This year I will be forty and lately that feeling of being invincible and unbreakable has been fleeting. It’s not that I have a fear of getting older; I look forward to embracing the best years of my life. However I am a bit concerned that the body in which I have been giving casual thoughts to care, will need…
A few weeks ago I attended a training provided the Department of Justice for training on how to conduct a community dialog on race. The training just happened to occur right after the Trayvon Martin verdict and as I was also addressing some personal issues in my life having to do with race. Our facilitator for the training, Knight Sor,…
My photos are, well, awful. I really do attempt to stage them with a clear background, bright light, and in focus but inevitably when I upload a photo to my blog it’s all sad trombones. Hopefully the light box I created will solve some of these problems. Materials Cardboard box (I used a copy paper box from Staples) white…
Summertime in the late seventies/ early eighties was all about the block party. The long hot summer days were broken up by the appearance of white signs directing people to “Move Your Car” and that meant that one thing: Street Closure! The day of the block party my sister and I would be up early, hurriedly eating breakfast and then…
Last week I had the honor of being selected to test a pattern for Aprile Mazey, who blogs at The Steady Hand. The pattern is this really cute boot topper and I tested it using two types of yarn. I tested the pattern with The Bee in mind. She has has been asking for a pair of leather boots…