hello my basket weaving friend!! looks like we've got more chilly weather this week. I love settling down to weave with hot cup of something nice to drink. and I'd enjoy weaving with you, if you're available! This week's Creativity/Basket meetup is on Friday at 3:30. You can bring baskets or any art or craft project, and we'll work side by side. Please RSVP if you want to join in person, and I'll give you the location. It's free, and you can bring a friend if you like. I'll also be doing this...
26 days ago • 2 min read
Dear Reader, happy Saturday!! we're getting some glorious rain here in Minnesota and I'm enjoying how cozy it feels inside. There's a lot on the calendar so far for the next couple of months. I hope I get to see you for one or more of my events. And a bit of housekeeping . . . If you came here for the baskets and are wondering why I’m talking about my music, Or if you came here for music and are wondering what is all this blah blah about baskets and creativity, I understand that what I’m up...
28 days ago • 2 min read
hi friends, wow it got chilly all of a sudden!! feels like cozy basket weaving weather. I'll be weaving baskets starting at 1:30pm on Friday. Weather looks potentially rainy so I'll plan to be indoors. If you want to join me, hit reply to RSVP and I'll let you know the location (Northfield). Also: it's not too late to harvest cattails, but will be soon and I found a spot downtown where there's some really high quality Daylily leaves, which I'll share with anyone who is interested. I would...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
hi friends, I didn't take into account how busy it would be downtown yesterday due to DJJD. (yes, I'm not originally from around here 😉) So I was a little late finding parking etc. I'm going to do today's 1:30pm basket meetup somewhere else today. Still deciding where. please reply to this email if you plan to go (or if you have a preference for where we meet) and I'll keep you updated. Keep creating! in joy, Trina
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi you! Happy September! Goldenrod is blooming, the song of cicadas fills the air . . . and our vegetable garden is bursting with all kinds of abundance. (Need any tomatoes?) a little of whats been bursting from my garden lately . . . When I was growing up in rural Missouri, we grew a lot of our own food. With a family the size of ours, processing the harvest was a hyyuuuge amount of work. But it didn't feel heavy when we did it together. And when someone started singing and the rest of us...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello friends, Farmer’s Market: I'll be at tomorrow’s Riverwalk Farmer’s Market in Northfield! Come and say hi. You'll have a chance to pick up a one-of-a-kind tiny basket or hand crafted journal or two to take home. My booth is right in front of the Historical Society, just up from Fine Fettle. Basket Book! thank you everyone who checked out my basket e-book! I got my first amazon review and it makes me smile 😊 This lovely book helps break down the steps in a way that feels gentle and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, how has your summer been so far? I hope it's been good. I've been absorbed in all good things -- my garden, my family, a bunch of new songs (check them out on Patreon), a grant proposal for transcribing my music (fingers crossed)! and . . . . My tiny basket book is here! Big thanks to my wonderful beta-testers, especially 💗Katherine and Laura 💗 for helping to make this book as good as possible. It's getting fantastic feedback so far! Two ways you can enjoy it: You can get the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear friend, It’s been a little over a year since I fell in love with the art and craft of weaving tiny baskets with the plant materials growing right in my yard. Since then I’ve woven more baskets than I can count and taught groups, classes and workshops. It’s incredibly satisfying and fun, and there's nothing like giving someone a gift of a tiny basket that I made with my own hands. So I decided put all that I learned about getting started into this practical hands-on instruction book for...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Quick Correction: This coming Saturday's live stream is at 4:30 Central US time, not 5:30 as I said in my last email. This link will show you the correct time for your time zone. Thanks Jo for letting me know. Dear friend, The other day I was in my yard, picking long lanky dandelion stems for baskets. I started thinking about all the wishes I could make if I wanted to on all those dandelions, and a new song idea popped in. It's still in progress -- I keep getting more ideas for verses; but at...
5 months ago • 1 min read
