stephie.spicer

The Art in My Home

I recently moved to a new apartment. After several years of living with roommates, I now have a place to myself that's a bit bigger than where I was before, and it's been a joy (and a lot of work!) t…

Working through Overwhelm

The last few months have been overwhelming for me. I moved, I bought my first car, I flew to England, drove to Madrid and back (alone, after almost zero driving for the last 9 years), and worked thro…

My Top 10 Books of 2020

2020 certainly was a year for reading. I usually read about 24 books per year. During 2020, I went through a total of 56. Though this could be attributed to the fact that we all spent much more time…

Kafka's Prague and Mine

Prague Images of Prague have been passing through my memory the last few days as I finished up Franz Kafka's book, The Castle. As always when reading Kafka, the mind strains to understand, to reach t…

This is what you get when your Etsy store is called The Mermaid Island :)

Deer Antlers and Flowered Branches: My Hand Embroidered Pillow Cover

I just finished a project that I'd been working on for a long time, and I'm so happy that it turned out as well as I had hoped. I really enjoyed working on it, and I'm enjoying the finished product t…

El Camino Primitivo - Day 11 - The Last Day - O Pino to Santiago de Compostela

Well my fellow pilgrims, we draw to journey's end! Thank you for joining me along the way. I hope you've enjoyed following, and maybe have felt inspired to try the Camino yourself sometime. Just plea…

How to make Leaves of Lórien Pins from a Soda Can ~ Lord of the Rings

Recently some friends gave me a cape/cloak that they were getting rid of, because they know my tendency to upcycle and make new things out of old. When I saw it, I thought it would be a perfect Hobbi…

El Camino Primitivo - Day 10 - Seixas to O Pino

It rained all day again on Day 10, but I made 35 km or so, which made me wonder if I could make it to Santiago the next day, a day ahead of schedule! Quite a hopeful surprise after my shaky start. :)…

Now, Voyager ~ An Oldie but Goodie

It's been a while since I wrote about movies, but I've seen some good ones lately and wanted to share! I recently canceled my Netflix account. In the European countries where I've lived, the volume o…