Revelry Reverie

Here are 40 things that have helped me be who I happen to be today, on the 40th anniversary of my glorious entrance to the world! They may have limited efficacy for you, but you are most welcome to try to absorb some of this hard-won wisdom! We’ll start with the absolutely most important stuff.…

During my first call of the day I heard what I thought was a motorcycle outside (or at least a moped), but it actually turned out to be my new best friend, Giant Bee! He has been falling out of the skylights quite a bit and landed in my hair only once (I forgive him!!),…

Eleanor writes and recites poetry a lot lately, and if you’ve been following along she’s quite good. She remembers ones she writes at school and will recite them when we get home. This one she dashed off this evening. I look at you, and you wink at me. Flying high in the sky so very…

Hi Darth, hi, yep, come on in and sit down. Do you go by Darth, or Anaki… oh, it’s Lord? Vader? Ok. No, that’s fine. Is that an ancestral landholding, or … oh it’s just something Palpatine said? Ok. Yeah, haha, we don’t argue with him, huh? Haha, anyway, let’s get started. I’ve been pulling…

Grant and I are sketching the guinea pigs. He works with a complete lack of fear, with total confidence. Very free lines and a real joy. He’s written “Hurricane” and “Grant” and “Mom Ring” as one does.

I really love geometric shapes and repeating patterns that are complicated but simple (I have a hard to adequately explaining this). Arabic tiling is especially inspiring, and if you examine these ancient world tile and mosque decorations from across Africa and the Middle East, there’s this breathtaking range of beauty. Some patterns are very simple,…

I’ve got the makings of a good day off. I’m watching Pottery Throwdown, I’ve got my tea in my favorite mug, and I’ve got my lovely, cheerful blanket to keep out the chill.

My lil innovators.

We took advantage of 53 degrees and sunny and accompanied Bob to the track. We put the “track” in “distraction” 🤸

I can’t stop looking back. I have so much regret for this past year, and while there have been positives I can unequivocally state that this year has been the worst year of my life so far (and hopefully ever). It’s not like there’s even anything juicy to reveal! This is the most garden variety…