Author: Catherine

Jordan Pond Path

Another weekday walk in Acadia National Park. Another walk along a path that’s very crowded in the summer. At this time of year it was easy to park near Jordan Pond House and we...

Items of interest

I was thinking I have nothing to post about. Then I looked out the window and noticed this tree. It struck me that it looks very odd at this time of year. It’s a...

Endings and beginnings

I finished a few projects. At the very tail end of weather that would require a warm hat, I finished knitting one. The pattern is by Andrea Mowry, Plumped-Up Harlow. It’s my first time...

Amazing sights / sites

We heard about the old Tannery site and the proposed rezoning of that area to industrial at the Planning Board meeting. Sam had toured the site with the selectboard not long ago, but I...

Blustery

It’s a blustery spring day. The rhubarb is up. The spring rituals have started: planting peas, first workday at the community garden, starting tomato seeds. The rhubarb looks so red and wrinkly. The leaves...

Potholders in progress

This is probably overly complicated. But I’m compelled to give it a try. At least I decided to try it first on a small object instead of an almost twin-size quilt. And the result...

Backstrap weaving

Another spring class with Susanne, what a blessing. I watched her do a demo of backstrap weaving at the Common Ground Fair last fall and I realized I needed a lot more instruction to...