Author: Catherine

QC, becoming a tradition

We like to visit a town with a vibrant holiday scene in the days before Christmas. Last year we went to Iceland, but the two years before, we went to Quebec City, Canada. This...

A white Christmas!

Snowing on Christmas morning! How perfect! I made a digital greeting I could text and email, and also post here. This tree had blue lights on it last year but this year I didn’t...

A gray day

More snow last night. At least it warmed up into the 30’s today. Sam and I are both learning how to dress in order to keep warm on our daily walk. You would think...

Home … and new rules

I had my fiber group over last Friday. In the non-summer months, we take turns meeting at people’s houses. When it’s my turn, there’s a lot of cleaning involved. Normally my partner and I...

Jasper Beach

Last week we took a field trip to Jasper Beach in Machiasport. It’s a rare beach covered with pebbles, not sand. The pebbles are not actually “jasper” but are rhyolite – of volcanic origin....

Frost

A heavy frost last night. The comfrey was all wilted. But it perked up, back to normal, after the day warmed up. It’s pretty hardy, but dies at some point during the winter. I’ll...