Friendship or Baltimore or Album Patch or Chimney Sweep Quilt, this quilt pattern is known by several names in American quilt history. My ...

  We are quickly approaching the year mark since this pandemic was declared and our daily routines began to be vastly different. Today marks...

When an argument arises between two people it's rarely about the last thing either person said or did or didn't say or didn't do...

  When my family moved to Alaska long distance phone calls were unreliable and expensive. Flights to and from the states, the lower 48, the ...

  Step three - take more walks. Not sure I need to expound much on this step. Walking is good for your heart, your muscles, your emotional w...

  Spring semester project one titled - At the Cliffs Edge. Practicing bravery. Showing up. Being seen. Happy end of the work week everyone. ...

Hello and welcome to our annual toast to a great man! That's right, today is Hershey Bar day! Today we take a time out and reach however...

When it comes to being trendy I am normally not the first in line. So it is no surprise that I have finally picked a word to define my new o...

  The law of attraction can be found amidst subtraction. Attract more open space for new ideas by subtracting excess thoughts from your mind...

  Step two - get more sleep. If you are only sleeping for six or seven hours per night, add another hour. Quality and quantity of sleep have...

Step one - remove all the sweets from your house. All the ice cream, cakes, and cookies. Remove all the chocolate bits and bars. Yes ALL the...

  Joy is found hidden in plain sight. When you give yourself permission to slow down, walk a little gentler, you will be rewarded. Be ever ...

Earlier this week a Chinook wind blew into Anchor-town, and along with it rain, both of which have started to melt the fresh fluffy snow tha...

The day passed fairly quickly if you mark the daylight hours as a day. Sunrise to sunset occurred today without much fanfare, the cloudy sk...

  Greetings to our dear friends and family Lord love a duck, it has been an extraordinary year. Bizarre, novel, and uniquely barbed. One f...

It's a blustery morning. Snow flurries flitter between the branches of the spruce trees, and gray skies obscure the view out my window. ...

  It is finals week here at the University of Alaska Anchorage and I have just finished my last project for this semesters watercolor class....

Winter settles into your bones gripping your very essence with its icy claws. Ol' Man Winter knows just which strings to pull to bring y...

  Act only on the awareness of the situation. Do not jump to judgement or add to the narrative. Take in the facts. Take a deep breath, and c...

​Sometimes being strong means having the strength to know you need help. And to stand up and ask. ...