{"id":1240,"date":"2022-10-23T18:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellakarma.com\/staging\/7383\/?page_id=1240"},"modified":"2025-11-04T00:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:40:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bellakarma.com\/staging\/7383\/about\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#bd7c05\"><br>One crafty mother blogger.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I burst out onto the Southern California scene in 1975. A lot happened between infancy and when I started blogging in 2005 with Stix On The Beach: Tales From The Happiest Hooker on Earth! For over a decade, the popular blog \u2013 with its humorous, double-entendre-infused anecdotes \u2013 combined my love for knitting, crocheting, Orange County coastal living, and hanging out at Disneyland on the daily with my then-teenaged daughter.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bellakarma.com\/staging\/7383\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aboutbellakarma-copy.jpg?w=960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2302\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#bd7c05\"><br>This blog is a safe space where you can feel seen and welcomed.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>There was a tradition back in the day where folks placed a burning candle in their window as a signal to weary travelers that they could seek shelter and rest. Blogs are our beacons in the dark, but instead of candles in the window, we put paint brushes, granny squares, tarot cards, rainbow flags, junk journals, watermelons, or whatever sacred oddities we hope will attract kindred spirits. Let\u2019s be good neighbors and help one another light the way.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Take care,<br>Jill &amp; Emilia<br>January 14th, 2023<br>Corvallis, Oregon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Updated October 24th, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One crafty mother blogger. I burst out onto the Southern California scene in 1975. A lot happened between infancy and when I started blogging in 2005 with Stix On The Beach: Tales From The Happiest Hooker on Earth! 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