It's easy when you are little, to feel like a princess. Layers of organdy, satin -  pink for sure, something shiny like a crown or a wand (or a crown and a wand), and ballet slippers. Hey, remember those plastic high-heels with the elastic band that they sold for dress-up? I think that's when I learned to […]

Spurred on by Jamie Fingal's question to the QuiltArt group, "what new techniques are you working on?", I thought I'd post my potato dextrin results.  It's one of those things I've been wanting to do for YEARS – that's how long I've had all the supplies. And last week I finally had the time. It was on my birthday actually, that I […]

No. 18 – Come on DOWN. No it's not the Price is Right, just the winner of the drawing for Cloth Paper Scissors magazine – Jacquie in Vermont . Thanks to all of you who took the time to send me your thoughts and expert advice on blog and/or website. Bottom line is I will continue to […]

One of my favorite things about this new house is that my bed is under a window. I can crack the window and get whiffs of my neighbors chimney smoke, feel the cool crisp morning  gentle me awake or the night air drift me asleep. Last night I turned out my light at midnight, a rare night for me […]

Weathering My face catches the windfrom the snow lineand flushes with a flushthat will never wholly settle.Well, that was a metropolitan vanity,wanting to look young forever, to pass.I was never a pre-Raphaelite beautyand only pretty enough to be seenwith a man who wanted to be seenwith a passable woman. But now that I am in […]

Wendy is the winner, chosen by random number. Her birthday wisdom was this: "Happy Birthday, Lesley. Recently my thoughts center on two words, grace and laughter. The first is my newest approach to everyday living, gently embracing the ups and downs. The second word, laughter is the medicine of living. A good laugh with a […]

  …until my actual birthday. The gifts of the comments that I have received are the best gift ever. I love this community and the opportunity we have to connect with like-minded souls. It has made the week before turning 56 so much fun. I'll be bummed and lonely next week when you all go back into […]

   It sounds like a zip code doesn't it? 20451. It's the number of days I have lived so far. 20451 awakenings, 20451 chances to make a difference, to bring a smile to someone's face, to live to the best of my ability. I don't have a checkered past, a rather tame existance in many respects, but […]

The WINNER, as chosen by Random Integer Generator @ Random.Org Here are your random number: 46 This number belongs to Susan Parker, the 46th blog comment (not including duplicates.) Congratulations Susan! I received so many wonderful comments, witty ones, courageous ones and comments from women who have a genuine need for a book like this. […]

Before I left for Houston, I gifted myself with an iPhone so I could stay in touch via Internet and email without lugging a laptop around. Of course I don't even own a laptop but have purchased 3 of them for my college-age children. What I did not expect was that I would fall in love with […]