Copper House North

Pivot

If a blog isn’t shared on social media, does it exist? If a post doesn’t include a pretty picture, is the writing less desirable? If

May 5, 2023

Strawberry Sponges

Most mornings my breakfast looks the same: a bowl of oatmeal with unsweet, vanilla almond milk + coconut milk mixed together, a spoonful of peanut

May 4, 2023

You Get Me

“You get me.” Four different people have said this to me since the beginning of the year. It’s the biggest compliment because I think (hope)

May 3, 2023

Intention

Pulling Back the Curtain

To start something new, we have to stop doing something else. When I started writing for Copper House North, I was emotional from the release

February 9, 2023

Travel

Steamboat Springs: A Winter-Lover’s Dream

Do you have a favorite place that’s so magical, a piece of your heart goes missing when you leave? For me, that place is Steamboat

February 2, 2023

Leather cuff bracelet made by Geninne Zlatkis

Creativity

Geninne Zlatkis: Artist to Follow

I discovered the work of Geninne Zlatkis in 2010, inside a book titled Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists by Carla Sonheim. Geninne was a featured artist

January 19, 2023

Art

Paint Your Own Ornament

I know. I’m writing this in January. BUT…you can paint your own ornament year-round. It doesn’t have to be Christmas-themed, either. If you’d like to

January 17, 2023

Writing

Miracle Farm Deleted Scene

Just like in the movies, when you write a book, not everything makes the cut. Below is a personal story from the original manuscript that

January 12, 2023

Beauty

How To Style Curly Hair

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January 10, 2023

Writing

CHN “Shorts”

Do you prefer longer, or shorter, content? Yesterday I took my 2nd day of rest of 2023, and it still amazes me how, once you

January 9, 2023