Through Vermont I traveled this morning on long windy roads and farmlands past the ravage of Irene's wrath. new bridges reuniting towns so torn apart to arrive at a fiber oasis Six Loose Ladies shop in Proctorsville VT with a few more than six loose ladies and a few...
early chill, possible frost. the days are getting shorter our friends are in full awareness grateful for just another pasture rotation and a few windfall apples they know to soak up the sun. a mid-afternoon frolick pasture still wet from Irene's path meets the fall...
the sheep know the days on pasture are waning.they seize a precious afternoon together with pleasurequite sure they know much more about the shortening days and the coming of winter than we credit them forI took some time amidst regular work in...
...they came to know.our fieldwork with India is done and it was a profound experience for each and every one of us.16 women came to learn and soak in what India offered us. as the days stitched together so did our relationships with each...
our first day with walks in the woods and fields and tales from India scattered about as leavesour first bundles began their simmermore sharing which Luna loves as wellour bundles are laid out as gifts to be opened. most exciting!we opened to find some...
a forest wanderer, maker of marks, stitcher, kind and gentle soulhas arrived pots are simmering with windfall bundles a side trip yesterday found this dear brass teapotto compliment an eco-dyed wool cloth.....India is on the farm"Fieldwork" begins...
this is a great time of the year on the farmwe may have some rainwe may have some heat but we mostly have peacein the early morning, the sun catches fenceline work from the overnightduring choretime neither the pups nor the sheep are concerned with moving.Luna and...
It was a stellar morning for the first day of the workshop with Joan Morris here at Long Ridge Farm. crisp and bright just like the fabrics we brought to class. mine drying on the line at the last minute.Joan asked us early on to "suspend disbelief" and...
...or as Theresa commented yesterday, beak breaks. Mom is getting into feed them, sometimes with us all there and always if we break here and there. the babes are growing fast...here is their standard position all day. my jaw aches just looking at them!the color...
The Color Institute workshop is underway here at the farm. First day gave us scorching temperatures with high humidity. But the class of 10 are eager to learn and increase our levels of expertise in color theory with Michele Wipplinger at the helm. Her experience with...
