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Winter colors
We had a big wind storm yesterday and this morning when I went to remove fallen branches and cedar debris from the driveway, I remembered a video of someone making color from pinecones. We have an abundance of cedar cones always blowing down on the driveway. Free color! I did a little test with some…
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Project 2025 Bingo – pregame
We are just about two weeks from Day 1 of this bingo. I’ve been trying to keep track of the topics on the card and to be honest, it’s already a challenge. It should get easier when the 100 days begin since there will be news about what’s happened, rather than speculation. But using speculation…
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Remembering Philo
I didn’t expect this would hit me so hard. I met Philo Hagen only twice in person. I couldn’t call him a friend, but my life between 2008 and 2018 was shaped his influence and our online collaborations. I left my “hooping era” years ago, and so did he, but now he is gone from…
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Ending Notes
Am I obsessed with death? Perhaps. Any of my friends will tell you that I am deeply aware of the passage of time whether it’s mere moments or long ago futures. I am always thinking ahead and looking back. Planning and remembering. That’s who I am. I can’t help it. One of my goals this…
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Camera Roll
Looking at the world around me and finding interest in the mundane. Let’s start with cats. They are always interesting. The weather is cooling down so they are seeking warm places and changing their daily routines Nature continues to provide beautiful moments. I have played in my studio lots this month. For every project I…
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Project 2025 Bingo
I can’t help myself. I have to dig into everything and make it more understandable and fun, when possible. So this morning, I set down some of the key initiatives in Project 2025 and turned them into a bingo card. I’m not sure how to win this game, but I will play along by printing…
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Meditation mind(s)
My mind is a whirlwind, even when I calm it. This morning in Satoyama Yoga we sat in silent meditation. We do this every month on the 2nd Sunday and at this point the regular members of my class have been introduced to dozens of ways to practice. Today after stretching our bodies, we each…
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Bucket List
For the last couple of months, New Crone’s Complete It Club has focused on prioritising life’s work and legacy goals – and moving them towards completion. Important stuff, but heavy. Let’s take a break this month for some of the dreamy, frivolous, and indulgent things you want to do. Wishes like that go on a…
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Alcohol Color Extraction
A couple weeks ago I took an online course, Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks, that demonstrated a range of color extraction methods. Up until now, I had only worked with simmering and hot-steeping (the tea method) to get color. I got a beautiful dye from globe amaranth using my mortar and pestle. It was…
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30 Days of Progress
Dear Complete-It Club members, The crisp air of autumn is still months away here in Japan, but it’s rice harvesting season and there are pumpkins at the farmer’s markets. I’ve seen Halloween decorations at Daiso. So let’s harness this seasonal shift to breathe fresh life into our projects. I’m excited to announce our September theme:…
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