In 2016 I picked up calligraphy and hand-lettering. I have a handful of pieces and customizable prints for sale on Etsy. Otherwise, I post my explorations, thoughts and tips for learners regularly on Instagram at @de_neale_letters.

What do you need to know about a book before you start it? I got my mom to read the City of Brass series and as soon as she started, she said, “Okay but you need to read the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series.” (Do you know how many books
You guys - this piece is so special to me. I got to use rainbow colors for a rainbow baby! Are you familiar with the term "rainbow baby"? As @thebump describes it, "A rainbow baby is a baby born shortly after the loss of a previous bab
I am not normally a lover of spooky things. But this random fall weather, dead tree, overcast sky and a raven in the uppermost branches? It was like Halloween teaching into September to say hello. Are you more excited about fall than you ever have be
We’ve lived here for more than three months, but who’s counting? Hi, Dallas. We are here and settled and I’d like to make friends! 🎉
Anyone else sitting on their front porch, watching for people? Talking to strangers on walks? Or is that just this extrovert? 😬 Never waved so maniacally and frequently before in my life!
Y’all - these are crazy times. I am leaning hard on time in the Word. This was a goal of mine for 2020, so I’m grateful for the chance to slow down and fill this time with good old living hope.
Somehow we have a 10 month old! She’s real cute and almost always wearing a @sweet_as_april bonnet. We are borrowing this walker from a friend and it is a perfect late afternoon distraction. How are you holding up today, friends?
I love me some @pantsuitpolitics all the time, but I feel like they are beautifully suited to this moment in time. Beth just released a 30-minute rest practice to their Patrons and Sarah offered this gem on the news brief this morning. If you’d
My Word of the Year for 2020 is curious! I am so excited about this word choice. I have a handful of Big Life Questions I want to answer this year. I want to be known as a good question asker. And, I want to live my life in a curious fashion. Did yo
#covid_19 plans? Practicing calligraphy. ☺️ Trying my best to fill my time with things that build and reward skill. I didn’t think of quarantine as a beautiful word before this exercise!
Happy celebration of love day! Hope you had the chance to hug someone important to you. And/or ate some chocolate. 😍
Do you listen to podcasts? I want to diversify my listening outside of politics. 😬 Would love to hear a recommendation and why! But...don’t at me...no true crime, please! 🤪 I have had the chance to do some SUHWEET projects since November! Th