Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver.

Every day, into the breach. I Love Orange, my crafty friend. My hope chest of projects. A vardo for the backyard.

Mundane musings from a collector of the quotidian. Despite the two feet of snow we received last week, our day lilies are sprouting, and both snowdrops and scilla are blooming if you know where to look.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Most people just think bitters are for fancy craft cocktails or your aunts Old Fashioned, but I find bitters to be a refreshing and aromatic addition to sparkling water. Products and taxed as such. The best thing is, you dont need to buy the super expensive fancy bitters; you can make them yourself! The recipe called for miso paste and half an egg - I had to make these cookies! And thats when I saw the recipe for Miso Cookies.

It makes you more authoritative, and makes the world a better place. My morning was derailed by three separate articles that really struck a nerve.

Ooops, I tried to edit last post but again - I am rusty! The download used in the transparency and background of MAKE STUFF is by Kristina Contes. Studio Friday - Desert Island! .

Dogs, donkeys, a goat and life on our farm. Posted by Morning Bray under Dogs. We adopted Vivien on December 5. When I saw her photo on the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA. Website, it was love at first sight. Her name then was Pretty Girl, and I was smitten. She came to Charlottesville through the Best Friends Animal Society from a shelter in Houston established for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Stonehaven Farm - Shetland Sheep and Wool. Stonehaven Farm is home to our flock of Shetland sheep, their guard llamas, and the Border Collies who help us every day. We are located in beautiful Pine Valley, which lies at the foot of the majestic Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon. We offer only our loveliest Shetland fleeces to handspinners, and we try to have roving in all the Shetland colors for sal.

The brain is sooooo cool! Explanations of how the brain does what it does. Farewell to a friend and centenarian. Yesterday, a good friend died at the ripe age of 102 years, 3 months, and a couple of days. I met Caryl through my spouse, Gisèle, more than 20 years ago. Caryl was a total live wire, funny and unexpected, interesting and opinionated. A tale of two Nobel Laureates.