Archive for November 2010
Airstreams for the writer
I had lunch with artist Susan Perrine the other day in Lisbon Maine (she’s the lovely woman responsible for the twig garden structures in the Shores). I chatted her ear off about my child-like weaving and she answered every one of my beginner questions. When I was finished breathlessly, she spoke of the gallerys that are…
Read More‘Tis a Gift to be Simple
Su came up for a few days to help us celebrate and as usual the time flew by. One of the drawbacks of living this far North (I know, there’s a whole country North of us…but in November Searsport feels “far North.”) is that we don’t see as much of our family during the holidays for…
Read MoreI was crying…
If you don’t have an opinionated father, don’t bother reading this post…it will probably bore you. Me, I was raised to know that as long as dad was roaring, he was OK…and when I stumbled upon this essay by Bruce Cameron I had to read it twice…the first time to myself, giggling…the second time to…
Read MorePretty Evening
Is it Winter yet?
Steven and I often argue about exactly when winter starts…I believe it starts as soon as it’s too cold to work outside before 11 AM (Yes, I have lots of wooly projects I’d rather work on in the comfort of a sunny window). Somewhere around the 1st of November seems about right. Obviously my willingness…
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