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Be in this day. 
Be in this moment. 
Be in your life. 
Find every bit that is beautiful and let go of the rest.
And if you have a chance at love?
Do not hesitate.  Jump in as if your life depended on it.

Knitters are setting the world on fire!

Lauren, you are pure loveliness and have been an absolute lighthouse in my life.  You've got a big shining path in front of you-- may you enjoy every step on the journey.

"at the end of the day, being creative is more important than laundry"

And, at heart, isn't that what we are all grateful for? It's what is baked into our favorite pie, it's what greets us at the door, it's what gathers us around the table and then, settles into our lap as we veg out on the sofa groaning in a post-feast haze.

Thoughts, images and reflections from Squam by the sea.

May this first day of a new month herald a fresh beginning.

magnificent goddess.  is in the house.

oh, the perfume of the russian olive trees!

so much beauty. so much love. and a blessing from Leonie Wise.

"Invite imperfection. Know that the missteps and mistakes will become amusing anecdotes eventually and perhaps even teach you something further down the line or sooner, and that the places of wrongness and upset ultimately become the underpinnings of transformation."      MAYA STEIN

oh kids, split like a watermelon-- my heart is wide open

And you?  What new magic has come into your world?

The ups, the downs, the moment where it seems all is lost-- only to cross the finish line a different person, with a different perspective than the one who began the project (what now feels like) a million years ago.

Fiona continues to attempt to devise methods, for both herself and her students, to capture that illusive and transitory moment of inspiration.