Years ago, in a galaxy far-far away known as junior college, I took a biological psychology class. In that class, we studied a lot of different things, but primarily focused on the brain and how its chemicals affected our personalities. It’s where I learned an overview of how to tell from a drawing if a …
Book Review: 1001 Ways to Slow Down by Barbara Ann Kipfer
#73 “Look at beautiful photography.” #235 “Remember, life is funny.” #551 “If you are always ahead of schedule, then there is no need to rush.” #831 “Take control of the information overload. What do you really want to read, reply to, or watch on TV?” #900 “Sit quietly with a blank canvas or notebook. Wait …
Book Review: May Cause Love
In 1997, on New Years Eve, I found myself staring at a second line on a pregnancy test. I was 20 years old, living with a schmuck, not quite divorced from the other schmuck I’d left after a enduring lot of abuse in our on again-off-again high school relationship, working part time at a bookstore, …
Sofilantjes’ Silva Top and Tunic
It’s another new pattern release from Sofilantjes! If you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the patterns – both because the instructions are clear and because the fashion is fabulous. The Sylva Top and Tunic* has a lot of fun options for you to customize and play with color and different prints. I tested the Sylva …
TLC Tours Book Review: All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank
As long-time blog readers know, two years ago come July, we moved from Northern California to Southeastern Kansas. What a transition that has been! While I do get homesick, I also really enjoy how family-friendly Wichita has been and how much further a dollar goes here than in California. Life is also not quite so …
The Secrets of Pairing Wine and Chocolate
There are fewer pleasures to the culinary palate than the combination of great wine and chocolate. Whether the occasion is a romantic evening with a special loved one or an after-dinner treat, pairing these two flavorful options is a mouthwatering experience. The key, however, to successfully combining a chocolate confection with fine wine – while …
Book Blitz: Darkstorm
Blitz~ Darkstorm Author: M.L. Spencer Genre: Dark Fantasy Dates: 24th of March Hosted by: Ultimate Fantasy Book Tours Blurb: Faced with an imminent cataclysm that will destroy the magical heritage of their people, a conspiracy of darkmages resolves to open the gateway to Hell. The only mages who stand a chance of opposing them are …
Breaking Ground Blog Tour: Thread Theory’s Short Sleeve Fairfield Button-Up Shirt
Welcome to my second post on the Breaking Ground Blog Tour hosted and organized by Melissa Evans of Mahlica Designs. On Tuesday, I posted about my foray into the patterns created by Coffee & Thread. Today, I will be talking about my adventures with menswear. I made the Fairfield Button-Up Shirt by Thread Theory. Prior to now, I had …
Breaking Ground with Coffee and Thread’s Wild and Free Lounge Pants
I’m happy to be participating in the 2017 Breaking Ground Blog Tour hosted and organized by Melissa Evans of Mahlica Designs. I’ll be posting today and on Thursday, so be sure to come back to see what I chose for my project for that day. The theme of the tour is to sew from a lesser …
Book Review: All the News I Need by Joan Frank
My favorite thing about reading is when an author weaves his or her words together to create a movie in my mind. Joan Frank does this exact thing in All the News I Need. Even within the first few pages of this novel, the verisimilitude she creates with her words woven together is quite poetic: Opens …
