Author: Catherine

Inky

I’ve had a long relationship with ink. Maybe as long as thread. We were not allowed to use ballpoint pens in my Catholic grade school to learn penmanship. We had to use fountain pens...

Red sky

I took the photos early this morning. The pink color is so beautiful. Now it’s gray with a little snow. I don’t even know what it’s going to do later. I’m tired of looking...

Chicken feathers on a stick

I am playing with ink. Sumi and gouache mixture. Taking an online class with Suzanne Moore via BookPaperThread. It is refreshing to try different things than usual. Loosening up the deep freeze that the...

A little magic

Hospital waiting room nine-patch. Sam’s heart surgery is done as of about an hour ago. I had a perfect little bit of stitching magic to keep me company while waiting. I did okay, time...

Peaceful

A peaceful snowfall this morning. The line in the air is electric tape that provides current from the electric fence around the garden on right to the orchard on left. This fence eliminated a...

Zero degrees

Screenshot from my phone. I thought it was worth recording that the time was 6:00 am and the temperature was 0° F. Yes, it’s cold. I had to go hunting for the degree symbol,...

Snowy

Our house…and a patch on a snow outing.