Two exhibits
I made it to Waterville. First stop, a farmer’s market. I bought some cider and Thai “puffs” – little baked pockets filled, one with sweet potatoes and the other with corn and coconut. Next...
Author: Catherine
Asters
Eventually I hope to be able to tell asters apart. It’s clear there are white ones and purple ones. There are light purple and deep purple. There are large blossoms and tiny blossoms. I...
Community Garden workday
Saturday was the last workday at the community garden for 2026. Not many people showed up, but those that did had a grand time. We tackled weeding the back edge of the garden. It’s...
The Flitch Book
This week I took two bookmaking workshops with Margo Klass, our very esteemed and talented local maker of handmade books (only in the summer; in the winter, she lives in Alaska!). I also volunteered...
Schoodic Bog Trail
I love this trail and every autumn I have the urge to hike it. Our timing was a little early this year. It’s not autumn yet and the leaves are still green. I barely...
Simplifying
I had this idea at 8:15 am. By 2:30 pm, all this stuff was gone. I didn’t have time to overthink it. I donated it to a community arts center in a nearby town....
The tall garden
I accidentally discovered a garden within a garden. I was wandering in the main vegetable garden at dinner time. Sam and a neighbor were also in the garden, talking. I realized I had a...