magic Tray

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Hope you will join me as I share my unexpected, mystical, utterly imperfect travels in parenting from a late-term miscarriage through to raising a young adult. To start, you may want to check out my first blog entry. To get deeper into the early years, see selected memoir chapters. Lighter bits include: crafts, games, poetry, and more on my story. My mission is offer our experience as a friend, resource, and fellow traveller on this intrepid and sometimes lonely—but always enriching—journey.

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