The Cade Cowl My last trip to Cades Cove, TN was filled with foggy mountains and dreary weather. It had a serene feeling, like a pause in time. The trees seemed misty and forgetful, like everything from the outside world had been forgotten. I’m not even quite sure the woods were aware that I was there. But it was a…
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A rose by any other name How often I forget to tend to my rose, yet it still gives out a sweet array of gentle blossoms for me. I have recently been taking the online photography class, Fundamentals of DSLR Photography, through Skillshare. The class goes over the differences between shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. I had put off learning…
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In my class, Book Binding Basics: Creating a Leather Watercolor Journal, I will be teaching students how to hand-bind a leather watercolor journal, using only the supplies listed below. The class itself is hosted on Skillshare, an online learning community, that I have been using for a few years now. Supplies list Some of the links I have provided in…
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Through these fields I use to walk through these fields often as a child. It was part of a farmer’s property that he had left forgotten. The man recently gave up his trade and divided his land for sale. It is difficult to watch as strangers come and place tape and make plans. How often I want to make the…
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Monarch Butterflies Every year I am visited by butterflies, and every year I am reminded of how important it is to plant a little extra for them. When summer comes and everything prickly and crawly thrives, I give up on tomatoes and vegetables and all the practical things I could grow. Instead, I plant wildflowers. And so, from my…
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