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I’m woefully overdue to write a post. I’ve been reading profiles of bloggers for both the U.S. and Canadian versions of The Connection (www.costcoconnection.ca). (The U.S. Issue isn’t out yet.) most of the bloggers we profile say the key is to post at least weekly and to write about something you love.  I do love […]

I like how, before typing, I get this prompt: Share your story here. My story? The one about the girl who means to blog–or at least post something–regularly, but manages not to? I think she’s the same girl who would rather write posts using her phone, which results in so many typos. Oh, she has […]

How can it be that it’s already the start of another market season? This is the 40th year of the Redmond Saturday Market and my sixth season there. (It’s also my first season without my brother volunteering there or serving as the onsite manager. I suppose I’ll adapt, but I’m still not crazy about the idea.) […]

I don’t know why, but this spring I’ve decided that I need to up my wood-burning skills–what few skills I have. I have a simple tool, nothing like the expensive ones that serious pyrographers use. I’ve been drawing some simple, cartoony cats and decided to try burning them into wood. I made two bracelets and […]

After a kind of lazy winter, I have to admit that it was good to participate in the spring craft fair at work. It’s not only fun to see items I hadn’t seen in a few months, but it was encouraging to hear the kind remarks about my new items. It was fun to chat […]