by StaceyHB | Jun 7, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
You know I talked about the 80/20 rule in a previous posting – 80% of your work is done in 20% of your time – well, this is not just over the course of one day. It also extends to my week, or my month, or even my year. This week has just been an amazingly productive...
by StaceyHB | May 31, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
Imeant to post this on 13th May, but somehow didn’t quite get round to it. So here it is a little late, but still relevant! Quite frequently, I find myself out of balance with myself. How do we achieve balance between earning a living, looking after our health...
by StaceyHB | May 24, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
I’m a tremendous admirer of people with big ambitions like explorers and adventurers. They put themselves on the line, not expecting anyone else to do the dirty work for them, and they either succeed or fail. There’s no hiding or fudging your mistakes when you are...
by StaceyHB | May 10, 2009 | Art, Jacquard weaving, Life, Travel, Weaving
With a title like that, you would be forgiven for thinking that I am going to talk about Kate Adie, BBC reporter extraordinaire, as that’s the title of her autobiography. That may come once I’ve read the book, but in the meantime, last weekend, I visited the Stroud...
by StaceyHB | May 3, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Weaving
As you know by now, if you’re a regular reader of my posts, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about time and how it passes at different rates depending on i) what you’re doing ii) what stage of life you are at iii) whether you are interested in what you are doing or...
by StaceyHB | Apr 26, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Weaving
I’m a person who likes beginnings; the beginning of spring, the beginnings of a book, the beginnings of a new project. It’s because of the promise of something extraordinary hidden under the layers of a beginning. A new challenge has unlimited possibilities. A new...
