Where creativity brings joy
A product Review I’m excited to have a new techy device called TILE. They help you find things like your keys or wallet. I first heard of this company from my boss who told us a funny story about how her husband swore he’d checked …
My Enchanted Summer evening I want to tell you about my unexpectedly charming Saturday night. Like many folks, I have been hanging close to home for a very long time because of COVID fears. I have only specific places I would go to be in …
First of all, this beautiful brown-eyed woman is not me. This is an image from Freepik that nicely sums up my perplexed nature of late. I decided that today is the day to begin chronicling my process of deciding how to spend the rest of …
The girl who started it all is gone now. My elder shelter cat, Rory, with the butterscotch colored diamond on the top of her sweet little head brought me good luck. She lifted my spirts, which helped me try new things. I’d wanted to learn …
My new year’s resolution in 2019 was to learn enough about blogging software to start a blog. I did that, began to populate it with all my creative endeavors. I began to think seriously about my post retirement entrepreneurship and moved forward to put that …
Someone in my guild pieced this cheerful quilt top and donated it to the committee that provides quilts to kids. I noticed it at our last workday, and took it to do the quilting part. I used a soft muslin for the backing, and 100% …
I’ve been a bit more occupied with the Konmari activities of house cleaning of which many of you are also engaged. I’m more motivated now than before because I am considering if I want to stay in my house, or move to a place in …
Why the Name “Butterscotch Diamond”? I was reading a self-help book as motivation to keep a positive attitude while I was stuck in a job that was unrewarding and frustrating. I liked my coworkers and the institution, in general, but wanted a better day-to-day environment. …
I had a nice surprise at my quilt guild meeting when it was our 30th anniversary year, which brought extra treats and celebrations. Each month a member prize was given to a person chosen by a random drawing. If that person was wearing his or …
