Etsy round-up: How Southern Maryland does the Fourth

July 2, 2010

It’s officially the Fourth of July weekend and Keith and I are about to head to Western Maryland for a few days. It’s been years since I was there for the Fourth, and I’m looking forward to pleasant temperatures, beautiful landscapes, delicious food, and a fantastic display of mountainside fireworks. But, since we’ll miss all the cookouts and festivities at home, how [...]

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Like riboflavin for the soul

April 18, 2010

The brain has a fantastic way of overriding itself to help us get what we’re lacking and wouldn’t ordinarily be able to get because we’re neurotic and perfectionist and…well you get the idea. Laziness is what I’m talking about here. R&R. Leisure. It’s probably as critical to a person’s well-being as, say, Vitamin C or [...]

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Diagrams! Happy.

March 26, 2010

Information is Beautiful. I’ve been living far too long without this blog, and now that I’ve finally found it, well, I’m smitten. Enamored. Infatuated. Hung up. And I can’t help thinking — being the information nerd sponge that I am — maybe this is right up my creative alley. At the very least, ogling beholding [...]

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Weekend studio

March 1, 2010

My favorite thing about watching the Olympics is that I always come away from it feeling indomitable – like even my most lofty goals are attainable with focus, determination and imagination. So that’s what’s been on my mind lately: setting goals, making plans, imagining new directions. Since I’m in the middle of seriously reorganizing my [...]

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