For the I don’t know how many-eth time, I was going to finish rewiring the trailer today. I think I have a sound strategy now, and I bought a continuity tester for the 12v trailer wiring. All the wire is run. But I still need somebody to hit the breaks, and somebody to stand behind [...] Continue Reading »
trailer lights, big plans, big news
5lenten journey for perfection and success (the very easy way)
4If you have begun a lenten journey this year, good speed to you. Maybe you gave up white chocolate. Maybe you gave up being mean to your husband. I gave up changing diapers, and began a one hour evening devotion to poetry and arpeggios. A big ha. Let me re-begin, the coffee isn’t yet working. [...] Continue Reading »
letter to a friend : advice rant on parenting
7as for advice…. me o my. My heart is full for new mothers. My experience of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and now this first year of motherhood has been more than I can effectively put into words. It has changed absolutely everything. Certainly for the better, though there have been lots of growing pains. It [...] Continue Reading »
installment memoir part 1
2This could get me in trouble, but I’m going to start posting chunks of a memoir. I’ve been asked what it’s about and I don’t know what to say. Very loosely it is about songwriting. But it would be hard to write about the method and not the purpose. You’ll see that I’m not really [...] Continue Reading »
the life of this blog, the fellini kroger renovation, and the secret to business, and keeping it artsy with age
4I’m struggling with how to keep this blog exciting. The No Room for Hipsters thing has been going on nearly four years now. I don’t even know where the hipsters are anymore, or what they are doing. I think, actually, I can only name two of them. I used to watch our blog stats everyday. [...] Continue Reading »
Oklahoma house day 1
0The old painters didn’t even finish. This house is more comprehensive than a paint job. The porch is sagging, the columns don’t match, the porch ceiling and floor are rotted and the entire end of the porch has to be rebuilt. Plus new gutters, plenty of new siding, repairing old siding everywhere, and patches to [...] Continue Reading »
trading glass in the bass pro parking lot
3I did some camera swapping this weekend in the Bass Pro parking at the Sevierville exit. The deal: I downgraded cameras (D3100) to an older D80, but came away with a hot shoe flash and two lenses for a few extra bucks. A Tokina 12-24 wide angle and a Nikon 10.5 2.8 fisheye. The wide [...] Continue Reading »
gettin folks together
2“Everything about color has to do with relationships, and the questions you need to ask in order to understand color are all about relationships.” –Betty Edwards, Color I am able to devote only a small slice of daily time to paint, but I am finding other ways to consider color in this infant-rearing season. For [...] Continue Reading »
16 weeks of parenting
4And boy have I learned a lot. I know how to fold and fasten a cloth diaper, how to swaddle up a youngun, install a carseat, and how to nurse while lying down. Sixteen weeks ago I had no idea just how perfunctory these things are. For me, parenting is a giant stretch toward being [...] Continue Reading »
five beauty must-haves and how to be a good parent
4Take a stoll over to Modern Ink today. I’m oh so very glad to be featured in their “Polished” interview. Speaking of trends and advice: Having a baby invites a dust storm of shoulds, should nots, and robust opinions. This being my first rodeo, I’m pretty receptive but when the counsel is so often contradictory [...] Continue Reading »