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Current ArticlesThis feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article.  Shelley Noble is an extraordinary mixed-media artist whose work feels as if it has been pulled straight out of a folktale. She creates handmade pieces that blend natural materials, hand-crafted textures, and miniature set-building techniques in to create the spirit of Halfland. This is a Christmas ornament—one of many that Shelley has sent... Read the whole entry... »
 The crèche in Provence isn’t just a nativity scene — it’s a miniature village brought to life, with dozens or even hundreds of figurines that tell the story of the Nativity and of Provençal daily life. The word santon comes from Provençal santoun, meaning “little saint.” During the French Revolution, when church nativity... Read the whole entry... »
Around the kitchen table we gather quickly, bringing out from my studio a box of pens, books, paper, paintbrushes, paints, tape, and scissors.
Olivia sits beaming; I couldn’t be happier. We start to color and paint and talk about art—literally, what colors we should use and how Olivia dabs each painting with her little Kleenex.... Read the whole entry... »
Thanks Tom for your posts on FB. 
 Hello, my name is Marilyn and some people say I am a tea nerd.
As a young girl, I was raised by a single mom. Occasionally she would get depressed, especially about finances. There were a couple times where she suggested we take one Lipton teabag and make a pot of tea with a side of toast cut in what she called soldiers, strips of toasted... Read the whole entry... »
 We went away for the weekend—to a place we’d never been before. No familiar routines, no rhythm to predict what came next. As soon as we stepped out of our normal world, something strange happened: time stopped behaving. When you leave your comfort zone, you leave behind the invisible scaffolding that holds your days together: the daily... Read the whole entry... »
- Easter Morning
- The Feast of Light
- You are Awesome
- A Little Bit of Everything Lovely
- Carrying Steadfastness
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