Open Mind

If I were not open minded, I would not have participated in a Live Action Role Playing Game this weekend, and I would never have learned how much fun it is! I will write more detail about it later, bu... Read More

This Weekend I Learned

That, even as self conscious as I tend to be, I am really looking forward to my adventure as a wood elf! AmyNature Girl. Mom. Wife. Friend. Photographer. Sewer. Crafter. Artist. To borrow a phrase &#8... Read More

My Alter Ego

One of the things Todd and I like to do is LARP (live action role playing).  Yes, we’re nerds, and we’re pretty proud of it, too!  My character is a wood elf that goes by Tessa Doran bec... Read More

Miss Wanda

She is a surrogate mom and grandma, funny, blunt, ornery, loving, honest, kind, compassionate, and most of all she is my friend.  The girls and I have missed her dearly, and we are so excited to have... Read More

Mimbres Pottery

I have been working on an independent ceramics class this term, focusing on the Mimbres people of what is now the Southwest United States – think the Mogollon Rim in Arizona.  This is some of t... Read More

Dear Daughter

Dear Daughter, If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes.  Only then would you realize how truly special you are. AmyNature Girl. Mom. Wife.... Read More