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...
Category: weaving
Seedlings
I’ve started planting seeds and seedlings. One of my favorite things is to see seeds sprout, to watch that baby plant establish itself, and to take care of it and see it grow. Here’s...
Home
Here I am, drinking coffee in the garden of my step-son-in-law, Stonington, Connecticut. This was last Saturday, the morning after our return from France. Travel does not mean what it used to mean to...
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....
Wintry mix
Freezing rain. The car was coated with a layer of ice. We had to scrape the windshield before heading to town for groceries. The weather forecast calls for a “wintry mix.” I always pause...
Meandering toward 2023
It’s been a strange week. I don’t work anymore “outside the home” as they used to say, but I still have a sensation of being off work. I feel on hiatus, yet everything continues...
Finishing
I finished weaving the green mat today. “Finished weaving” is misleading because there’s still more “finishing” to be done. I guess it would be better to just say it’s off the loom now. Onwards....