The Story Economy Blog
So . . . I sort of like this video blogging thing (vlogging, I believe, is the actual term). After I get beyond the fact that I look like a doofus, it’s sort of fun to experiment with the medium. I might do it more in 2017, or I might not. We’ll…Read More- Posted in being a writer
Are you searching for a holiday gift for someone who . . . Loves to sew? Is crafty? Digs vintage stuff? Likes reading about women’s history? I have a wonderful gift idea for you: My book, Sew Retro! I have a big inventory of books, and I’m…Read More - Posted in pondering, stories about family
My family put up the Christmas tree this past Sunday. I noticed, as I do every year, that my Christmas tree ornaments are the very definition of eclectic. While the mother in me loves best the ornaments my children have made, with their clumsy motor…Read More 
When we decided it was time to put an addition on our home (my “line in the sand”), my husband called his friend who works in construction. He couldn’t do it, he told us, but he knew who could. He gave my husband a name and number. “No web…Read More
I bought this painting for my six-year-old daughter earlier this month at a local art show. She picked it out because she likes pink and purple and the Sara Bareilles song, “Brave.” I want her to be brave. I want to be brave, too. Yet much of what…Read More