I have been fortunate in my lifetime, so far, to have done a lot of the things I wanted to do.  There are still so many other things I hope, and plan, to do while still in this earthly existence.  I have always practiced my profession – hey, still have bills to pay – but I have also had the pleasure of working simultaneously at a second career (from which I retired in 2002 after almost 20 years), and many other endeavors.  If I found something that interested me, I simply applied myself to learning about that new interest.  Over the course of the years I have learned to weave, make chain maille, carve wood, bead and bead weave, make hardened leather objects such as armor pieces and shamanic rattles. Continue reading →

It’s really that simple when you think about it. We’re alive and, as the old saying goes, ”any day above ground is a good day!”