Too many forks and not enough spoons
CW: death, grief, widowhood, mental health Dear Tim; A couple of weeks after you died, I was putting clean silverware away, and I had a...
Size doesn’t matt— oh, shit, that’s huge
In a normal year, about now is when I'd start planning for next year. Work-wise, I mean... my personal life doesn't really have a plan....
That time I realized I am… kind of boring — I mean, that I love routine
To remind myself about what I did earlier this year, so that I can blog about it, I'm going through my pictures. I use my...
That time I had a funny idea for a mug and it ate five months of my life
Way back towards the end of March, when everything was starting to feel like a dystopian nightmare, I had this idea to put a couple...
OK, Universe, got it – I’ll slow down
Ever had one of those weeks where everything you try to do takes longer, is frustrating, and comes out wrong? I'm heading into Week Three...
HaldeCraft and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Pandemic
Since all this started, all the talk about Covid-19 and social distancing and essential businesses and who should be open or closed and what safety...
Am I bluuuuuuuueeee
I finally have a minute to start glazing these mushroom birdfeeders I've been sitting on for weeks, and someone requested some kind of Florida blue...
I put the irk in work
So, there I am, working on ideas for the next HaldeCrate... (yes, that is a teaser photo) When all of the sudden, we get the...
The State of the Studio: a Snapshot
Who likes alliteration? ... Uh, I need more coffee. I got nuthin' so far this morning. Just... a powerful need for more coffee. I thought...
Some days it’s harder to get work done than others
I suppose, as a solo business person, I shouldn't complain about having help in the studio and office, but... come on, already! I mean, I...
Was that just one day yesterday?
Yesterday was so long it felt like an entire week distilled down into one day. Like... an extra-strength day. Day, Concentrated, Just Add Water. At...
Some work decisions I need to make while on vacation
Here's one thing about being self-employed... you're never off work. Even on vacation. I mean, that's OK, right, because if we didn't want to live...
Hello? Heeelllllooooooo? Right, then. Imma be the light.
I found out yesterday that somehow the RSS feed for this blog has been borked for about three months... which explains why no comments since,...
