foible and folly

foible and folly

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  • lost

    Hello, friends. It’s been a minute since I had words to leave here.  I’m not entirely sure I have them now, but I’ll leave some anyway. Spoiler alert: I’m pretty sure this story doesn’t have a happy ending. It’s also not unique. But it has been our story for nearly a month now. On March […]

    Chris

    April 8, 2019
    bits and pieces
  • refresh

    The Geek recently reminded me that it’s been, as the kids say, a hot minute since I laid down any words here. My bad. No particular reason, aside from lack of motivation and/or inspiration. I find 2017 – and by that I mean Trump et al – sucked every last bit of positive energy from […]

    Chris

    January 5, 2018
    bits and pieces
  • pieces

    I like the broken ones. I like the things that aren’t quite perfect or maybe have outlived their original purpose. An envelope gets dyed and tucked into what used to be a book.  A wool sweater that’s now 10 sizes too small gets cut up and resewn. A leather purse that can’t be rehabbed gets […]

    Chris

    April 28, 2017
    bits and pieces
  • art

    Hello, friends. It’s been some time since I’ve had words to lay down here. In recent weeks especially, there has been a weight on my soul. Since November 8, to be exact.  I know many of you feel the same. That there is nothing but darkness and despair lying before us for the next 4 […]

    Chris

    January 11, 2017
    bits and pieces, craft
    junk journals, seattle symphony, star anna
  • love

    It’s been a few days since Orlando. I’ve barely been able to think about it. But on the way to work on the bus this morning, when the tears came, I felt the words that needed to come out. They may make no sense. But I can’t carry them inside anymore. The friend I’ve had […]

    Chris

    June 14, 2016
    bits and pieces
    love
  • grown

    I’m writing these words for someone who may never see them. Our firstborn turned eighteen today. A legal adult. Technically free to leave and go about her business. She’s got one toe out the door. What she’s doing after graduation in 8 weeks is not quite decided – she may be going away to college […]

    Chris

    April 19, 2016
    bits and pieces
    girl child
  • heart

    I’ve been on this earth for close to half a century now. I don’t feel that old. I don’t think I have a lot to show for that much time. Bur recently while out with a new friend, it occurred to me that what I do have is a pretty great collection of people. Some […]

    Chris

    February 26, 2016
    bits and pieces
  • analogue

    Hello, my pretties. Brace yourselves. I am about to put down some words about things that are NOT depressing. Or whiny. Pretty exciting. Back in September, someone in the vintage Coach collectors Facebook group posted something about planners. Like the old-school Filofax kind with calendars in them. And she mentioned that there were VIDEOS of […]

    Chris

    December 30, 2015
    bits and pieces, home
    midori, travelers notebook
  • kilter

    Guys, I’ve lost my sparkle. Gradually, day by day, month by month, so that I barely noticed it leaking away, leaving something foggy and thick. Suffocating. I am pretty good at sniffing out a lie or maybe-not-the-whole-truth in other people. Not so much in myself. Because if I was honest or brave, I would say this […]

    Chris

    November 16, 2015
    bits and pieces
  • precipice

    Oh, my people. It’s a delicate time in my household. My daughter is a senior in high school. It’s an exciting time, to be sure, but I’m finding that excitement to be tempered with stress. A LOT of stress. For both of us. She is perched firmly at the top of the yawning, gaping maw […]

    Chris

    November 9, 2015
    bits and pieces
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