Batteries Fail, Life Goes On

My power wheelchair's first set of batteries started showing signs of failure mere months after they were given their inaugural run. Concerned, I contacted the service representative I'd been dealing with at the store through which I purchased the (remarkably expensive) chair. It took some back and forth, but she was helpful and kind and … Continue reading Batteries Fail, Life Goes On →

2025 in Review

It seems trite to begin an end-of-December post with “I can’t believe it’s the end of December,” but it’s absolutely true. December flew by, as did November, and October, and September, and the summer and spring and, shockingly, winter (February’s Great Snow Confinement being the notable exception). 2025 is indeed a blur in the rearview … Continue reading 2025 in Review →

Crawling Through the Sludge …

... on a purple power chair / o'er the curbs we go / ripping out our haaaaiiiir ... With that out of my system, I'll continue. Remember my last post, so long ago? (Sorry—a few new ones are in progress. It's slow going, though, and I was away for a week and have been frenetically … Continue reading Crawling Through the Sludge … →

Just Like Christmas

If one measures accomplishments in tangible output, as our capitalist society is wont to do, my summer and early fall weren’t incredibly fruitful. As a productivity-worshipping perfectionist whose self-worth has traditionally been based on such standards, I feel obliged to remind you that my lack of much to show for these months was by design: … Continue reading Just Like Christmas →

Birthday Suit

Having radically accepted that it'll take even longer than anticipated to get to the post on becoming an old(er) person I foolishly claimed I'd finish and publish in a timely manner (I swear I need to tattoo "underpromise, overdeliver!" on my forearm), I'm opting to procrastinate with a palate-cleansing project recap. In my own defence—not … Continue reading Birthday Suit →

On the Button

This isn't a "reflections upon turning forty" post; that'll be the subject of a longer, more thoughtful, less slapdash piece I wasn't able to finish in time for my birthday itself, which was this past Sunday. As always, I had the best of intentions to have something polished and ready to go, but I was … Continue reading On the Button →

Toile-ing Away

Now that I'm feeling more confident in my skill set and and am more sure of myself in general—there's a bidirectional, synergistic relationship there that I've come to appreciate and will write about some other time—I'm taking the initial steps towards truly practising what I've been preaching for ages but have only half-managed to actually … Continue reading Toile-ing Away →

From Linen to Wool

I recently realized that I now associate seasons with sewing projects more than with the weather (although the two are, of course, intrinsically linked). It takes time to plan and execute a seasonal wardrobe, so my brain is usually a month or two ahead: the official start of summer, for example, was when I sewed … Continue reading From Linen to Wool →

Back to Reality (and My Sewing Machine)

My husband and I got home last Tuesday after a very full, very satisfying vacation. We covered a ton of figurative and literal ground in our ten days on Prince Edward Island: quality time with family on both his side and mine; visits to beaches, towns, and what pass, in that tiny province, as cities; … Continue reading Back to Reality (and My Sewing Machine) →

On the Fly

A quick post, completely unrelated to sewing so I won’t even try to make a connection, while I wait for a flight. This’ll be my fourth major trip in a twelve-month span after a many-years drought during which the idea I’d ever again leave the hospital, let alone the city, seemed laughable. Yet here I … Continue reading On the Fly →