Each quarter, I name my Top Five Books. Here are my previous lists (please note that some of the earlier Top Five links will take you to my former blog, Stepping Away From the Edge): 2025 Top Five | Summer 2025 Top Five | Spring 2025 Top Five| Dancing at the Edge
Welcome . . . to another Friday in the Sanctuary. May you find a few moments of peace and respite here today. Life is tough. We all need to protect our peace. C’mon in. Take a break with me. First, let me explain where I am . . . right now. So. I know [...]| Dancing at the Edge
"He who plants a tree plants hope." -- Lucy Larcom Tom has always been supportive of my gardening interest. He has humored me for the entirety of our marriage . . . about lots of things, actually, but especially about the gardening. And I am appreciative . . . because I've needed him [...]| Dancing at the Edge
Mostly, knitting soothes me. I find it relaxing and comforting to pick up my needles and just . . . knit. But there's one thing that undermines the benefits of knitting for me: Fear of running out of yarn! Often when I'm knitting something "big" . . . like sweater-big . . . I cross [...]| Dancing at the Edge
I'm late in welcoming the fall equinox this year. I blame a few busy days, some incredibly great fall weather . . . and a good long nap (thanks to my Covid vax). But here I am! Back with my Top Five Books for this past summer. As| Dancing at the Edge
Welcome . . . to another Friday in the Sanctuary. May you find a few moments of peace and respite here today. Life is tough. We all need to protect our peace. C’mon in. Take a break with me. First, let me explain where I am . . . right now. When I was [...]| Dancing at the Edge
Well. Sometimes you take a very unexpected little break from blogging! On Tuesday morning, I got my flu shot and Covid booster. Four hours later, I was down for the count! I've really never had a strong reaction to these shots before . . . but this time?| Dancing at the Edge
Continuing to let my camera roll tell the story of my seasons . . . I'll provide the photos, you can fill in the blanks! (It’s a photo gallery, so you can click in on any photo to scroll through the rest.)| Dancing at the Edge
Welcome . . . to another Friday in the Sanctuary. May you find a few moments of peace and respite here today. Life is tough. We all need to protect our peace. C’mon in. Take a break with me. First, let me explain where I am . .| Dancing at the Edge
I am fortunate to have a fabulous independent bookstore within 2 miles of my house. (Actually, there are TWO within that geographic area, but I slightly prefer one over the other. An embarrassment of riches for sure . . . ) Anyway. Let's just say I spread my book| Dancing at the Edge
I am . . . usually and generally . . . a knit-one-thing-at-a-time kind of knitter. That approach serves me well. I might be slow, and I might be boring, but . . . I get things finished. Right now though? YIKES! I have so many things on| Dancing at the Edge
Welcome to . . . Read With Us Discussion Day Bonny and Carole and I are posting discussion questions today for our latest RWU book . . . The Friend by Sigrid Nunez. Join the discussion by commenting on our blogs| Dancing at the Edge
Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives| Dancing at the Edge
Long, long ago . . . back in the early 70s, when I was in junior high school, I taught myself to crochet from an article in Good Housekeeping magazine. I was determined. There were lots of pictures. And I caught on pretty quickly. At the time,| Dancing at the Edge
Continuing to let my camera roll tell the story of my summer . . . (It's a photo gallery, so you can click in on any photo to scroll through the rest.)| Dancing at the Edge
Behold! Progress! As you can see in the photo above, I am cranking here . . . on the second woolly man-sweater sleeve. There is not much to see here, really. Except inches of sleeve. With more inches to go. But I am seeing the light at the| Dancing at the Edge
Today we celebrate JoJo's Gotcha Day! It's been twelve years of tail-wagging joy with this Goodest Girl! As Tom says . . . old dogs are| Dancing at the Edge
Will It Go Round In Circles: An Art Journal In January, I started making an art journal, which was inspired by a Fodder School lesson (December’s, I think). I had no idea at the time, but this project ended up being JUST what I needed . .| Dancing at the Edge
The knitting update is quick and straightforward. I've got one finished man-sweater back. And one finished man-sweater front. And one nearly finished (just a couple of rows and a cast off to go) baby sweater back. (And finishing the baby sweater back has me doing a little re-think on| Dancing at the Edge
I try to include at least one photo with any blog post I write. Today I'm flipping that around . . . I've got a blog post with no words. Just some of the photos from my camera roll from the last few days in June. I'm| Dancing at the Edge
Read With Us Selection Winter 2025 The Secret History by Donna Tartt| Dancing at the Edge
Welcome back to the . . . Sanctuary . . . where once a week – on Fridays – I aim to preserve my sanity. And maybe yours, too. If you missed my inaugural Sanctuary post (the one where I explained all this), you can find| Dancing at the Edge
Last January, I started making an art journal, which was inspired by a Fodder School lesson (December's, I think). I had no idea at the time, but this project ended up being JUST what I needed . . . when I needed it most. Although I always| Dancing at the Edge
First of all, let me explain. I was NOT planning to post anything today. In fact, I wasn't even planning to look at my "screens" ALL weekend. (I do find that significant digital breaks are really helpful for me.) But then . . . a well-intentioned friend sent me| Dancing at the Edge
It's time for another little cup o' kindness. Because yesterday morning . . . I snapped. I spiraled right over the edge and tumbled down into the dark abyss. I am generally so much better these days when it comes to . . . not succumbing to the pull of| Dancing at the Edge
When I closed out my December Cup o' Kindness posts, I told you . . . that I'd be back with more of them. Because I knew I'd still need them as the new year unfolded. And I thought maybe you might, too. So welcome to Cup| Dancing at the Edge
