Monthly Archive: January 2023

Wild

This encounter yesterday. A pair! They came in together behind the orchard. Then separated. We watched one stroll around for awhile. Broke into the garden by jumping through the slats in the gate. Patrolled...

Homely

Something new I’m experiencing – at almost 67 years old (Thursday!). Going back to a project months or years later, continuing. Mending. Assembling and reassembling. Reusing. This feels new. Or maybe it feels old...

Skiing

Yesterday was a perfect day to do a little cross-country skiing in Acadia. It feels strange to post about yesterday sometimes. I feel like Grace “I’m not good at yesterday.” Today feels quite different,...

Thought feathers

Drawings are thought feathers, they are ideas that I seize in mid-flight and put down on paper. Louise Bourgeois I took a Zoom class yesterday with London Drawing Group. “Louise Bourgeois: Doodling and the...

On the road again

Off to Connecticut to see this little guy. Salvatore Francis. One month old. He was expected in January but came early, December 12. And if I may brag, note my crocheted baby blanket, helping...

Everything’s slow

Things are slow here. I guess that’s okay. I wanted to make some progress on a few projects today, but I also wanted to have some downtime. I think I need some extra rest....

Revealing

The light snow that fell emphasizes the stillness of today. It sits quietly on everything. The pea trellis shows off its folds and turns. It’s tall, taller than I can reach, and the fencing...