Laura’s Notes from the Handbasket
Daily Handbasket: You Want to Be a Writer, But Can You Be the Boss of You?
Being a full-time writer sounds like a dream job, doesn’t it? No schedule, only a deadline or two. You get to be your own boss, make your own plans. The ideas flow, one right after the other. If they don’t come, you can take a hike, or read all day. What could be better? …Read More
Daily Handbasket: Nina, Sylvie, Beethoven, and Videos!
I took my SLR camera to St. Louis with me on Saturday, but kept forgetting it in the car. Mostly I wish I’d had it to take better photos of my nieces and nephews. All the cousins (save my daughter, who’s up east working) were gathered, ages 17 to 20, and participated in an escape …Read More
Daily Handbasket: Long Before Writing There was Embroidery
I love the needle arts. Well, perhaps with the exception of machine sewing/embroidery. Sometime I’ll tell you about the machine sewing class I took when I was 18. Needless to say, it was not a success. I’m more of a hand arts person. My grandmother once had a sewing machine, I believe, but I never …Read More
