” People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.” – Edmund Burke- journal entry: Today I made a simple family tree. The pretty paper caught my eye. I said to myself “there is a family tree in there”. I cut apart a jeweled swirl …
” Tomorrow, tomorrow, there’s always tomorrow It’s only a day away. -Annie- journal entry: I can only imagine a time when people didn’t worry about a calendar. Farmers planted and harvested according to an almanac and often wrote down a thing or two that they needed to remember. They didn’t …
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s eyes there are few.” -Suzuki- journal entry: What a weakness I have for labels. I love address labels, fabric labels, gift labels, book labels, labels for files, labels for closets, labels for drawers, labels for the playroom, labels …
“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” -Alice in Wonderland- journal entry: Most family portraits today are the same. Fifty people with the same shirts, arranged by the photographer so that they look like a choir. Not this portrait. I thought it would be fun to make …
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: That is how I feel about my special room. It isn’t big but it isn’t small. It is full of color, texture, fabric, paper, glue, …
“Ideas won’t keep: something must be done about them.” -Alfred Whitehead- journal entry: I have granddaughters who are just learning to cook. Their first pick is the recipe with 25 ingredients and 17 steps. One is going to be a Chef when she grows up. Okay. Good. Time …
