Now that the kittens are older we let them run around the house during the day. They love the basement and have taken over my studio now that they figured out the cat door. Today my best friend joined me upstairs during a conference call. Very soon this group will be ready for their forever homes. It's been amazing watching them grow up. What to help out? There are many ways you can help. Adopt! If you can’t … [Read more...]
(mostly) daily sketches
As a child, I learned that the most straightforward way to develop mastery was through regular practice. It doesn't need to be for hours, 5 minutes most days will lead to improvement. Taking breaks are important too! While I'm not spinning or weaving every day, I now work on both crafts regularly. That has lead to improvements in what I spin and what I weave (even when I make mistakes). However, there's one skill … [Read more...]
april’s reading progress
I'm very close to reading 100 books so far this year, I completed 95 books through the end of April. As of today I've read (or reread) 99 books! Has anything interesting appeared over all those pages? Yes. I love to reread. I don't see why that's considered odd, it's common to watch reruns of TV sitcoms or even favourite movies (especially today). April Reading My reading was mostly rereading last month, I tried … [Read more...]
on pens and planning
While I love the rainbow spectrum of my fountain pen inks, I prefer to be colour consistent in my planner and log books. This is a change from how I once worked, colour coding everything. Why? I'm embracing simplification. Not in an austere sense of only having a few pens (I don't think that's possible for me), but I keep fewer ink colour choices around. What was wrong? The biggest problem with many of my old … [Read more...]
kittens and questions
Two reasons for kitten photos again this week: 1. Everyone from the tiniest kitten to Shadow upped the cute factor. 2. Passover occurred during the week this year. It's resulted in fewer hours available to write. (click the image for a larger version of the photo) I don't plan to post all kittens all the time. Everyone has their own social media accounts. Shadow: Instagram Buddy: Instagram Foster Kittens: … [Read more...]