Fava beans and a shift
I’m going to a family party later today. I decided to bring fava bean pesto. This is a major process with many steps. I made a photo essay. Note: about the shift. For the...
Author: Catherine
Back to the land
I’ve been neglecting the garden. All the rain – I convince myself I don’t need to water, and thus don’t need to do anything. But – the weeds! And the climbing things like cucumbers...
My neighbors
I know a lot of my neighbors. Not all of them, but many more than I knew where I lived in Connecticut. Some of them are “summer people” – don’t live here year round....
A quiet morning
Family visited. There were three very busy days and evenings, with lots of socializing. Now I’m ready for some quiet time. The soft fog and overcast sky are collaborating with me in slowing everything...
“patience, which brings peace to one’s fingers”
I’ve finished attaching seven houses to their backing, five to go. Although I may decide to go back and stitch on these “finished” ones here and there. I am finding this project more and...
Gabriel’s quilt
It’s so rainy and overcast, I’m in a bubble of cloudy weather. Better than being under a heat dome. I don’t spend much time in the garden though, too wet. I hope the seedlings...
Summer
On today’s walk. A real feeling of June and solstice, with the blooming beach roses and the morning fogs. Looking at this photo later, I can conjure up the scent of the roses and...