The Call: Assembled — Cheryl I don’t like to complain that my life is busy, since we all lead busy lives. I’ve found, though, that there are comfortable, normal levels of busy, and then there are the when-do-I-get-to-come-up-for-air levels. It feels like the latter type of busy has been my lot in life for at […]
The Response: Teatime Snack — Cheryl Around here, we seldom eat on anything even resembling a schedule. For some of us, breakfast might occur at noon, and dinner often gets served after 8:00 pm. Therefore, teatime snacks (like this yummy pumpkin coffee cake made by Bridget) can mean the difference between smooth sailing and the […]
The Call: My Cup of Tea — Cheryl Drinking tea is about so much more than satisfying one’s sense of taste.
The Call: An Invitation to Tea — Cheryl Once again, I spent most of the day working on Bridget’s room (Dennis is rolling the second coat now), and by mid-afternoon, I was tired. So today, a hot cup of tea and a good read were especially inviting. The Response: A Good Stop — Jessica “The […]
The Call: Yellow and Orange — Cheryl Pink has always been my favorite color, but … well, maybe it really isn’t. Whenever it comes time to paint a room, I invariably gravitate towards blue, but … well, lately, I’ve found an awful lot of citrus colors in my life, and not just in the fruit […]
The Call: Die Cutting — Cheryl Having plenty of cabinets in my new studio makes me happier than I might have imagined. I finally have places for the all of the crafting/creating contraptions I own. The Response: Tea Kettle — Jessica I have lots of contraptions on my countertop for the deliverance of caffeine. Now, […]
The Call: A Quiet Moment — Jessica Sigh. A quiet moment, alone, in order to think. Not plan, not organize, not study, just think. Those moments are rare. And the rarer they become, the more I find myself running scattershot through the day. That’s my list of upcoming words, by the way, so don’t peek! […]
The Call: At My Desk — Cheryl Most days teatime is about 3 p.m. Today it was 5:15. When it doesn’t happen at all, I’m probably out of town. My parents were tea lovers who would drive more than an hour, north into Canada, four or five times a year to buy King Cole Orange […]
The Call: Still Life with Chocolate — Cheryl What is essential to life? Looking at the question academically turns up some obvious, but mundane, answers: water, proteins, air, shelter, food. My list of essentials goes beyond the basics. The books were the first items I collected for this still life, as I can’t imagine life […]