Making stuff

I don’t make nearly enough stuff. I realized that while hot-gluing buttons for Christmas ornaments last month. The thought arose again while I took a few hours to work on a room redesign for a friend’s science classroom. And yet a third time, while making...

Life celebrations

Last week my mom would have turned 62. We are all saddened she couldn’t be here. However, the number of people that reached out to us over the last month was an awesome testimony to her life and the value she gave to so many in her many community circles and the...

ritual

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.        Ken Kesey Metal Snowflake by trec_lit For the first time in several years, I was home for Christmas. With people I have known all my life. All a little older, a little grayer,...

hosting dinner

Mud Pie This year I decided to host a party for my birthday. I haven’t hosted an adult party at my house since I moved to San Francisco over five years ago. It is one of those things that can be nerve racking because you want to get it right – have the...

growing

We’ve had bad luck with children; they’ve all grown up. Christopher Morley Flickr Photo by LadyDragonflyCC One great thing about community is sharing over time – sharing meals together, sharing news on the street, sharing advice, sharing as you and...