Part 2 of 3 in our series…As Blanche Dubois so elegantly stated in that masterpiece A streetcar named Desire, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”. Have you ever thought as you bounce around like a pinball through life, how many encounters you have with complete strangers? From the grocery clerk to the …
Gratitude challenge – friends
By Merry Mary Part 1 of 3. See if you can guess the next two challenges based on this one! Some people like to categorize their friends: short term or long term friends. Work friends, church friends, vacation friends, neighbor friends. I have one category – friend…because once you’re a friend, you are a friend for life (unless …
A tale of two projects
By Merry Mary Following the conclusion of projects, I like to conduct a post mortem assessment. A more pleasant term is retrospective or debrief…but I kind of like the ominous sound of post mortem. It’s an opportunity to identify what worked and what didn’t work so that pitfalls can possibly be avoided in the next project. It’s all …
FROG IT
By Merry Mary For the past few months I’ve been diligently crocheting a baby blanket. This was my first attempt at a larger crochet project, having ‘mastered’ baby booties, pacifier clips and scarves. I don’t know anyone pregnant or contemplating a baby, so there was zero deadline. The stitch, lemon peel, is simple – made up of alternating …