He notices as he walks that he has been absently stepping on the cracks of the cement. He also notices that, with a small shift in his stride, he may step perfectly between them. Not that one way is better than the other, but that they are different. The essential things are that he is aware of it, and aware that it only takes a small conscious ( Read more... )

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So good. Poignant. I keep watching 1:47 to 2:19 in particular; powerful, powerful stuff.

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Camp this weekend was wonderful ( Read more... )

I'm getting back into poetry. It's a long and arduous process, but it began with T.S. Eliot, so it can't be a bad thing. Also, I'm trying to rid myself of my huge ego. I don't know how it got so big, or what it fed on to become so big. This, too, is a long and arduous process; and with this, I must be content with little steps at a time. There's so ( Read more... )

We are starting to settle into summer. It's going to be a bit of a mixed bag, but overall, I am looking forward to a bunch of things. :D ( Read more... )

I'd ordered a book from Amazon about an 18th century English townhouse for my research for my historical novel, and didn't expect it until late this month. But it arrived today!! I am SO excited!

It's called Samuel Powell's House by Matthew McMurray. More here. It has architectural diagrams, photographs, and a thorough history of the uses and ( Read more... )

Cross posted from Craftgrrl.

This is a vintage-inspired pearl and filigree necklace complete with a fabric English rose.

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It's been horridly rainy and cold and windy all day. There's been thunder, too, but sparingly. They are calling for snow later. Unbelievable for May ( Read more... )

My New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Certificate of Authority came in the mail yesterday! I'm so excited. :D Come July 4, I will "officially" be open for business. I'm trying to get a lot done by then inventory-wise ( Read more... )