I decided that I had better post something so that it does not erroneously look like I have been taking a long vacation from this blog.  I haven't.  I have actually been hard at work setting the stage for some major changes.  The changes will make this page and others function more as a complete website.  Right now many of the pages and links are here - over on upper left side of the page but at the moment they go to "under construction" pages.  Soon!  Soon!  It will all be there!

My hat is off to the people at Typepad for making their product so flexible and  easy to use.  It is still taking a lot of work and finagling but I think I am going to be able to create the type of site I want.  Marian Wachter of Marian Wachter Designs will be helping me with the graphics and any hand coding that will be needed. 

I am excited about the changes.  I am finally going to have pages about the workshops I teach, speaking engagements I do, a good bio page, plus my much longed for "Free Stuff" page where you will be able to download Tip Sheets, other good resources and worksheets I have developed or found elsewhere, articles, and who knows what else.  Now since I finally have a page for the goods it will be fun to see what else I collect.

I have also started an additional blog to track my experimentations and BFOTOs in Fabric Art.  You can check it out at Singing Cloth but it will soon have much more on it.  Especially when I am able to obtain a good digital camera.   That will be key for me to be able to track my work and experiments.

This is fun!  It is also a lot of work!  I am hoping that I will get faster and faster at being able to post to my blogs and upload the information.  Right now I am still on a steep learning curve.  However, when I look back at the posts I first wrote I am amazed at how much my comfort level has increased.

I would not say that the fear has entirely gone away by any means.  I still take far too long to write a post.  I still agonize over little details that probably do not matter.  I worry about my Ohio-ish habit of putting prepositions at the end of sentences but still think they sound best there anyway!  But the fear has truly eased to a great extent.

I now feel a certain ease and enjoyment in writing this blog.  I have always loved writing.  I have repeatedly been told that I write well.  I think I have crossed over a threshold into feeling at home here and being able to welcome you, the reader, to come inside and see who I am and what I offer.  Welcome.  Stick around too or visit often and you will be able to enjoy all the upcoming transformations to this blog!