red shoes!

found these in the giveaway in the building's laundry room. they fit me well enough. & so cute!

tools at hand

~ welcome to my studio ~

A family of 3 living in a 1-bedroom apartment means no "room of her own" for mama. (No "man cave" for daddy either.)

A little creative heaping and a found cupboard later... tah dah!

In lean moments while the guys nap or even on my lunch hour at the office I pull together a little crafting.

Maybe it's like that for you too?

my new-to-me bike

family adventures ahead!

easter greetings

the Buddha & Jesus in my kitchen

"be my valentine?" he asked

soup's on

I made homemade chicken stock for the first time!

I'm happy with the results and promptly tossed in
leftover chicken & rice, chopped up half an onion,
red & yellow bell peppers, a little garlic, grated ginger...

Isn't it pretty?

we three

wishing you & yours a bold new year
of love & laughter

some people bake cookies

a few more nights & we'll have

Winter Solstice Mobiles!

further yarnin'

this is shaping up to be the

oddest,

misshapen-est

yarnin'

ever

and it pleases me

stitchin' time

found-cardboard stitched panels

yarnin'

I buy bags of random yarn at the Goodwill & then try to arrange them in some interesting pattern.

Other times I simply enjoy losing myself in the rhythm of yarnin' itself without "making something."

at the office

My coworker took this photo of my new 'do

Isn't he a good photographer!
I actually like this photo of myself.
(thank you Mike!)


Fashion-forward hairstyle courtesy of
the "austerity style guide" posted previously.

austerity style guide

These challenging economic times
have sparked some creativity in our house.
I'm the new home hair stylist!

Tools of the trade