Though my perfectionism, at times, tempts me to abandon projects (or entire hobbies), there are other times when an imperfect result teaches me important truths. I recently learned three lessons from an imperfect quilt. My sixth quilt project is complete, and I have to say, this one was a doozy. I thought I was ready for the challenge of piecing…
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I maintain a sourdough starter. Mostly because I keep telling myself that I’m going to start regularly making sourdough bread (yeah…still working up to that). Also, by “maintain,” I mean, “store it in the refrigerator and ignore it for weeks and then work feverishly to revive it before it dies.” But because it exists, and even though I’m not the…
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I’m not a person who is generally considered “reckless.” In fact, I can be a little paranoid, and a little bit *too* concerned about safety and caution sometimes. I’m sure my kids would back me up on that one. But six weeks ago, my vigilance must have slipped. Or maybe it was just a freak accident. Either way, I had…
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I’ve mentioned in passing that we recently completed a remodel of our basement bathroom. Or rather, we had a contractor complete it since our level of handiness is not what you would call “high.” This project is something we knew we needed to do from the day we bought this house 5.5 years ago, and it was finally time. And while I…
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Well, the cats haven’t eaten it yet, and it’s been here since Sunday. Though I did enter the room to find Chester doing something to it. Sniffing it? Nibbling on the tendrils? Threatening it with a menacing growl? I don’t know. I’m just going to enjoy this little succulent while it’s still around, and discourage the cats from doing any damage…at least while…
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