Last August, I started to do the whole Encyclopedia of Me thing. I managed to write four related posts, before it all fell apart on my. I didn’t want it to fall apart. Really I had the best of intentions. I blame the falling apart on moving. Six months later, I’m ready to put everything back together again. I consider this a new beginning for the the Encyclopedia of Me. More posts to come.

Drywall? What does drywall have to do with a craft blog? Good question. It turns out that a little dry wall work was the impetus for big changes in our lives. It all started out rather simply. Our condo had been on the market for all most 60 days. Tons of people looked at it, but nobody put in an offer. Discouragement set in. The bathroom is the most dated room in the house. We [...]

After seven years of marriage Ross and I decided that we were responsible enough to own cats. Actually the conversation on the way to work went more like this: Ross: Why don’t we have any pets? Me: I don’t know. Ross: Don’t you think that it’s odd that we don’t have a pet. Me: No Ross: Well I think we should get a cat. Two week later we adopted Cedric and Penelope. After living with us [...]

I love the color black. I like to wear it, use it my quilts, and decorate with it-in small dosages.The thing about black is a little goes a long way. I really discovered this in making quilts. A good quilt with have a wide variety of color value. Most quilts have a lot of light and medium valued fabric, but no dark valued fabric. By adding black, all values are present, and the eye can see [...]

I wasn’t going to participate in the Encyclopedia of Me meme until I read Megan’s post. She wrote about agony, a close cousin to anxiety; an emotion that controls me. A few years ago I realized that I hate feeling anxious. I can’t barely sit still to watch a suspenseful move even though I want to know how the story ends. Not only do I deal with anxiety for outside sources,  I create my own. I torment [...]