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My mom passed away. Yesterday, October 23. Peacefully, at 92 years old. She was a gentle person (except when she wasn’t) and a mother of 8 plus foster children. She did a lot of...
Monthly Archive: October 2022
Schoodic cycling
Yesterday morning, we took an excursion with the bicycles to the Schoodic Point side of Acadia. I’ve taken brief walks on the bike trails there, but never bicycled them. Many years ago, we rode...
A quieter day
I’ve been studying fall this year – or rather, how winter comes. There’s a lot of flourishes, last of summer days. Then there’s quieter, cloudier days, where the colors stand out that much more....
Last bloomers
It’s an absolutely beautiful October day. I decided to photograph the last flowers blooming in the yard. A lot of insects got into the photo shoot.
Sweetfern and onion skin
I tried some bundle-dyeing with some of the goldenrod cloth and some paper for an upcoming book project. The cloth turned out okay but I really like the papers. This is a bit of...
Reds and grays
I woke up energized this morning. I can’t explain why. Mondays have become my favorite day of the week. ??? Inter-generational bridges. Something Grace wrote about today. I experienced it in a different form...
Yellows and greens
The goldenrod dyeing is done. Let’s just say that and put that equipment away. Only the “seaside” variety of goldenrod is still in glorious bloom. I bought this at a plant sale last year,...