Cold
It’s 8 below zero at 5 pm. Supposed to reach 17 below tonight. Windy too. Hard to believe it’s that cold. People say it used to frequently get this cold during the Maine winter,...
Candlemas
I looked up “Candlemas.” It’s a Christian holiday that was originally a Celtic celebration of the cross-quarter day, or midpoint between the solstice and the equinox. For me personally, I decided to make it...
Wild
This encounter yesterday. A pair! They came in together behind the orchard. Then separated. We watched one stroll around for awhile. Broke into the garden by jumping through the slats in the gate. Patrolled...
Homely
Something new I’m experiencing – at almost 67 years old (Thursday!). Going back to a project months or years later, continuing. Mending. Assembling and reassembling. Reusing. This feels new. Or maybe it feels old...
Skiing
Yesterday was a perfect day to do a little cross-country skiing in Acadia. It feels strange to post about yesterday sometimes. I feel like Grace “I’m not good at yesterday.” Today feels quite different,...
Thought feathers
Drawings are thought feathers, they are ideas that I seize in mid-flight and put down on paper. Louise Bourgeois I took a Zoom class yesterday with London Drawing Group. “Louise Bourgeois: Doodling and the...
On the road again
Off to Connecticut to see this little guy. Salvatore Francis. One month old. He was expected in January but came early, December 12. And if I may brag, note my crocheted baby blanket, helping...