While looking for a sound and complete edition of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame for a Christmas gift I found a yummy old, but cared for, hardcover with illustrations by Tasha Tudor. Needless to say that edition will remain on...
"When you appreciate what you have, what you have appreciates in value. Kinda cool right? So basically, being grateful for the goodness that is already evident in your life will bring you a deeper sense of happiness. And that’s without having to go...
our pasture is home to a granite podium of sorts. an outcropping. this summer it was seat for India Flint in the mornings at her workshop as she told tales from around the world, delighting listeners all.thoughts of India's return to teach and tell more...
After years of lonliness and whining from the violin caseI decided it was time to rosin up the bow Twelve years ago I knew these piecesyet not without effortso I arranged for a tutor...oh boy, here we go.it's going to take some doing.So if you...
as we celebrate Thanksgiving here on the farm with our loved ones, family and furry (Wetherby gets an apple this morning),we are most thankful for just this. love, warmth and tradition.may your day be blessed.and as we sit around the table this evening for dinnerwe...
feel free to read my review of ISEND2011, La Rochelle, France.just published in the lastest issue of Turkey Red Journal.enjoy.Photo by Nancy Zeller, traveling the train from Paris to Bordeaux Region
wouldn't you like to come see my shepardess? we've been growing wool for her for years now she'll have yarns and roving from usmany naturally dyedmost interesting what she does with our fleeces.want to try your hand at dyeing?she sells the dyestuffs too!she's been...
time and events have taken me hither and yon of late... the weeks before Rhinebeck are always a flurry and thenpoof! we are theredear daughter Faith is now a mainstay at the shows with me.it's such a special treat as always I plan to take pictures of the show but...
thunder and driving rains tonight. Sheltie dog Kalie paces, hates this. too much rain, too much water.yet fall's glory always shinesin hidden placesstitching is done for a dear friendstitching still to do for a personal goalbefore the rains tonight i gathered...
our dear Katie lived on the farm with us for two and a half years. she is a beautiful light. as she worked her way though graduate school we shared anincredible life here. she taught so much. she gave so much.and she was just so much fun to be with!we sheared, we...
