I tried to capture the pure awesomeness of my new vintage black spring coat to share with you. I love the cut, the style…especially the buckles. I ran up and down these stairs for nearly 10 minutes trying to capture the magic–no go. ps. did … Read More →
Category Archives: thrifting
more at the bay sale
The Bay garage sale is crazy! Today, I picked up a giant eraser (about 3 feet tall!) and 13 costumes. The costumes are really just display table covers, but they have elastics at both ends and will make excellent snake costumes. Julia got a sparkle … Read More →
Thrift-a-rama!
Between weekend reading, I have been thrifting pretty hard. It started yesterday at the MCC sale, where I snagged: (sorry it is a list and not pictures, the camera needs charging) - a lovely purple plant (i think it is a purple passion plant) - … Read More →
Mother's Day
I woke to snuggles and soft urgings to open my presents. (Julia did not believe me when I said sleep was a gift). She presented me with a hand-drawn portrait of me, in a hand glued frame consisting of twigs, flowers, twine and shells. Dave … Read More →
Mrs. Twigg gets a new suitcase!
So…over the past year I have played the role of Mrs. Twigg and even taught a class called, “Mrs. Twigg’s Surprising Suticase” and I’ve never had a proper suitcase. Until now…. Ta-da! At the theatre I had a great old train trunk that could hold … Read More →
Exploring fire/vandalism through drama
The most amazing teaching experience I ever had was teaching a group of youth that I was initially scared to work with. I was scared because I kept hearing reports about serious gang issues and violence coming out of this area. I was scared for … Read More →