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Leaving the City for Nature

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Leaving the city for Nature

“It’s time to leave the city.” I never thought I would write or say these words, but here they are. We’re headed East, into the Deep Piney Woods of East Texas. As I’ve always said, “I’m from the Upper East Side. Oh, no silly—not New York, Texas!“ Last year we bought acres to build on, […]

Organizing the Past, and Walking the Remainder to the Trash

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Piper the Puppy old marketing materials being organized into a memory book.

How are you dealing with piles of past paper work and memories? When my business ended I was left with 27-years of line sheets, ads, customer letters, photos, and a plethora of memories and marketing material. Ten-years-ago, I spent a weekend stuffing them into drawers, cabinets and boxes at my studio. We’re moving from the […]

Asparagus Soup made in the Vitamix

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Asparagus Soup

Listen or Read I’ve been making a Living Asparagus Soup in my Vitamix for several years. I served it to a friend the other day, and she quickly asked why I never blogged the recipe.  So, here it is with a few asparagus details. As an FYI: I always use fresh produce, frozen is acceptable, […]

Creating a Home Meditation Space

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Phebe Phillips' Home Meditation Space, at Night with Kitten Pidds

Do you have a home meditation space, a quiet space that is just your own? I’ve had my own space for almost twenty years, and it’s the greatest place in the house to start and / or end the day. Recently, I was honored that Redfin, the National Real Estate Company, selected me to participate […]

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Phebe Phillips, 2021, Podcaster, Cat Lover, Poet, Storyteller

Phebe Phillips is best known for whimsical plush toys that filled the shelves of Neiman Marcus, FAO, and many fine retailers for 25-years. Today, she creates The Literary Catcast Podcast—dedicated to the preservation of vintage books and writings with cats as main characters, bringing them into the modern awareness of a podcast. She has books in the works, and is a felt artist. She and her husband left the city of Dallas in 2023 to live deep in the woods of North East Texas. They have seven cats, many raccoons, opossums, and deer.

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Phebe’s podcast—dedicated to the preservation of vintage books and writings with cats as main characters, bringing their awareness into the modern form of a podcast. Available on all podcast platforms.

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Phebe’s book: Why Me? Positive Verse for Loss & Sadness

Phebe's book: Why Me? Positive Verse for Loss & Sadness.

Phebe’s book, in Spanish / English combo language.

Phebe's book: Why Me?Positive Verse for Loss & Sadness, in Spanish.

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