beautiful bread by Jeanlots of oh's and ah's for Susan's fabrica freakin bolt of handwoven fabric by Susan Elins wool cord rug/ rayon scarf/ lovely linen scarf/Book featuring her Danish friendSusan's rag hemp and linen weavemy wool and silk honeycomb scarf on the loomMolly looking for tummy rubsIt seems like the November winds have brought us [...]
beautiful fall day for kayaking first kayaking with Molly. Let's just say it was interesting.she loves the water.imagine my horror when I picked this up and found out it was plastic...so wrong!
strawberry ice creamMolly trying to be patientshe thinks the ice cream maker needs to die Crostini with balsamic strawberries and ricotta./recipe hereshould have listened when she said she thought we had enoughquite the haulOne of our recent and many hot spells this summer inspired a trip to the strawberry patch and the making of strawberry [...]
brave?fall shadowspatternsthe fairy forestsumacskywardsMy morning walk is a necessary realignment of my thought processes. As long as I am listening to the wind in the trees and seeing the patterns in the shadows of the sunlit trees, I am inclined to leave at home, any of the day to day got- to- dos.  And [...]
good friends...good foodThis months 2nd Monday gathering was at my home, with a large turnout I was having a hard time keeping up with everyone's show and tell. This is a most productive group. I will leave my spring scarf disaster for another post. But everyone else's projects were awesome. Below is a sampling of [...]
I look forward all winter, to the first day of weather warm enough to spin on the porch. Today was just such a day, and I am not even cheating and bundling up in every piece of wool I own. Looking forward to listening to the returning birds sing and watching the chickadees at the [...]
Looks like another snowed in Christmas eve. Hopefully we can fa la la tomorrow. For now, it looks like a great time for a snowball fight and some cookie baking. Molly looks ready! I hope your holidays are filled with peace and the joy of the season.Springerle cookiesSeriously over sprinkledThe mad sprinklers at work
Getting ready for the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend (the 10-12th), lots of work and lots of color, and as you can see from a couple of pictures; I had some helpers. The tomatoes couldn't be ignored, so I had that pot bubbling away in between running downstairs to paint some more yarn. [...]
