There is still so much to do but at least things are finally happening. Weather permitting, there will be a lot of progress made on the studio next week — I hope.

I am going away to build my studio and dwell in the not knowing for a while. I want to be strong enough to be done with the Internet today.

I have been thinking a lot about the responsibilities of storytellers. We are all storytellers. Some are better than others. Some, like me, can’t help themselves. Some believe they are above storytelling. Some use stories to connect. Others weaponize them. Stories can heal and stories can do harm. Stories can hold truths and stories can […]

Spring break holidays for all involved in my studio build have been out of synch. That means everything has paused on the studio build for a bit but work will resume soon. Soon. Soon. I’m starting to hate that word. I’m excited and anxious. I’m tired of waiting. I’m beyond ready for change. Soon isn’t […]

I have been a maker my entire life. When I was a kid, I was always making something out of leftovers from everyone else’s lives. Fabric and cardboard scraps, paper of any sort, broken things, twigs, seeds, paper clips, string from the dog food bag, paint samples from my dad’s car parts store–anything! Things are […]

Where do old windows go to die? I’d like to make them an offer to live a new life as part of my little garage studio space. My grandmother-in-law had a greenhouse behind her house, once upon a time, made entirely of old windows and doors. It was painted green and I swooned every time […]

It is interesting how some people respond to the little ghost studio house positively and others negatively. Some see potential and others want to knock it down. I’ve had both of those reactions toward it myself–but I am moody and nervous about taking on this big project on my own. I never see it the […]

I don’t want to write about the building plans just yet. Still in the planning stages. Still making some design decisions–but things are certainly moving right along! I allowed myself to daydream a little about studio names and paint colors today. I haven’t decided anything. No surprise there but I feel like I am starting […]

There is nothing exciting to post about the studio right now. I am at the planning and discussing and planning some more part of the process. I need to percolate and second guess myself a dozen times for each step –and I am not going to do that publicly. It is also raining and cold […]

I am superstitious. I don’t want to be. I try not to be–but I am. I suppose it stems from anxiety and insecurity. My locus of control is probably a little more external than I’d like to admit. I see signs everywhere and I let them guide me more often than I should. I used […]

While walking in the woods the other day I found a rabbit’s tail. I can’t stop thinking about that rabbit! I have no idea if the predator that robbed the rabbit of his fluffy tail caught the rabbit or if the rabbit hopped away while his would be captor sputtered and spit the tail out […]

I’ve been working so hard that by the time I come an at night, I’m too pooped to write anything about what’s going on with the studio plans. I just jot down progress notes in my journal and stuff receipts in an envelope. I am usually a morning writer but lately I’ve been too eager […]

The acre of little pine trees that covered the field in front of the house are finally gone. Let the meadow be a meadow again!

Here’s a Paula Meehan poem for ya because I need to get to work and can’t take time to write right now— and because I always return to this poem when it feels like winter might be ending. This is a page from my copybook. It’s an old school tablet for cursive practice. I just […]

I spent most of the day moving things around. First, I adjusted my attitude. I let naysaying folks get to me this week. I had to sit myself down and remind myself why I’m doing this work. After I started feeling better, I allowed myself to get a little mad because sometimes you just have […]