WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
When I awake I am grateful for this new day. With each step I embrace impermanence. When overcome with judgment I cultivate compassion for myself and others. When a choice must be made I walk the path of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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ressing for the Shikoku pilgrimage, I want to embody the spirit of an “ohenro-san” as pilgrims are referred to here in Japan. On this solo trek, I plan to wear a traditional white coat embroidered on the back … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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f you don’t know already, another walk is within my sight. This time it is in Japan. Preparing for Shikoku, another long distance pilgrimage, feels daunting. I am in a deeply thoughtful … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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oday was an overcast day – a little rain, a lot of fog. The bridge looked slippery. I felt a strange sensation that the river was waiting in anticipation for me to fall in. The monument stood out … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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here were more builders doors that I replaced. They were all over the house! This time, the laundry and linen closet doors had to go. These were the same clunky bi-fold models that “jumped” the hinges at the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
F inally, the hanging chest project is coming to a close. Here I am finishing the hanging wall chest project that I began in part 1. Mind you, this is only a recollection. That’s all. I completed this … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Years ago, I completed this wall chest for my bedroom closet. I had no inclination to record my work in any detailed way. How about that? It’s another project that came to my mind one day while I was … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
This is a touching tale about a little storage shed in a southern town. For a brief time, it was a beacon of hope for… me.
Many times, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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hikoku, Japan. I need to have a look at this place. The smallest of the four main islands in Japan, Shikoku is famous for its looped 88-temple pilgrimage. The pilgrimage was established by the Heian-period Buddhist priest and teacher, Kūkai … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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s it time for pie already? Oops! It is Pi Day. That means the month is almost half over. Now I can stop counting the days to the end of the year. That reminds me: it has been … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Here is another project that came to my mind. Its recollection is just that. This one was done by hook or crook, without “good tools” or simply, by my bootstraps. The broom closet door was completed years ago when … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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or a few years I had a couple of saws that I stored in a small saw till or cabinet. I like the term – saw till. It did not take long to add a few more. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞