Monthly Archive: October 2023

Thursday bike ride

Second year in a row, we take some bike rides in Acadia National Park in October. It’s a great time for us to go to the park. Summer crowds are gone. Weather can still...

Morning

I almost have enough squares to complete the garden quilt. (The top left has a 3×3 standing in for a 4×4.) The top third is not stitched together, just laid out on a trial...

Observing microseasons

I like the Japanese idea of dividing the year into small parts, microseasons. You can find the poetic names for the 72 ancient Japanese microseasons online. Why did they settle on these names? Were...

Rhythms

Quilt progress. I’ve figured out the size. What a relief. About 53″ wide and 75″ long. Now I can finally figure out how many squares I need to finish. I have the scaffolding squares...

Chill in the air

All day I’ve been thinking about people losing their lives in war zones. It’s solemn. The sky held this drama. It’s been a quiet day here, stitching squares for the garden quilt, and working...

Forward into fall

The change in season had me a bit stumped for awhile. I couldn’t let go of summer. I finally let some projects show me the path forward. This corkboard sits in the corner where...