My Dogged Hope in these scary times

By nature I'm an optimist and I  believe we'll get through the current crisis. However that belief gets shattered on a daily basis and I start to panic. This usually happens when I'm tired or accidentally hear a news report. I've learned that if I don't listen to any news, not even NPR, I don't…Read more My Dogged Hope in these scary times

I’ve been a little “octopied” getting ready for the holidays…

I was asked recently if I could make ornaments of someone's family members. Hmmm, I'd only ever made  animals, but people? If nothing else, it was a good challenge.  So, I did my best and here's what happened...   I've been getting more and more requests for custom-made ornaments. Here are a few...    …Read more I’ve been a little “octopied” getting ready for the holidays…