Author: Catherine

Artifact

(Notes found while decluttering) Poetry Cards – First Friday 1There are no books in the sea. 2I dwell in Possibility –A fairer House than Prose –(Emily Dickinson) 3There are love dogs no one knows...

Spring dyeing

I took another dyeing workshop with Susanne Grosjean at our local adult education center. I enjoy it so much, although it is always a hectic day, packed with information and activity. I dyed all...

Mid March

My mood is gloomy. Winter is hanging on. Over the past few days I got some things done though. For the binding, I found some fabrics in my stash to use. Most of them...

100% rye

I’ve been wanting to make rye bread for a long time. The recipes I came across always scared me off because they warned the dough was so sticky, or they were overly complicated, or...

wicked cold

We didn’t have that much snow yesterday. Some of it fell as sleet or rain, and then turned to ice. Today we have high winds and lots of blowing snow. Drifts are forming. And...

Mending, continued

A little cabin fever today. I definitely felt stuck in the house. Cold, lots of ice. I walk five days a week to satisfy my step counter app, but I’ve completed my five days...

Staying in

We stayed inside most of the day. Snow, then rain — general wintry precipitation and temps hovering around freezing. The snow is heavy now and difficult to shovel. I did a few things that...