by StaceyW | Jul 13, 2009 | Life, Psychology, Weaving
We all know that the subconscious is a powerful thing. Something I experienced today, and many times in the past, shows just how much it works in everyday things. I’m doing sample weaving at the moment, with lots of plain weaving and overshot picks. I have a...
by StaceyW | Jun 21, 2009 | Life, Psychology
Several things have conspired towards today’s blog topic, the way life sometimes does. Firstly we had a summer barbeque which forced me to look at our house and garden through another’s eyes – actually around 35 others’ eyes – and has prompted a makeover of the...
by StaceyW | Apr 12, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Weaving
I am intrinsically a loner, except when I’m with other weavers. It’s not that I’m socially inept – far from it, I hope – but that I choose whose company I wish to be in. I can occasionally do ‘hail fellow, well met’ types of conversation, but general girly...
by StaceyW | Apr 3, 2009 | Life, Psychology
I may have mentioned before that I am a Psychologies reader. This morning, whilst reading a piece on the healing properties of trees with my early morning cuppa, I read a short paragraph from a reader who said “I was drawn to a large tree standing alone. It had...
by StaceyW | Mar 10, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology
The last few days have gone by in a bit of a whirl. I’ve been so busy, interleaving different activities in between each other. This morning, the rain caused me to stop and reflect. I was walking with Charlie on our usual walk, thinking about all the things I would...
by StaceyW | Mar 2, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology
I’ve been reading an old book by an author called Eric Williams. He was a pilot in the Second World War and his book is called The Tunnel, and is about escaping from captivity. His first confinement was in a small cell and brought back to my mind Nelson Mandela’s...
