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Shimmying body issues away

Last May, I decided to get back into a fitness routine and walked into a studio that enriched my life. I had seen Hip Circle Studio’s demonstrations during various Custer Street Fairs since 2010, but didn’t take a class until the end of May. Located a few blocks away, there was no excuse of a […]

Women Out Walking

“You’ve got to find something that makes you happy to keep you moving.” ~ Malik of Hip Circle Studio In mid-March, the City of Evanston launched Women Out Walking for the 8th year in a row. The 12-week program encourages women to become more physically active and lead healthier lifestyles. Every week women are asked […]

Establishing a fitness routine

In May I joined Hip Circle Studio to develop more of a fitness routine. Because winter was so long and my social life had me attending numerous potlucks and barbecues my summer clothes remained snugger than last year and I knew I wasn’t naturally walking and stairmastering  the winter padding off like I had in […]

Trunk Show Tagging

This week I am busy tagging my pieces for the Aurora Rose Trunk Show on Saturday. Originally I printed tags because I had to tag hundreds of pieces, but now it is more convenient to handwrite them on pre-punched jewelry tags. Branding is a constant evolution, especially when different boutiques and shows have different tagging […]

June Outings

June marked its arrival with numerous outings. It truly is summer when your social calendar fills up. My friends and I dined at Nightwood one lovely evening and savored every bite. Then we saw Redmoon’s Spring Spectacle: Bellboys, Bears and Baggage and were transported to a magical world of vignettes with hidden meanings and thought […]

Creating an in-home gallery (Part 2)

“I believe that if you love everything you are consuming/purchasing/ collecting/surrounding yourself with, it will all go together. I suppose that’s the idea behind eclectic style, that if you love it, it matches.” ~ Megan Hunt, It matches if you love it Since 2008 my home has undergone a few small improvements, but my library […]

Chillin’ and Grillin’

Some scenes from my Fourth of July Weekend: Chilling in the park.   Wandering around on Independence Day. Discovering the City has reconfigured rocks to make sitting on them less inviting. This used to be a large slab you could picnic on, but no more, it now seats one. Finding a sitting spot anyway (shhh, […]

New pendants

I’m preparing for the Custer Street Fair, my first big fair booth ever. I’ll be sharing a tent with the talented Jason McPhillips, who will have his wonderful paintings on hand. It is quite the expansion from the tray-sized pop-ups I’ve been doing, and also my first outdoor show. Since the pendants will get hot […]

My favorite local theater

On Saturday I saw Piccolo Theatre’s Comedy of Errors. I’ve seen plays by this ensemble since Lust, Lies and Marriage in early 2008 and always enjoy their comedy, especially with the previews the ensemble blogs about. My favorite play might be Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry, and my favorite adaptation was the psychedelic 70s […]

Butterfly visit

If you’ve perused my creations and seen my photographs, you know I have an affinity for butterflies. During my Custer Street Fair visit I was given a free pass to the Nature Museum for helping out with a survey. Coming up on its expiration day, I finally made the short trip on Monday. I love the […]

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