Friendship
Mid-Winter Blossoms
A lovely poem on friends and friendship. Dietrich Bonhoeffer called this the roses red and lilies white of life. For friends are the flowers that bloom in the gardens of our lives.
February 11, 2023
Hope and Encouragement
A Thread of Hope
Reflections on the presence of hope and the promise of spring, during the cold and dark of winter. Symbolizes that a thread of hope can also be found within our own personal lives, no matter what the circumstance. God’s Presence remains with us – regardless.
January 30, 2023
Quilt Corner Tales
Arbroath Abbey: Quilting a Declaration
A Quilt Corner Tale… the story behind the design and stitching of a quilt depicting the South Transept of Arbroath Abbey. In tribute… and to honor… the famous Declaration of Arbroath. This recognized Scotland as an independent nation and Robert the Bruce as her lawful king.
January 18, 2023
Seasons of Nature
Resolutions: A Season to Lie Fallow
A reflection on the need to ‘lie fallow’ after a busy Holiday Season… or following a hectic schedule. Providing rest and refreshment for both the soul, as well as the body. In the long run, it allows us to be more productive… and we are the better and healthier for it!
January 6, 2023
Holiday Celebrations
The Light of Bethlehem
A poem on the Star of Bethlehem; how its light shines upon us at this holy time of year. God’s enduring and comforting Presence is always with us – be it a bright star in the sky… or the flickering flame on a Menorah. He walks it with us regardless.
December 23, 2022
Quilt Corner Tales
Madonna and Child… Variations on a Theme
A Quilt Corner Tale… the story of how a simple design can bloom and blossom with just a change of color. The Madonna and Child – one design presented in varying shades of fabric gives three different quilts. Offering a whole new way of imaging the traditional!
December 10, 2022
Giving Thanks
Holidays… or Holy Days?
A meditation on how the Holidays as we know and celebrate them, were once considered Holy Days. The importance of tuning out the commercial ideal; and discovering for ourselves what this time of thanks and joy mean for us as individuals.
November 19, 2022
Celtic Wisdom
In Remembrance… Samhuinn
Remembering those friends and family now passed. And so… we celebrate All Saint’s Day and the Celtic Samhuinn. For one short space of time they walk with us yet again – in memory. Thoughts of their loving presence lighten our hearts as the year darkens into winter… and there is comfort to be had in this.
October 29, 2022
Wisdom and Insights
Considering… Arbroath
Sharing the artist’s reasoning for making a quilt of the ancient historical Abbey at Arbroath. How does a quilter choose a topic and design? And why this particular one? Read on to find out the answers.
October 17, 2022
Seasons of Nature
The Master Weaver
Take the ‘best of here and now’, wrote poet J.G. Whittier. Reflecting how our lives are like a tapestry. The changing seasons weaving a a colorful design, showing the pattern of our lives for all to see and share.
October 3, 2022
Celtic Wisdom
A Gift from the Equinox of Autumn
Wordsworth wrote, “The world is too much with us.” As Autumn with its colorful foliage dots the landscape, we are reminded that it’s okay to take a step back from the hectic pace of life, the better to refresh our hearts and souls.
September 18, 2022
Quilt Corner Tales
Lindisfarne: The Art of Celtic Illumination
A Quilt Corner Tale… the story behind the design and stitching of the Four Evangelists. Based on the illuminated Celtic manuscript of the Lindisfarne Gospels. Follow along, step-by-step as the artist takes you behind the how, and reasoning behind the making of this striking and unusual quilt.
September 6, 2022
Ever Wish Life Came with a
"How-to-Manual?"
Join the journey as I write my own
“How-to”
Sharing random thoughts and musings on spirituality, faith and friendship…
the questions of life, the challenges… and yes, even the frustrations…
sprinkled with a dash of hope
and encouragement.
Words and quilts express it best
filling my journal with colour.
So… how do you ‘muse your life?