I'm working on both of them.
And really . . .
I can't tell one from the other.
They both bring me pleasure.
Saturday, November 27
Tuesday, November 23
Farm-raised
We drove out to the country today to pick up our free-range turkey for Thursday's dinner. (This one apparently has a pardon for now.)
It was a beautiful afternoon here with temperatures in the mid-60's, and on the way we crossed a charming intersection where I just had to hop out when I saw this tractor . . .
And this building . . .
And this covered bridge.
This goose has another month . . . and then . . . well, you know.
Wishing you all a blessed and bountiful Thanksgiving!
It was a beautiful afternoon here with temperatures in the mid-60's, and on the way we crossed a charming intersection where I just had to hop out when I saw this tractor . . .
And this building . . .
And this covered bridge.
This goose has another month . . . and then . . . well, you know.
Wishing you all a blessed and bountiful Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 21
Returning to my roots . . .
It's made up of bits and pieces of my great, great grandmother's dresses, my great, great grandfather's shirts and drawers, and my grandmother's scraps (She did some repair work.). It's a composition taken from the scraps of their lives. It's a treasure that I marvel at every day.
Recycling the bits and pieces from my life is a concept that appeals to me in a big way. Committing the 'now' into something that my grandchildren and their offspring will look at and perhaps cherish gives me goosebumps.
I developed a thing for eco-dyed fabric when I wandered into the classroom where India Flint was teaching magic during Shakerag last summer. I bought her book, came home, and began experimenting with the plants that grew in my yard, my neighbors yards, and . . . well, the entire county. Just last night I started a brew with Japanese maple leaves from my son's yard to see if the red leaves give a different tint than the green summer leaves.
Update: They do.
And then I discovered Jude Hill and her Spirit Cloth blog and signed up for her Cloth to Cloth workshop, and I find myself checking it daily, reading and re-reading her instructions, marking my calendar for the next lesson. I am so wanting to sit with cloth, needle and thread and create in this softer way. And I'm delighted to incorporate the eco-dyed fabric from summer into my winter obsession.
And the old feed sacks from another summer's collection.
And I feel like I'm returning to my roots.
It feels good.
Saturday, November 20
Never underestimate the power of Photoshop
I was recently at a family party where I took this photo of my granddaughter and my aunt.
I love this picture of the two of them, but I wanted to focus the shot on my granddaughter.
I am currently running Photoshop CS 5 which made it so easy to remove my beloved aunt from the photo and to boost the image of my granddaughter.
Monday, November 8
Friday, November 5
A B C's
Three years ago, I made these letters for Kiran. . .
Which led to these for Sophie, that I worked on with her mom. . .
And then I made these for Lily. . .
And this one for Taylor. . .
And this one. . .
Which is one of Nadia's letters, that are not yet hung.
I have one more set that I hope to finish right pronto.
I buy my letters from DAmboiseDesigns and my embellishments from all over.

And then I made these for Lily. . .
And this one for Taylor. . .
And this one. . .
Which is one of Nadia's letters, that are not yet hung.
I have one more set that I hope to finish right pronto.
I buy my letters from DAmboiseDesigns and my embellishments from all over.
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