I’m Kate McEnroe,
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When the sirens go off
The weather has been really beautiful lately, so I've had the windows open quite a bit more than usual. Where I live, that means city noises, and...
Can Bills Inspire Art?
Do I love getting bills and insurance statements? No. Does it help when once in a while there is a collage fodder treat waiting for me on the inside...
Child’s Play
If you're like me and you sometimes have a little bit of trouble getting out of your head and into play mode, I've got an idea for you. When you...
Uncharitable
In 2013 a man named Dan Pallotta gave a TED talk that went viral. He made a passionate case for changing the way we evaluate charities, that by...
A Meditation Reset
I've been meditating for years, but like a lot of things we do routinely I think I've gotten a little sloppy with it lately. So, I'm hitting the...
AI is not invited to my Morning Pages
I’ll never ask AI to summarize my morning pages. Of course I repeat myself - my worries - my dreams That’s the point. The repetition is the key to...
What Makes an Heirloom?
When does a quilt, or anything else, become and heirloom? Recently I passed along this double wedding ring quilt that I made 30 years ago in the...
Dynamic Dots
Continuing on my theme this summer of resolving paintings and drawings that have been languishing for quite some time. This one was started in a...
Seeking Beauty
Seems like a good time to pull these old favorites off the bookshelf. The author is John O'Donohue, onetime priest, poet, philosopher who has now...