Author: Catherine

Stitching fervor, and some silence

My winter of making squares has come to an end. My spring of patching them together is beginning. I subscribe to India Flint’s Substack “floribundineum.” Today she posted this Wendell Berry poem. I liked...

Building, landscaping

Some weeks ago, I decided I wanted to move forward on my golden houses project. I laid them out and thought about stitching them down. But – this step was premature. I realized I...

Finally

At last, a perfect spring day in Maine. The ajuga is looking great. Spreading, but only into the lawn where it can be mowed back. We’re taking care of the baby tomatoes in tubs...

Earthworks

We spent most of yesterday outdoors. Spring is calling loudly. We had a lot of rain last night so that’s a reason to take it easy inside today. Yesterday morning was the community garden...

Maiden before mother

So fresh, so hopeful, so looking forward. So sexy! A side of my mother I didn’t know, just discovered. It makes a difference, seeing these. I can only imagine my dad took these photos.

Harvesting soil

“Time is fed by soil.” Jay Griffiths, “Dwelling on Earth” I was shoveling compost and by coincidence (or not), listening to a very poetic podcast from Emergence Magazine all about soil. Link to Apple...