Grateful for a Scenic Byway

DOESN'T THIS CLOUD LOOK LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS?! In two days, December starts. Time has never moved this fast, for me; work is demanding and the baby changes every day. I could've used a full week off for Thanksgiving. Maybe two. I have been soaking up fall colors, and flavors! Final month of CSA share included… Continue reading Grateful for a Scenic Byway

Embracing Scorpio Season

Trinity Church Cemetery, Swedesboro NJ I've been stitching this wasp; since the dead heat months of summer I've been thinking about wasps, hornets, stingers, venom, vengeance, and more. Something about the Scorpion season helps me dig deeper into this: Also thinking about the Queen of Swords from the tarot deck: We are hitting peak leaf… Continue reading Embracing Scorpio Season

The Slump

I've had to face myself in a few different realms of life this week, in both big and little ways: I've been chipping away at a novel-length manuscript for one year and one month, and while it's as close to complete as it's ever been ... I've still got a long way to go. I'm… Continue reading The Slump