I want to share a few words about my misguided "rebrand" and my abject silence that immediately followed. When I wrote those last couple posts a few months ago, I had big hopes, maybe even a touch of nostalgia, trying to rekindle a version of myself from a decade or so ago, someone I was… Continue reading A Sparrow’s Way Home
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Skimmer Dresses & Rock-n-Roll: Stitching My Way Back Home
After years with Woolie Sparrow, I’m returning to skimmer dresses and rock-n-roll. IU've treid to deny it, but the pandemic reminded me that mid-century joy, easy tailored fashion, beatnik musings, and casseroles with character, has always been my true creative home. So here begins Stitch-O-Rama Susie: a revival rooted in vintage charm, domestic dignity, and intentional living.
A Calendar Made of Birds: Finding Time Again Through Journaling
Time hasn’t felt right since 2020. My mind now tells me things only in reference to before or after the pandemic lockdown. BP or AP, if you will. And so, for the last 4 1/2 years, the seasons passed in strange loops. I can remember certain events in vivid detail, but never quite when they happened. Time… Continue reading A Calendar Made of Birds: Finding Time Again Through Journaling
Rediscovering My Style Through Seasons of Life
For years, I dressed for work in structured, business-appropriate pieces like Old Navy Pixie Pants, button-downs, and the occasional blazer or skirt. When the office relaxed its dress code to business casual, I found myself defaulting to jeans and a simple top. Then the pandemic hit, and like many people, my wardrobe shifted dramatically. First… Continue reading Rediscovering My Style Through Seasons of Life
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Sparrows
As the fading daylight turns golden, the house settles, and the stitches in the blanket I am making for my mum take shape, no longer just a blob. The soft yarn cascades through the skein, through busy hands and clicking knitting needles. I do not think it will be done by Mother’s Day as intended.… Continue reading The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Sparrows
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