back to square one
The pile of squares is always there. And I’m very grateful for that. I’ve been hemming squares and stitching them together lately. It is a good activity when something simple and grounding is needed....
Walked
I walked today. It felt like a rare privilege, since I don’t walk when the weather’s challenging. It was warmer today and sunny. The road was covered with sand, unpleasantly gritty, and there was...
Scrappy hearts
I think this is the first time I’ve tried to piece a shape together from small scraps. It wasn’t that hard although it involved a lot of pins. The backing is assembled too, from...
Some words
I’ve been working on my words for the Painted Speech class, in between plowing and shoveling! A nice contrast in activity. This is a prototype of the pages. I’m learning to be more delicate...
The morning star
Venus glows beautifully in the early morning sky. These photos are only a few minutes apart. The light changes fast. More shoveling and plowing today. More snow coming later in the week. My mom...
Weathering
Lots of wind, lots of snow. A quiet day, mostly the sound of buffeting winds. A big pine, weathering Last season’s goldenrod Last season’s oregano I had to shovel a short path to be...
Snow on spruce
We went to the Co-op today to do a big grocery shopping in advance of the coming snowstorm. They are still predicting 15″ for Saturday. That’s a lot of snow, more than we’ve had...