Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman.

In New York, I get a tremendous amount of ideas by looking at the paintings and the sculptures, adapting artistic endeavors to crafts. There is a lot of inspiration around us that we can see every day and turn into projects.

I was married for 30 years. Isn't that enough? I've had my share of dirty underwear on the floor.

Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She also taught me that aging need not mean narrowing the scope of your activities and interests or a diminution of the great pleasures to be had in the everyday.

I think I may be a better person for having given serious time and thought and effort to gardening.

My dream... was to be an eclectic knowledge-gathering person.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans are do-it-yourselfers, craftspeople, and artisans and makers.