what it’s about
Inside vs. outside. Black, white, and gray vs. color. Wet and chilly vs. dry and cozy. Contrasts. We went grocery shopping at the food co-op in Blue Hill today. Stopped at our favorite little...
Category: Making
Finishing, stopping, going
I finished the third crewel piece. I’m thinking back to the winter day in January when I began these. I really didn’t know what I was doing. I am not used to stitching with...
Precipitation
Interesting day. Different types of frozen or liquid water fell on and off all day. We tried to take a walk during a clear patch but ended up in another snow squall. Yes, it’s...
Indigo dyeing
Dyeing with indigo has always been mysterious. I’d love to have a little vat at home that I could understand and work with. But it’s intimidating. There seem to be so many options and...
Blustery
A good day to stay in and work on my projects. The third crewel piece is coming along. It’s not turning out the way I planned, because I started to free-style with the colors....
March blows in
A couple of Sam’s cousins, his sister, Sam and me – we’ve been making a fivesome a few weekends now for hiking and a meal out somewhere along the coast. Snack, brunch, lunch, whatever...
Getting it together
I’m leaving tomorrow on vacation for 10 days. No, I don’t need a vacation. I live in “Vacation Land” and I’m retired. But my neighbor really wanted to go to Mexico with us, to...