Last week felt like a whirlwind: new job, appointments, conference calls, travel to plan, and friends visiting.  This week will be busy too, but in a different way: my birthday, some cooking, picking up my brand new iPhone (finally) and a new piece of art for our “Salon Wall.”
We spent this weekend with friends, eating [...]

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“dubarry apron 1620B pieces” via Allison Marchant’s Flickr stream.
Licensed via the Creative Commons.

So, I’m thinking of joining in September’s Tie One On.  Although I can do some basic sewing I’m really not a very good seamstress– sadly this trait did not run in my family (my mother, as all my friends can attest, is [...]

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I’ve been known to get a little obsessive with my hobbies.  As a case in point, I present these napkins embroidered from a pattern I pulled from Sublime Stitching’s “Craft Pad,” and produced over about 8 hours infront of the television (playing “Law & Order” and “CSI”– really the best shows to craft with).  There [...]

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“Intertwined” from Dan Buczynski’s Flickr Stream.  Licensed via the Creative Commons.

Declaration of Independence
Lawrence S. Pertillar
Reflect the right to be who you are…
With a declaration of independence,
Defended under the eyes of God!
Achieve your greatness.
Share and bring it out of others.
Expect it from yourself,
And everyone will respect you.
This is the process much neglected.
Unmask your heart from [...]

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I QUIT!
Okay, fine.  Maybe I don’t quit.  But seriously, I spent yesterday afternoon re-potting my herb garden and raddishes and then the raddish pot just flew off the window sill onto the ground.  it might have had to do with a freak thunderstorm at 8 PM and Jon and I rushing around to close windows [...]

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I am not sure I’ve felt the so-called “runner’s high” yet but yesterday AM after I finished my 3/4 mile run I did have a a wee moment of enlightenment… or I came up with an aphorism or something.  Here is my great insight:
Running isn’t rewarding because you finished a race, running is rewarding because [...]

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