On our recent trip to Acadia, I wanted a souvenir.  Not one that would be ordinary though.  One that I could use, something functional.  I found a hand-bound leather journal and my expectations soared. It is...

In my New Year’s Day post I mentioned that part of my stunning failure to complete the Journal 52 prompts through last year was choosing an art journal that was way too big and overwhelming.  I sometimes...

The initial step for the project, in my mind anyway, is to create the face.  The lore of the Necronomicon is that it is bound and written on human skin, so clearly that is out.  Next best thing, DIY paper...

Tsathoggua is one of the Old Ones, and though he wasn’t a creation of H.P. Lovecraft, he was first seen in print in one of Lovecraft’s stories, The Whisperer in the Darkness, with a nod to the...

Every year, like clockwork, I end up battling beetles.  They are the literal scourge of my weeping pussy willow and cherry trees as well as my beautiful roses.  I tend to blame the former occupants of our home...

Good Morning! Every day is a little brighter with Butter Coffee!  At this point, you might be wondering what I’m on about…well, I drink butter in my coffee, for my health.  I know, bizarre string...

The newest beautification to my life comes in the form of a gratin dish.  I know, bizarre. Every year we host Thanksgiving dinner and every year I make an Onion Gratin.  It is a rich and beautiful dish, but...

This is the second part of a two-part series on our Hudson Valley Overnight, so head back and start at Part 1, we’ll be here when you’re ready! The Dover Stone Church Back on the road, we arrived...