anlina on July 22nd, 2010

As weeks go, this has been a very, very unpleasant one.  I had to force myself in the studio this evening and was literally counting beads to attempt to redirect my thoughts.  I switched the ipod over to playing all of my Train CD’s and after a few songs and a good deal of beading, [...]

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anlina on July 4th, 2010

I started my day with a lovely story on NPR about the origin of the Independence Day holiday in the US.  It seems that we gained our independence on the 2nd of July, but it wasn’t publicized in the news until the 4th.  In the age of the 24-hour news cycle, it’s interesting to note [...]

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