You can read all about what I learned about my German heritage, and my sweet German grandma Fern who gave this cookie tradition to my family, in Eat Like a Heroine, but the primary purpose of this blog post is to get the scent of these perfectly fluffy cookies wafting through your kitchen ASAP.
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If Your Story Had a Cover …
I have a question. If whatever it is you are going through right now – your current story – had a front and back cover, would it be easier to let go of the ending? This, of course, assumes you struggle with letting go, like I do. I struggle in very subtle ways I’ve come…
Leisure: the foundation of the creative life
There is a crucial component to the creative process that feels frustratingly ironic when you are in the throes of bringing something to life, and that is: leisure. You can’t freely create from a place of love if you are running around trying to control the outcome. And yet, things have to get done. I…
BIG NEWS: Cover reveal and pre-orders open!
I’m so excited to share the cover of my book with Lorilee Craker, Eat Like a Heroine: Nourish and Flourish with Bookish Stars from Anne of Green Gables to Zora Neale Hurston AND share that it is now available for pre-order! The book will be available everywhere books are sold on August 6, but our…
Are You a Seed? Part I
I’ve been thinking a lot about seeds lately … I’ve also been incorporating butterflies into my work more, and wondering about an area of my creative life that has remained dormant for many years, that has recently, without explanation, become alive again. (More on that another time.) So more broadly, you could say I’ve been…
Are YOU a heroine?
I have a question for you, reader: are you a heroine? Is a heroine (or hero) someone who accomplishes a great feat? Who conquers a great fault? Saves someone’s life? I think that’s often how I think of “a heroine”. And yet, if I look at my own life, I don’t think of myself as…
The Pages of Spring
“The year is a book, isn’t it, Marilla? Spring’s pages are written in Mayflowers and violets, summer’s in roses, autumn’s in red maple leaves, and winter in holly and evergreen.” – Anne of the Island Spring makes poets of us all, doesn’t it? The idea of dead things returning to life, year after year, never…
It’s Not Business, It’s Personal
Introducing a new series just for the Creative Carrots Club: It’s Not Business, It’s Personal. The Creative Carrots Club is my Patreon community where we take a closer look at the behind the scenes of the creative life. Today, I’m sharing my first post in a new series where I’ll share personal life updates, along…
Nurture What You Love: the path of creative growth
In my last post I talked about why I am creating a Patreon Page as part of my upcoming product line, The Real Things Collection. Inside this community, you will find resources for keeping your creativity alive in playful ways. Would you like to hear my Patreon Club’s motto? Because we do have one :)….
Coming Soon: Join me on Patreon!
Exciting news, Kindred Spirits! With the launch of my upcoming product line – the Real Things Collection – I’ll be launching a Patreon page: my new subscription-based community for kindred spirits. Why Patreon? If you aren’t familiar with Patreon, it is an online platform for artists to curate a private community and share exclusive content…
