Nellie

LATEST ARTICLES ( 16 )

• Memory for Memory

  

  I got to know cancer at an early age, and have had a relationship with it ever since. A month before my sixth birthday, in November of 1975, my mother died... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• An Aspiring Vegan – Dining Out in the Upper Valley

  

  As an aspiring vegan, I love finding more mainstream restaurants who offer menu selections that I can eat without too much tweaking, omitting, or substituting. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• The Ancestor Altar

  

  Each year my family incorporates a Day of the Dead ritual into our Halloween celebrations. Inspired by activities from around the world, we set aside some time... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 FAMILY

• Harmonic Convergence – the Most Memorable Month of 1987

  

  In August of 1987 a significant number of planets - each in fire signs - were aligned in an exceptional configuration, known as a Grand Trine. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Napatree Point

  

  In my little office space I have surrounded myself with reminders of the sea… sailboats by van Gogh or painted in blue on delftware, a fisherman figurine wearin... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 HOME

• A Summer Job with Meaning – Canvassing for Greenpeace

  

  When I first graduated from high school I was offered a full time, permanent position with the print shop I had been working for. I turned it down, despite the... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CHARITY, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• A Local Taste: Smugglers’ Notch Distillery

  

  This 4th of July my husband, daughter and I enjoyed our small town’s festivities together. We attended the parade that featured the regional first defenders,... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• From One Room to Another - Enjoying Small Changes

  

  I recently moved my desk from upstairs to down, from the back of the house to the front, from sitting by a chimney to two windows. By “desk” I really mean... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• My Grandmother’s Jewelry Box … What’s in a Name (Pin)?

  

  Since receiving my grandmother’s jewelry collection I have been inspired – not only to create new designs for Black Rabbit using more vintage components (we... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• My Father Mothering

  

  My father, not mother, but mothering. We speak together of a woman, smiling, crying, laughing, shaking our heads as if she had left only yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• One of a Kind, In Meaning

  

  A while ago I made a custom design for a woman who had lost her youngest daughter. She provided two buttons from a piece of her daughter’s clothing and I... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• Behind the Photos: Beautiful Props… and Love

  

  We do all of our own photography… or maybe I should say, I do all of our own photography… I studied photography in school, and for a while pursued it... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2009 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• A Wonderful Review of Our Necklace

  

  Little Black Rabbit NecklaceOur Little Black Rabbit Necklace is kind of our signature design, for obvious reasons! My daughter Anna discovered the pendant with... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2009 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• Baking as Therapy

  

  Cornbread I wonder if baking is a well-known form of grief therapy… For the past week, almost every day since our dog Arrow passed away, I have done some kind o... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2009 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• Close to Nature

  

  Bunny eating dandelionsIt’s nearly June! Temps have warmed up, the sun is shining brightly, the birds are swooping and diving over fields, and the flowers are i... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2009 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrate May with Flowers!

  

  Clockwise from L to R: Celestial Flowers Bracelet, Faerie Flowers Earrings, Morning Flower Necklace, Blue Petals on Plum Earrings What better way to celebrate... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2009 ARTS & CRAFTS, LIFESTYLE