The best advice

Gareth Bate with his  Jewel Net of Indra  installation.  Gareth is Festival Curator of the World of Threads Festival and Exhibition Curator of Memento mori.   Photo: Saglara Kitchikova Gareth Bate has some fabulous things to say. He...

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Pizza for breakfast

The weekend was stacking up to contain some possibly wild weather, forecasters detailing a big cold front headed our way gliding down from the frigid Fraser River Valley in B.C. One never knows living out in these islands which way the winds will end...

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this moment :: glints on glass

{  this moment  } A single photo ~ no words ~ capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ SouleMama ::: inspired by the Friday reflections at A...

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Richer from the collective experience

This batch of cloth work, an eclectic mix of naturally dyed pretties, was produced in one afternoon by six pairs of hands and  it just makes my heart sing. With kind permission from the...

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Wild skies in the atmospheric river

We have the most wonderful weatherman here in western Washington. He's an avid blogger and not only is he entertaining,  he contributes boat loads of useful information;  often, nothing short of a compendium of fascinating weather facts and details...

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this moment :: across the Strait, 56 miles

{  this moment  } A single photo ~ no words ~ capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ SouleMama ::: inspired by the Friday reflections at Amanda's ::...

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What would grandma say?

~ canning class, Home Economics, photo courtesy of University of Chicago Photographic Archive ~ Most domestic functions I learned from my grandmother who stayed home with me while mom worked.  A single parent, mom struggled out in the corporate world and...

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