Patina & Purl

For you, there may be no significance to purple hats. They're just an item, an accessory. A cute bauble slumped on the hat-display at yo...

via tumblr Writing allows for catharsis. It gives us an opportunity to stand apart, to inspect our experiences and moments from an ob...

When I was about 7 years old, my grandfather passed away. At the time, I didn't really understand what that meant. He "passed a...

source Today- I want to talk about  great grandmothers + quilts.   Unlike many, I had the privilege of getting to know my great-grand...

Waves of heat tumbled over the pastures, turning the summer grass's bright shoots to prickled dry stalks that  would angrily poke my ...

image source Here's a sampling of a creative nonfiction essay I'm currently working on. This is a glimpse of the first rough dr...