The Art of Womanhood

      Even in this digital age, I believe that having some hand skills is very relevant.

     When I see many women not knowing how to sew a button, cook a meal with fresh ingredients or bake a cake from scratch, it worries me. Many women I know shop as some form of therapy, for gratification and for simply having something to do.  Having hand skills beats loneliness and the feeling of uselessness especially in retirement.

Home-made pasta

sausage making

    Thanks to the skills I learned from my mother, today not only do I know how to stay hyper-connected, but I know how to cook, sew, butcher, garden and anything in between. Creating something, whether it’s making pottery, knitting, sewing or cooking, gives anyone a sense of pride. 

Hand-stitched, wine-themed kitchen towels

Kitchen towels in eco-friendly packaging

Hand-stitched giftcard packaging

Gardening 

Worked in My Garden

 

 

 

Glad I worked in my garden yesterday because today is raining.  It was a perfect day - sunny and 60 degrees - perfect for working and enjoing the results.