An important internal journey is reflected all around us in nature each winter. Here in the Hudson Valley and Northeast, the trees may seem nearly lifeless, the landscape sullen, but within all that, quiet and important movements are indeed happening.
Read MoreThis morning I called Esther again, the woman who gifted Circle her old spinning wheel, some mohair from her goats, and other fibers and yarns.
Read MoreIt’s November 4th as I write this, the day after Election Day 2020, and wherever your politics lie, the future of the United States feels held in a precarious balance.
Read More“I’ve witnessed extraordinary resourcefulness and a global movement of mostly women to respond and help through mask making, coming together through sewing...all those stitches making a blanket of love across the earth, one mask at a time. Thanks to the internet, women have been sharing innovations, new designs and materials, and helping to build an efficient effort to gather materials of distribution that was akin to the effort during World War 2.
Read MoreLast spring, the founders of Circle Creative Collective gathered to do a craft project to prepare us for our first public event
Read MoreOn an overcast Sunday in August, if you had beelined away from where the mighty Hudson kissed a sandy beach full of sunbathers, while children played, and swimmers ogled the show of cowboy jet skiers chopping and dashing at harsh angles on the water, you would have discovered a quieter world emerge.
Read MoreCuriosity, kids, and arriving someplace with an open heart-- these things I know plenty about though, so I was happy when Mary Jane (also known as MJ) and Melissa, my cohorts in Circle, had proposed this endeavor.
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