Baltimore City ← I could sew do that!

My First Baltimore Bike Party became my favorite Friday of the Month

Apr

2013

Baltimore Bike Party is the best. This video really sums up the feeling of the event, and the October 2012 Halloween ride was my first BBP event. I have since been to every bike party and even volunteered as a leader for the cold and snowy January BBP event. I have made lots of new ...

Getting Around Town by Bus 1

Aug

2011

Recently I wrote a post about trying to get around Baltimore City by bicycle. To make a long story short, it was less than successful. Despite the many “Share the Road” signs and images of the Mayor cycling with her entourage around the Inner Harbor on television I found my experience to be far less ...

Getting Around Town by Bike 1

Aug

2011

Given that I live in the city of Baltimore and I work only 3 or 4 miles as the crow flies, technically I should be able to ride my bike to work. I don’t have a road bike, but I do have a hard tail mountain bike, so I decided that I would give it ...

Shop Local: Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair in Baltimore, MD on May 14, 2011

May

2011

If you live in the Baltimore-Washington area and have ever been interested in viewing my items in person, there is an excellent opportunity this weekend. I’ll be peddling my wares at the Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair. I’ll bring all of the vintage and refashioned goodies from my Etsy shop and sell them ...

Fiesta 5K: Fundraiser to Support ALS

May

2011

Last year I began training to run my very first foot race. I ran in the Race for the Cure 5k on October 23, 2010. My friends and family really helped to support my cause by donating to the event. My husband came out to wait for me at the finish line and photograph my ...

Tara Prayers for Japan

Mar

2011

The Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland is hosting a special prayer gathering tonight and tomorrow, Wednesday, March 16th at 7:30pm for the people of Japan affected by the recent natural disasters. This week we will be making special prayers to Buddha Tara, The Rescuer, for all those suffering due to the disaster in Japan. Tara is ...

Etsy Shop Feature: Little Asian Sweatshop 2

Mar

2011

This Etsy shop feature segment is for a local designer from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. At fewer than 50 miles away from Baltimore, D.C. is just a hop, skip and jump away. We are both members of the same Etsy team: DC Craftacopia, a collection of fun and talented crafters from the D.C. Metro ...

Doing Good: The Dharma Works Foundation

Mar

2011

In a few previous posts I’ve eluded to the fact that I practice meditation. I practice meditation for a number of reasons, but the main goal is for me to develop and foster inner peace so that I can interact with everyone that I meet with patience, compassion, empathy and all of the wonderful good ...

The ‘Buch is in the Bottle!

Jan

2011

Good news! As a follow-up to my previous post “The ‘Buch is On!” I can say that it appears to have been a successful experiment. I finally had a thin, white, filmy pancake looking SCOBY grow on top of my tea brew. It looked like kombucha, it smelled like kombucha, so I called it done. I ...

Etsy Shop Feature: Interview with Lola’s Jewels 2

Dec

2010

I enjoy handmade craft for many reasons as you may already know from previous posts. The benefits of purchasing handmade are many, you provide living wages to someone that you can get to know rather than supporting a faceless corporation who may be purchasing from abused workers overseas, you can ensure quality and customer service ...