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An announcement and an invitation

November 17, 2022 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

Two years after I gave Whimsy & Tea room to tell me what it wanted, it let me know it was time for us to let each other go. I feel such deep gratitude for the fifteen years of Whimsy & Tea. My heartfelt thanks to all who have been part of Whimsy & Tea […]

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Coming when called

September 13, 2020 By Marilyn Webster 1 Comment

Asha immerses herself in a puddle

One spring morning when Asha was about six months old, we walked up what my friend Lynn calls Butt Hill (because you feel the climb in your butt). When we reached the top, Asha lay down in the vernal pond to drink some water. I felt a pang of envy although I had no desire […]

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Tangled threads: Thoughts on failure

February 9, 2020 By Marilyn Webster 5 Comments

When I changed my mind about a color

I sit down at the loom and settle in to untangle threads. I’d designed new towels, but, after weaving a sample, was unhappy with the design and decided to rework it. I took threads off the loom, rearranged some, removed others and added more. I knew that my decision to use as many of the […]

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Ever widening circles of permission

December 8, 2019 By Marilyn Webster 1 Comment

Four Whimsy & Tea kitchen towels hanging on a wall

I sit in a circle of women in a cozy cottage on Nantucket, the sound of the ocean in the background. We have flown, driven, ridden the bus, taken the ferry to get here for a writing retreat. We are physically present in the room and our spirits are still arriving. Our retreat leader Jena […]

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Unexpected purple delight

October 5, 2019 By Marilyn Webster 2 Comments

On our morning walk Asha runs down to a stream and I search for a stick to throw her. Instead I find small purple flowers in the grass. They look like a cluster of buds about to bloom. I spend a few minutes examining them and looking around for more. As we continue on our […]

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT MARILYN
    ▼
    • Meet Marilyn
    • In the media
    • Environmental stewardship
  • HANDWOVEN GOODS
    ▼
    • Kitchen towels
    • Table napkins
    • About colorgrown cotton
    • Laundering
    • A word about color
    • My guarantee
  • EVENTS
  • BLOG
    ▼
    • Making cloth
    • Thoughts on beauty
    • Life’s lessons at the loom
    • More than a dog walk
    • Customer stories
    • Recent posts
  • CONTACT
  • ONLINE STORE