By Tara, on November 5th, 2009% Each season I make a little list of the pleasures I want to soak in. I call them manifestos, but they’re really just love letters to the season. These seasonal lists are my own little things-to-do-before-the-moment-passes.
First up, let me just confess: I love the word “Autumn”. As a child I met an older girl, with long auburn hair, named Autumn and she seemed the very epitome of the season. For that reason, I love to call it “Autumn”, not “Fall”. “Fall” sounds vaguely ominous while “Autumn” is full of colorful leaves & toasted marshmallows & pumpkin pie.
Now that I have that mini-rant out of my system, it’s time to bask in the wonders of Autumn.
This week, I am determined to:
Find a baking pumpkin and make some pumpkin puree (this is a great tutorial) Bake my favorite fall breakfast snack, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread (I substitute fresh-ground . . . → Read More: Autumn Manifesto
By Tara, on August 13th, 2009%
Each season I make a little list of the pleasures I want to soak in. I call them manifestos, but they’re really just love letters to the season. These seasonal lists are my own little things-to-do-before-the-moment-passes. I hope to keep listing these, every Thursday, as a reminder to soak it in over the weekend (and as a mid-week cheer-up).
After 2 weeks of endless travel (in order: plane, bus(ses), train(s), car, trolley, truck, plane(s)), I am so grateful to have amazing friends and family to visit and a snuggly family to come home to.
This coming week I want to stick close to home and enjoy all the local treasures:
Photographing my new shawl (pictured at the top of the post) and listing it as my first pattern for sale! Local library. I LOVE my library and have a summer reading list a mile long (you can keep up . . . → Read More: Summer Manifesto – Glad to Be Home Edition
By Tara, on July 30th, 2009% Each season I make a little list of the pleasures I want to soak in. I call them manifestos, but they’re really just love letters to the season. These seasonal lists are my own little things-to-do-before-the-moment-passes. I hope to keep listing these, every Thursday, as a reminder to soak it in over the weekend (and as a mid-week cheer-up).
This next week is going to be packed with summery travely adventury goodness.
I want fully enjoy (and document with lots of photos):
Travelling by train, plane and Seattle’s great bus system (all with my new wheel). Staying with my college roomates, Having lunch (and running errands – she’s so sweet!) with Eileen. Selling yarn, meeting knitters and having a great time at Urban Craft Uprising. Exploring Portland and hitting every donut, coffee, and yarn stores I can. Having dinner at Cairene’s with a bunch of lovely fellow small-biz owners/friends. Going . . . → Read More: Summer Manifesto – West Coast Edition
By Tara, on July 9th, 2009% Each season I make a little list of the pleasures I want to soak in. I call them manifestos, but they’re really just love letters to the season. These seasonal lists are my own little things-to-do-before-the-moment-passes. I hope to keep listing these, every Thursday, as a reminder to soak it in over the weekend (and as a mid-week cheer-up).
This last week has been hectic with moving and quitting my job and starting a whole new life. This week I’m looking foward to soaking in the summer and settling into my new house and new job. I’m especially excited to:
Find some tasty veggies at the Jonesborough Farmer’s Market. Be inspired to whip up some recipes with all that local food. Spin on the porch. Meet lots of local artists at The Big Crafty. Find the right furniture for my new fiber studio at thrift stores and garage sales.
How . . . → Read More: Summer Manifesto #2
By Tara, on June 11th, 2009% A love letter to the season . . . → Read More: Summer Manifesto
By Tara, on May 21st, 2009% These are a few of my favorite (Spring) things! . . . → Read More: Spring Manifesto
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