It’s one thing to stand behind a belief when you know it will be well received. It’s another to declare it universally on a shirt. Makes for mixed reviews from a mixed audience and reflection for the wearer.

It’s a joy to work with craftsman. It’s a gift to be on the receiving end of craftsmanship. Do you treat your work as a craft?

How would you weigh the project vs the process of completing the project in it’s impact on your enjoyment? There are some objectively less enjoyable projects. But how much does that change when you have, or do not have, a sense of ownership and camaraderie?

This is the second part to the delightful collection of quotes from the book, Rebecca From Sunnybrook Farm. The scale remains ever heavy, and a 3/5 was the final score. Good, but not list worthy. “We must remember that it is deficient, not excessive, vitality that makes the greatest trouble in this world,” returned Mr….