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Personal Restoration Renovation and Conservation· Soul Mending Society· The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts· Uncategorized

Schwa Happens

Schwa Happens What is schwa you ask? Well....I'll tell you. A schwa is an empty vowel in an unaccented syllable within a word. Huh? Ok...ummmm...lemme try again. A schwa is a vowel that doesn't make the sound it is expected to inside a word. This makes the words they are included in both hard to sound out and hard to spell....especially for those just learning, or struggling, to read and write. Here is a simple example: Alive The A makes the "uh" sound not a ... View the Post

Personal Restoration Renovation and Conservation· The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

Beneath the Emptiness

Beneath the Emptiness The night before last I was driving to a Board of Directors Meeting, listening to a book, when I heard D. Shefali Tsabary say, “Just beneath emptiness is the vast expanse of their spirit.”  Just beneath the emptiness.... As I heard this I felt empty. Hollowed out actually. And so very, very tired. As I said, I was on my way to a meeting...what I didn't say was that I was driving my husbands truck, because my car is in the shop after dying in the ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

The Art of Homemaking: This is the Greatest Show

The Art of Homemaking: This is the Greatest Show Three weeks ago today Simon graduated from high school. Three weeks and 28 years ago today I graduated from high school. At that time I would have never guessed the paths I would take and where life would lead me. And I certainly wouldn't have guessed that 28 years later I would be standing in the exact same place taking selfies with my son. A few days before Simon's graduation I attended Ruth's graduation....Ruth is ... View the Post

Quilt· Quilting· Quilts· Thoughts

A Bento Box Quilt from the Past

A Bento Box Quilt from the Past It seems that I have made so many quilts for my grandparents that I have forgotten about some of them...and so...recently, as they are being returned to me, it feels as though I am being reacquainted with my old friends. And today I get to share another one of my old, almost forgotten friends. It was one of the first dozen or so quilts that I ever completed from start to finish....and I was so proud of it that I couldn't wait to give it to my ... View the Post