quietly creating

Barbara Wanhill

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Tag: mental health

  • Indifference

    From an early age, I’ve been conditioned not to waste time. So when I found myself wide awake this morning at 3:40am, I got up, made some tea and headed to one of my support spindles. Using a diy system, I unwound the spindle to create a chain-plying ball, then spun up a small buttery…

  • Summer indulgences

    Before I begin this post, I am aware that I have chosen platforms for digital public consumption that are not/no longer popular. Until I figure out where this site will go, thank you for reading. One month into summer, and my mindset towards creative productivity has progressed from a rushed box checking activity to small…

  • Did you lose this?

    I have to give my parents credit for blasting through their 50s with such energy and conviction. (Or perhaps they were very good at hiding it.) So far, I haven’t felt as successful. At the end of March, we rented a well-appointed Airbnb cabin in a forest in the mountains. It was 3 days of…