Sketchbook Sámara

The following sketches are from our trip to Costa Rica earlier this month. I brought with me a couple of small Moleskine cahier notebooks– one was my Spanish word book (where I copy all the words I know in Spanish), and the other was for sketching. I also brought along three blank postcards by Winsor […]

Tatting, knitting, etc.

I’m knitting a sweater from Big Girl Knits called “Bombshell.” It’s a top-down, raglan sleeves (possibly no seams– I have to check), with lots of shaping and short rows to accommodate chests, hips, stomachs, etc. It’s coming along nicely, but I worry it may end up being too big, or I might run out of […]

Irony: Stephanie writes for Toddler Travel site

I’ve been working on another travel writing piece, this one for ToddlerTravelGuide, and it went live today: Kennedy Space Center with Toddlers. The irony, of course, is that I don’t have a toddler, never have, and never will. Nonetheless, observant writers can, in fact, write for markets outside their realm of expertise. I will not […]

Um. You did WHAT?

LiveJournal has apparently done away with free basic accounts. Now if you want to create a free account, you have to have advertising. I am soooo not down with that anymore. It’s kind of like, the “line” beyond which I can’t really go, in all countenance. Not even discussing the non-handling of the situation (which […]

Two Moods, One Picture

We went to the Everglades yesterday. Took a lot of pictures of a lot of alligators! It was hot, but we had a good time and will probably go back at least once before our departure. Here is a lovely serene view of the Everglades. Really, a classic picture with blue skies and green trees: […]