We have had storms many afternoons - intense storms that make me fill up our water jars, just in case the power goes out. And we stand in the front doorway - the only door that is under cover - and watch the rain pour sideways. Mixing up an evening cocktail, something inspired by a Dark & ... View Post
Mapping My Quarantine
I was inspired by City Lab's Map My Neighborhood project, so I sat down to think about my own house. It had just snowed again that morning, so we had the fire going and it was feeling more like winter than spring. But later we let the sheep out to graze and the lambs were running around chasing each ... View Post
In the Stars
I have been stitching stars while we are home for isolation. They are an easy formula for me -- I have a mental map of the star in my head, and I can chose a variable or two, but they don't take a surge of mental energy to begin. I can gather a few squares, chose a color or two, and then begin, ... View Post
Greens in the Window
For a bit of greenery indoors and a future meal from out windowsill, we have been growing pea greens. They are simple to grow, take about 10 days until harvest, and when it’s time to harvest, my kids snip them with scissors. Then we let them regrow for a second harvest!I use Dwarf Gray Peas from ... View Post
Texturized Cowl
For over 6 months, every knitting project I started fizzled out into a mess. Some were frogged (pulled out), some are still in a bag, pretending like they might behave someday. I just needed something lovely and easy and being spoon-fed was a bonus. I needed success. This kit caught my eye and I was ... View Post
Grids in the Woods
While hiking with my family, I kept seeing all these grids in the woods. there was order to the trees and the rocks (though human hands had stacked them), there was a structure that I loved. We wandered over a new bridge, which created a strict order over the wild swamp, but the sun played with the ... View Post
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