these are a few delightful sights I have been delighted by on this particular Thursday (in chronological order): nasturtium buds peeking fro...

I spent a little more than 48 hours in Flagstaff the other weekend. gorgeous weather. wonderful wool and fiber festival (even if my very  f...

at a certain time of day, the shadows that fall from the southeasterly sunrise across the somewhat-elevated sidewalk behind our house line u...

the other day, this lengthy stretch of fencing (branded nicely enough with so much black, white, and red to represent the construction compa...

last weekend I joined a few fellow guild members to demonstrate and display various handcrafted fiber arts at the annual Prescott Highland G...

since the eve of 2024 one month ago, it feels like so much has happened. some of it too fast, too soon, too painfully.  the grief of losing...

opening match 4: Changeling: the Lost vs Star Wars: Force and Destiny the last few weeks have been full of traveling and sunshine, so this ...

seasons of 90 days each. seems like plenty of time. one quarter of a full circle, fair time for each mood of the year. what was I wanting to...

the clouded sky out west thismorning was solid, stoic blue-dark-grey, except for a very little patch low to the horizon where it looked like...

there's not been much of anything new in my courses for several semesters now... but at long last, this spring, I am teaching a very bra...

I bought this cheap yoga mat from target for $5 or so, purely so I could do yoga outside more often without worrying about getting my nice (...

one of my many indulgences this summer was the game Horizon: Forbidden West . I loved the first Horizon game when I played and replayed it s...

after blogging almost everyday for seven weeks, summer activities and naps and plans took over and left no time.  but I have still been writ...

  finally a bit of a rain storm. the puddles won't last but they are here doing their thing for now.  as are we all.   in other news for...

sometimes I bike to the pool at our community center. it's one mile away, down the road and around the corner.  are all the HOA fees (th...

if I were more studied at botany I might know what this creeping weed is called. do any of you know? it doesn't matter much. whatever ...

do I want a bunch of these beautiful agave plants in my yard?  yes.  

last month I got to attend the 2022 Computers & Writing conference, hosted on the charming East Carolina University campus. this year, i...

last week, real horses: this week, fantasy machine horses in Horizon: Forbidden West . { not my photo, but we can pretend }