Whether building websites or making artwork, it always amazes me what can inspire greatness. The colors of a piece of fabric can suddenly lead to a modern looking website, the eyes of a thrift store find can solve how to fashion eyes for your latest creation, or maybe you see something and think – hmm, [...]

There’s a somewhat new craft related website called Ravelry. According to their homepage, it looks to be a great resource to: organize – “organize your projects, stash, needles, and more” share – “Show off you work. Share your ideas and techniques.” discover – “Find new designs & yarns. Make friends. Try new things.” All of [...]

The war to end all wars. If only those strong words uttered at the end of World War I had been true. It is perhaps on Veteran’s Day more so than any other day of the year that we as a family shed our tears for our beloved veteran. His service came during World War [...]

It’s so very tempting. Drop that link, stuff a signature, or spam people’s blogs. But, when does something migrate from promotion to shameless plug and should we even worry about if it does? First let me define how I see the terms promotion and shameless plug as variations on a theme. To me, promotion is [...]

As you may or may not know, my main business is as a writer. Much of my business has come from people I have met online through forums and from folks who simply found my business website and liked what they saw. A number of my customers speak English as a second or even third [...]

When it comes to most things in life, it’s the children who often can quickly get to the heart of the matter. They are still too young and innocent to worry about political correctness, ego, or sometimes even being polite. With their bottom lip stuck out in a pout, children will often say in response [...]