2012 is quickly drawing to a close here on the left coast of the United States. Instead of reflecting on all the changes and events that happened in my journey this year, I’d like to wish us all a very
You, too, Can Now Get Married in Washington
I don’t think I realized how emotional I’d be today as I headed over to volunteer at the County Courthouse in Clark County, Washington. Today is the first day that marriage licenses are being issued to all couples, same-sex and
Whatever Happened to My Voice?
I used to say whatever was on my mind, sometimes even before my mind knew what was on it. I used to say that I could sit back and just watch my mouth work – stuff would come out of
Stranded? Or not…. What to Do Without a Car for a Week
I recently took my car in for a tune-up. Easy-peasy, right? Well, maybe not so much. This vehicle of mine has 218, 732 miles on it, with a “new” rebuilt motor about 70,000 miles ago. What that means is the
Tricia Didn’t Win. Bummer. :(
As promised in my last blog post, I’m letting you all know that, as luck would have it, Tricia didn’t win the brand new sewing machine grand prize at the quilt shop hop the two of us recently completed. In
A’Quilting We Will Go! Wait. Was That a Winged Dragon We Just Passed?
I love to sew. I love everything about sewing – the fabrics, the threads, the little tools like the seam ripper and seam gauge, the machine and all its stitches, the ironing, the scissors. I’ve been sewing stuff together since
Taking Care of Yourself When You Don’t Feel Good
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” — Audre Lorde I’ve spent a chunk of this summer not feeling very good, too sick to do much