I love my blue guitar and my tenor ukulele. Do you have hobbies in your life that lift your spirits? I think hobbies are an essential part of a Happily-Ever-After career.

This page is a collection of writing about some of the things that I spend time smiling about, like my blue guitar, my yellow-and-white 1973 Beetle and--yes--even things that don't have a colour attached to them.

Gear Girl

Travelling the Light Fantastic (with Limoncello)
Not a Sheet of Plywood in Sight
Commitment Issues
The Healing Power of Vintage Love
My Pot of Gold

Crafty Things

Feeling the Felt
A Room with a View
In Which I Talk British Like Dick van Dyke
Faking It

Handicapabilities

6 Great and Not-so-Great Things about Being a Fainter
Are You the Gardener or the Flower?
A Momentary Truce

Languages, Books, & Words

A Beginner's Guide to the Good German Words
My Girl Crush on Nancy Drew
Pinky Swears and Vintage Texting

Glamping/Camping/Bolers

Missing (and Kissing) My Babies
Vintage Camping with Superheroes
How to (Shoop, Shoop) Clean Out the Cupboards