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Cultivate home

September 3, 2013 By Marilyn Webster 3 Comments

There’s a store on the main street of Sebastopol, CA that sells great cooking and baking tools. Whenever I drive by, I think about how much I like the name of this store: Cultivate Home. Cultivate is a verb I associate with the garden – preparing the soil, planting seeds, watering and fertilizing, weeding and […]

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Do the things you use reflect your current self?

April 10, 2013 By Marilyn Webster 2 Comments

When I was seven years old, I had a long cotton skirt that I loved.  I was fascinated by the three bands of calico fabric, each with the same print, but with the colors arranged differently.  As I grew, the skirt got shorter.  Not caring that it had ceased being a full-length skirt, I continued […]

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Honoring the ordinary

June 1, 2011 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

I’ve been talking with friends about the ways they bring beauty into their everyday lives and have been moved by the depth of their responses. I decided to ask myself the questions I’ve been asking friends: What’s one thing you do to bring beauty into your everyday life? What difference does it make? Why is […]

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