Oh joy! What a delightful surprise to come home to a package in the mail with my first ever published cover art. If you don’t mind my saying so, it looks great and I am really excited to read it. As the back reads, “This book is essential reading for pre-service teachers, classroom teachers, and [...] Continue Reading »
things around the house that make me merry
0the table debate continues
3It’s too high, isn’t it buddy? Yes. I got it down to 44 1/8″ and asked Ashley if she could live with an eighth of an inch. She said yes. But I said it’s still too high? And she said yes. There had been some previous confusion when I’d called her from the store. She [...] Continue Reading »
listening
8things I thought about writing: on being alone whatever the funk this season is what Sarah Kay is teaching me failing. accepting this and what to do next 5 months old. he’s that old and that beautiful. almost my birthday and so sweet things to be grateful for but, I think it may be time [...] Continue Reading »
things i’ve been working on
2[ from ashley ]
our hipster tourist guide of knoxville
4Hi, I’m an artist from Vancouver Canada, and I will be visiting Knoxville in May. I was looking up arts and culture in Knoxville when I stumbled upon your bog. I am wondering if you could do a post on a hipster tourist guide for Knoxville, as I am hoping to see indie art and [...] Continue Reading »
yes this is real
0I talked to a man about a dishwasher on Craigslist this afternoon and made a dash out to Seymour to check it out, but that’s beside the point and maybe a different story altogether. The Henley Bridge is out, as all Knoxvillians know, and going to South Knoxville is something you have to be intentional [...] Continue Reading »
it’s time for ‘best google search engine terms’
8i always feel like a traveler, going somewhere, toward some destination. (is that a quote? I almost want to google it) grace tri flex (this is a new synthetic roofing underlayment. spider man paper) babies with fiestaware hipsters and the economy (really ‘anything + hipster’ is how people find us) hipster fatherhood dragline winter [...] Continue Reading »
sea haze with cape storm
2I heard on a podcast (On Being again, this time an interview with a neuropsychologist Rex Jung) that creativity is the ability to let the knowledge in your brain mingle. Hmmmm. In other, On Being news, I’ve been encouraged to start back on a meditation practice. During my meditation time I’ve been working toward becoming [...] Continue Reading »
help, I need a duffel for my backpacks and tools to build my toolshed
6Ashley: I’m thinking about storage problems and solutions. We need to identify problem areas and make a plan to address them. The entryway, music area, tools, linens, food. Levon: Well what first? Ashley: I think the music area and tools. Levon: What if we just address this area right here (motioning a halo over his [...] Continue Reading »
The Mason Jar “Something for Everyone” indoor sale
14This week we are having a BIG BIG BIG sale. SALE!!! We’re calling it the “Something for Everyone Sale” because that’s what it is. Tools, WW II memorabilia, knives, camping gear, ladies clothes, home repair and building materials, guitars, furniture, fiesta ware, dishes, artwork, and collectibles. Also BABY stuff. And original charcoal artwork by Levon [...] Continue Reading »