Sure is hot out there... Even with the awning cranked open covering the deck, the sun is mighty strong and you can feel heat underneath permeate from the seat cushion. Kit loves the deck especially with the shade, but on a day like today, our cat is sheltered under barberry bushes across the...
Patterns seen in a book, on antique ceramic, motifs delicate or dauntless, flowery or geometric, the new interpretation begins to brew in my mind. Knitwear is a little tricky because the fabric stretches, it moves, so it needs careful consideration when planning placement. For any embellishment I first sketch the idea, an outline...
I ache today. Not from yesterday’s impetuous garden work, A different, deep, enthralling ache from my core. I long to be with him. I want to laugh, exchange smile after smile, Indubitable joy in hewed lines on our faces, Burrow tight, dancing to phantom music, Sit in the shade of a summer umbrella,...
So it's fourth of July weekend once again, this splendid summer holiday enjoyed by all Americans. Are we barbecuing? Relaxing on the beach? Catching up with a page-turner under the cool awning on the deck? Planning to catch local fireworks? None of the above. Rather, our version of being American this weekend is...
