The Winter Holidays always make me think of toys! I have 3 wonderful Grandsons so let the toy making commence! here is the first one---a...

Today is my eldest daughter's birthday--so in honor of her --I'm posting this page from my 2010 calendar. H...

Today is St. Brigid's Day in Ireland. As she is the patroness of cattle, dairy work, and ale, her day is also New Year's Day for...

While I was away over the recent holidaze...I had my 20,000th blog visitor !!! to honor this amazing and momentous milestone , I am sponso...

CREATIVE EVERY DAY! Last week the venerable PEACE SIGN turned 50. "First displayed on home-made banners and badges in London on Februa...

Getting ready for our annual RETURN OF THE LIGHT party on Sunday. This year we had to be content with just having the party near the actu...

As I stood in line at the PO today--waiting to mail off the last few boxes of presents--it hit me what is so stressful about December---the ...

The folks at the inspiring website SEW, MAMA, SEW ! are sponsoring a holiday blog meme about traditions and gift-giving. Gifts Do you ha...

The Holidaze are soon upon us, and so I offer this short list of precious gifts to give--which will not cost money, and mean so much more ...

The year has turned its circle, The seasons come and go. The harvest all is gathered in And chilly north winds blow. Orchards have shared th...

I live in a (small) city--surrounded by more cities---Berkeley, California. There are hills---called the Oakland hills--on the edge of our n...

Take some nice deckle-edged paper, tear it to the correct size, sew on some (previously used) holiday postage stamps ---and Presto! a nice n...

"Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of l...

This evening it is the Solstice---the day with the least daylight, and the sun has its lowest arc in the sky. Once I visited Newgrange, a be...