Finishing, stopping, going
I finished the third crewel piece. I’m thinking back to the winter day in January when I began these. I really didn’t know what I was doing. I am not used to stitching with...
Author: Catherine
Precipitation
Interesting day. Different types of frozen or liquid water fell on and off all day. We tried to take a walk during a clear patch but ended up in another snow squall. Yes, it’s...
New growth
Today is the spring equinox! Time for a hoophouse update. Yes, there are living plants in there that were planted last fall and overwintered. I don’t want to jinx it. A lot could still...
Indigo dyeing
Dyeing with indigo has always been mysterious. I’d love to have a little vat at home that I could understand and work with. But it’s intimidating. There seem to be so many options and...
Reading spring
I’ve made up a game to help get through March. It’s a game with myself to identify the earliest signs of spring, even when there seem to be no signs. The main one I’ve...
Blustery
A good day to stay in and work on my projects. The third crewel piece is coming along. It’s not turning out the way I planned, because I started to free-style with the colors....
March morning
This tree is in the willow grove – or the Immanent Grove as I call it, after a location in Ursula LeGuin’s The Wizard of Earthsea. I walk past it occasionally on my daily...