Last winter I had a lot of nervous energy as we were trying to buy a ski condo but the circumstances seemed like they were changing daily. So to take my brain elsewhere and send good vibes to the purchase, I started carving linoleum.

Super random. Agreed.

But it worked. We got the condo, I made a ridiculously large roll of wrapping paper with my Lino cuts, and I found a new obsession.

It turns out that waiting for your senior in high school to figure out what their next steps are is equally as stressful. There is literally nothing I can do right now to help him. All of his applications are sent in, and now we wait. We wait until APRIL for one school.

I’m turning my brain to other activities and these lino cuts have been a game changer. It gives my hands something fun to do. And a way to turn my doodles into something productive. When I write a recipe or a cocktail or plan literally anything, I doodle it first.

My notebook is full of silly little drawings and now they are out in public.

Also, there isn’t a lot to do with a lino cut once you’ve made it, except press it onto random things. I’ve made wrapping paper, decorated for Lars’s birthday, and made hostess gifts for friends.

Now they are listed here. I’ll add more as I have more energy to burn. I think they make the perfect hostess gift - the coasters with a bottle of champagne and the dish towels with a bottle of L’Avant hand soap.