Joy is best and most often found in simple and familial things……. a new grandchild on the way, a beautiful rose in the garden, a collection of fabrics waiting to become, a much-loved cat, a view of nature and finding solace there. I really welcome comments if you have the time and inclination, but I [...]
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Sharing Some Joy
Posted in Cats, Fabric, Memories, Nature, Places, Quilts, Ruminating, Seasons, Slow Living on June 8, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Blossoming
Posted in Inspiration, Memories, Nature, Places, Ruminating, Seasons, Slow Living on May 22, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Yesterday before lunch I saw that the sun was shining (briefly is the key), and decided to go cut some of my roses. The wind, rain, and hail have really been whipping them around just as they were all starting to blossom. I had to save a few and bring them inside. In this bouquet [...]
Morning Beach Walk
Posted in Inspiration, Memories, Nature, Places, Seasons on April 16, 2010 | 20 Comments »
When I am in Mendocino, I start every morning with a walk down to the headlands and across to the stairs down to the beach. No matter what the weather: sun, clouds, pouring rain, or wild winds, I am destined for the beach. It is the one constant in my routine when I am here. [...]
Mendocino Time
Posted in Memories, Nature, Places on April 12, 2010 | 32 Comments »
We traveled back to Mendocino, California yesterday from Portland, Oregon, a twelve hour drive with stops for gas, rest rooms, and a picnic lunch. The three cats in their cages were so well-behaved this time. I think they knew they were headed to the place they love most. I took this photo just as we [...]
Celebrating Life
Posted in Clothing, Fabric, Inspiration, Nature, Places, Ruminating, Seasons on April 10, 2010 | 18 Comments »
I have been thinking a lot lately about colors in our lives, and primarily what colors we choose for our clothing. On my morning walks, I have been inspired by all the natural and vibrant colors in all the spring flowers. Tulips seem to be blooming in everyone’s gardens and now the wisteria hanging over [...]
Being quiet
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Nature, Places on March 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Imagination Gives Us Wings 1994 Larry Kirkland (b. 1950 – ) Mount Shasta “I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief…for a time I rest in the grace of the world, and I am free.” Wendell Berry
A skirt
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Fabric, Nature, Places, Seasons on March 1, 2010 | 29 Comments »
I finished the skirt late Friday afternoon, and silly me, after it was done, I was thinking how great this would have looked on Vanessa Bell with a paintbrush in hand and a canvas in front of her or Virginia Woolf seated at her desk, pen in hand, writing her journal or finishing the last [...]
A little break
Posted in Nature, Places, Uncategorized on February 7, 2010 | 15 Comments »
I am feeling a little rusty the last few days, needing an outdoor break I think, a long hike in the woods. I have been inside too much perhaps, and glued to my computer or sorting and labeling and pricing and well…too rusty for words. Guess I need a Sunday to unhinge and let my [...]
Cotton History and Going Green
Posted in Clothing, Going Green, Nature, Places, Ruminating on January 30, 2010 | 17 Comments »
This book is a history book, a biography of cotton, and could possibly be read as an epic novel. I discovered it through an online quilt history list. Members of the list were praising the book for many reasons, one for the wealth of information, another for its fascinating read. I decided to purchase it [...]
The Moon
Posted in Inspiration, Nature, Places, Seasons on December 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I love suggestions. Deb and jude suggested we post photos of the moon. I contribute this….a Mendocino moon I took many moons ago. And another view, a sliver of beauty on Mt Whitney, always a place to find a perfect moon.
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