In: Navel Gazing
6 Jan 2012I have been struggling with how I wanted to do a “New Year” type post this year. There’s kind of a lot to sum up, but at the same time, it’s hard to place it all into context. Then I saw TJ’s post, inspired by Sundry‘s, and I figured the internet was nothing if not [...]
In: art|Navel Gazing
30 Jun 2011Crossposted from the Deadly Divas Everyone has their own way of expressing emotion, of managing anxiety. A year or so ago, when I was digging through reviews of various fountain pens, I stumbled across a blog called Spiritual Evolution of the Bean, by artist Stephanie Smith. She teaches the creation of mandalas as art and [...]
In: Navel Gazing
15 Jun 2011Failure. Ugly word, ugly connotations, ugly mental constructs built to avoid it. I was reading an article recently about when to stop doing something, and it kind of tweaked my brain about failure versus changing your mind. From the original article: In the past year it became increasingly clear that the Temple was not doing [...]
In: life
20 Apr 2011Since my last book update, I have finished Diet for a Dead Planet (Christopher D Cook) and The Consumer’s Guide for Effective Environmental Choices (The Union of Concerned Scientists), gotten halfway through Redwall, and read The Last Little Cat. I highly recommend Diet for a Dead Planet to anyone who wants to read about the [...]
Hi! I'm Anna.
I ramble, have too many hobbies, and post anything that strikes my fancy. On any given day, I might be knitting, sewing, working on my house, presenting a recipe or discussing something deeper. Though maybe food can be pretty deep too.
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