Sylvia's Noodling Nook
Sylvia's Noodling Nook
Sylvia
Hello! I'm Sylvia, a blogger, doodler, poet, avid reader and chronic website tinkerer. Welcome to my noodling nook, my little corner of the indieweb where I share things that I noodle around with.
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I wrote this twelve years ago. I was looking for something to repost today, my birthday, to reflect my overwhelming gratitude for being alive. This fits. I needed this, and maybe you did too. I have adjusted my examples to reflect my...
Years ago, I started using Duolingo to learn French. I made it two or three years daily, until they completely changed the app and I left because I hated the changes. I downloaded it a couple months ago because I wanted to learn again,...
Years ago, I started using Duolingo to learn French. I made it two or three years daily, until they completely changed the app and I left because I hated the changes. I downloaded it a couple months ago because I wanted to learn again,...
My heart just shattered into minute pieces, each crafted in a perfectly similar shape.The shape of his face.He smiled at me just now, passing through the engine room as he inspected the ship. A fleeting smile of a man in a hurry, and it...
My heart just shattered into minute pieces, each crafted in a perfectly similar shape. The shape of his face. He smiled at me just now, passing through the engine room as he inspected the ship. A fleeting smile of a man in a hurry, and...
This is a repost of something I wrote on Tumblr in 2011 :)---I have always been an avid reader, even more so as a child. I became a member of the library in our village when I just learned how to read. It was magical.When I was 10/11...
This is a repost of something I wrote on Tumblr in 2011 :) I have always been an avid reader, even more so as a child. I became a member of the library in our village when I just learned how to read. It was magical. When I was 10/11...
This is a letter I wrote years ago in response to a challenge. For it you had to write something to a quality you wished you had more of. I’ve rewritten it to reflect who I am today. What would your letter be to? Dear courage, I thought...
This is a letter I wrote years ago in response to a challenge. For it you had to write something to a quality you wished you had more of.I've rewritten it to reflect who I am today.What would your letter be to?Dear courage,I thought I’d...
I'm editing blog posts to add to my digital garden, and just found these doodles in a post from 2014. Why did I ever stop making them? They are so joyful!Here is the story about them: back then, I was on bed rest for a while because I...
I’m editing blog posts to add to my digital garden, and just found these doodles in a post from 2014. Why did I ever stop making them? They are so joyful! Here is the story about them: back then, I was on bed rest for a while because I...
For the past couple of years I've seen the concept several times: punch needling. I didn't think much of it, I preferred to crochet and knit, and I didn't need another hobby.Then I saw a cute coaster kit the other day, and I had to get...
For the past couple of years I’ve seen the concept several times: punch needling. I didn’t think much of it, I preferred to crochet and knit, and I didn’t need another hobby. Then I saw a cute coaster kit the other day, and I had to get...
My balance is still fried since abdominal surgery. I know I need the challenge, but I need that challenge in a quiet solo setting, not in the middle of a youtube class. I need to work towards doing the downward dog again. I do that by...
My balance is still fried since abdominal surgery. I know I need the challenge, but I need that challenge in a quiet solo setting, not in the middle of a youtube class. I need to work towards doing the downward dog again. I do that by...