I clicked “like” on the Facebook page for author Cheryl Strayed. She wrote the books “Wild” and “Tiny Beautiful Things” and was Dear Sugar on the Rumpus. In response, Facebook helpfully offered these other pages for me to “like.” In…
Stupid beading tricks – Save a horse, wear a necklace
I know, that makes no sense. I had a horse pendant sitting in my brown bead box for almost two years. I’m not a horse person, but I know someone who is. What’s funny is that I look at the…
Stupid beading tricks: uh, another pink bracelet
Saturday night I was sipping wine and dorking around with my beads when I did a mental inventory of whom I had to “gift” with a “creation.” I know that giving away these things for free will shoot me in…
The Frazzleds at Walt Disney World
Years ago while I was still at the C-P, I sketched a self-portrait at work. As you can see, my artistic skills are second to none. I named her Frazzled Kim and stuck her on my computer monitor. A few…
Welcome, Flapjack!
My nephew (son of my brother John and the lovely Kristen) decided that waiting for his proper May 15 due date wasn’t going to happen. Why do that when April can be so amazing? So one week ago today he…
Stupid Beading Tricks: Rose bracelet
I’m still working on knotting, and getting MUCH better if I say so myself! This is a straight-up braclet knotted with gray waxed Irish Linen Thread. The pinks just jumped out at my from my bead boxes. I gave this…
