Hello, my name is Jacquelyn and I am an Olympic level procrastinator. And of all the holidays, Halloween is the jewel in my procrastination crown - which is how I got myself into the position of making my 4 year old daughter's Halloween costume in less than 48 hours. About three weeks ago, after determining… Continue reading The Eleventh Hour is My Domain
Raising Monarchs
It started out innocent enough… I was trying to convince my partner that the tall, thin-leafed plants cropping up all over our front garden were milkweeds, not just weeds (he wasn’t buying it) when lo and behold! A monarch butterfly comes fluttering down to one of the milkweeds and proceeds butt-kiss the leaves. Pooping? Laying… Continue reading Raising Monarchs
Kittens and the Loom: A Cautionary Tale
I received a Gallinger loom as a gift from a dear friend and teacher. My mom and I assembled it in my attic, with help from a close friend’s engineer father (let’s be real, he probably undid everything we put together and reassembled it better). No instructions, but can’t be that hard to put together,… Continue reading Kittens and the Loom: A Cautionary Tale
That Creative Place 