October Cloth
I’m declaring this one finished. Appropriately in October, five years after I started it. Its name has always been the October cloth, although I worked on it in different seasons. It also rested a...
Category: stitching
Labor
There was one sunny warm day last week. We worked in the garden. Planting seed potatoes was the goal. There were quite a few steps involved, and some extra steps added just because. I...
Snowflakes
We’re having a real Maine winter. It’s beautiful and welcome. More snow in the forecast, and lots of cold. I am not oblivious to the political chaos going on in this country and around...
October begins
I saw two new birds at the feeder today. That is surely a sign of seasonal change. One was a woodpecker, black and white. He didn’t belong at the feeder, but he was tapping...
With daisies
Summer afternoons in Maine. The daisies are blooming near the deck. They look beautiful for a few weeks. My quilt top is progressing. To manage the size a little better, I’m going to stitch...
Skylight
Moving along with the housetop quilt – I think I’ll call it Skylight. I’m making it up as I go. I think I’ll stop with the undyed linen after another round. I have a...
Sea and sky
I’ve wanted to photograph this island many times. It’s visible along a nearby stretch of Route 1, where there’s no place to pull over and cars are going 60-plus mph. I finally figured it...