Author: Catherine

Whirring

I spent some lovely time in the garden this morning. Everything looks beautiful, but I chose to photograph this view. The asparagus raised beds are in there somewhere, but overflowing with winter squash, cosmos,...

Too much

I’m cleaning the art room. Deep cleaning. No guests will be in the guest bedroom for the foreseeable future, so I’m using it as a decision area. Moving all paper supplies into that room....

A walk in the blueberry barrens

On Sunday. I spent a good long time almost alone in this huge field under this very blue sky. Picking blueberries, and then taking a walk. I’ve walked this road before. I forget where...

In memoriam Natalie

My ex-mother-in-law Natalie passed away today. Just a few days shy of her 90th birthday on August 14th. Here’s a photo of us together. We are preparing for lunch in Burano, Italy. January 28,...

A book of paintings

Something different. A friend organized a bookbinding get-together on Tuesday. I had accumulated some watercolor paintings that I’ve been doing for over a year. And I had instructions for a single sheet binding using...

Seeing what I see

Beautiful morning after a rainy night. Chilly outside early. Everything was sparkling with raindrops. Today picking raspberries in the fruit yard, I was thinking about what I see there. Sam usually picks raspberries, but...

More time in the orchard

We transplanted this gooseberry from the back corner of the fruit yard to the orchard. It was neglected back there and getting choked by weeds. The owners before us planted it. I knew nothing...