by Susan | Nov 20, 2016 | Odds and Ends, Projects
Browsing through a craft show yesterday, I spied a display with holiday decorations created from wood discs with wood burned designs. Last year, I cut discs from a downed birch tree, but never did anything with them. I found Hannah’s wood burning kit today and...
by Susan | Nov 14, 2016 | Odds and Ends, Projects
Last spring, I showed Paul a picture of a wrought iron pot rack I saw on Pinterest. Granny Gadget gave me a wonderful set of pans that have a copper-type finish that easily scratches. A pot rack was the perfect solution to keep my pans off the counter and looking...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2016 | Odds and Ends, Photography
Gidget was taking her time when I took her outside the other morning. While I dawdled with her, I began to notice the frost. Silly, I know. Yet, ten minutes later I’d snapped numerous iPhone pictures of frosty plants. It started with the clover. Then I noticed...
by Susan | Oct 13, 2016 | Odds and Ends, Projects
I just finished taking a class on Linoleum Block/Stamp Making at the Women’s Health Resource Library. Over the course of two nights, we learned how to carve linoleum block and rubber print-making blocks and then how to ink them and print on paper and fabric. I...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2016 | Photography
Hannah and I are in Pennsylvania for a quick college exploration visit and Hannah’s first college interview. This afternoon, I took Hannah to Waggoner’s Gap where dad took me a few of years ago. The sun was in the wrong spot for good photos, but for a...
by Susan | Jul 22, 2016 | Projects
This morning, I played hooky. Rather than plugging away at my work to-do list, I took a class on paper collage with a local artist. Tearing and gluing paper was fun and even a bit therapeutic. My inspiration was a picture snapped of one of my favorite views....
by Susan | Jul 17, 2016 | Photography
We made a whirlwind visit to Massachusetts this weekend to visit the last of the colleges on Hannah’s list of schools. She now has one big yes and a few backup schools. It’s been fun watching her explore the possibilities and learn more about what makes...
by Susan | Jul 6, 2016 | Odds and Ends, Projects
I have this leather-topped writing desk built by the Maddox Table Co. of Jamestown, NY. It was my grandmother’s desk, a piece that came from the furniture store my grandparents owned when I was a child – The Jordan Store. In my mind, I can still see this...
by Susan | May 27, 2016 | Photography
A flat of lupine seedlings ready for planting present the most compelling picture – pattern upon pattern.
by Susan | Apr 6, 2016 | Critters, Odds and Ends
This morning, with little fanfare, I spied Gidget and Cinder sharing the same space. No barking, no hissing. This is a first! Miss Kitty submitted to gentle sniffing and snuffling. Their tiny little noses gently touched. Might this be the beginning of a friendship?...
by Susan | Mar 8, 2016 | Photography
I work from home a couple of days a week. The bulk of that time I’m glued to my computer, the time passing without notice. Yet, there are those moments when I wander to the kitchen for coffee or chase down a too quiet puppy, and I find myself distracted by the...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2016 | Critters, Odds and Ends
A walk on Friday during Snow Day No. 2 was full of joy for Gidget. She romped and played running circles around me until she ventured too far ahead. View the power of the...
by Susan | Jan 23, 2016 | Critters, Odds and Ends
It’s safe to say, that dog will eat anything. And everything. This morning, as I was gearing up to clean, the roll of paper towels fell off the counter and off she went. She had a grand old time trying to keep away from me. Unfortunately, it’s not the...
by Susan | Jan 9, 2016 | Critters
It’s hard to believe that Gidget has been with us for four months now. This little ball of fluff with the perpetually bad hair day is closing in on seven pounds. Despite her mini size, the vet says she’s on the pudgy side, so we’ve had to scale back...
by Susan | Dec 26, 2015 | Odds and Ends, Projects
I was feeling a little down when my Christmas gifts to my folks weren’t delivered in Pennsylvania when they were supposed to. And of course, I couldn’t find my receipt with the tracking number. Finally, on Christmas Eve, Mom called to report that my box...
by Susan | Dec 2, 2015 | Odds and Ends, Projects
This past weekend, while I was busy sewing felt birds for my Maine Backyard Bird Tree and my Owl Wish You a Merry Christmas Wreath, Paul was working on a project using my Christmas Dove pattern. The Christmas Dove has only one piece. Paul taped the pattern to a piece...
by Susan | Nov 30, 2015 | Odds and Ends, Projects
I’ve run out of time to make birds! The WHRL’s Christmas Tree Festival is tomorrow evening and I’ve finished my tree with only 14 birds. I’d hoped to do more, but the clock is working against me. This year’s tree is a Maine Backyard Bird...
by Susan | Nov 29, 2015 | Odds and Ends, Projects
“Owl” Wish You a Merry Christmas is the theme for this wreath I created for the WHRL’s Christmas Tree Festival and Auction. It started with a bare balsam wreath. I embellished the wreath with bundles of white pine and cedar harvested from the woods,...
by Susan | Nov 16, 2015 | Odds and Ends, Projects
The mudroom makeover started in September with these feedbag recycle bags hanging in the mudroom. They replaced the overflowing plastic buckets that used to take up floor space. The “honey-do” list continued with these wooden cube units that Hannah...
by Susan | Nov 1, 2015 | Critters, Odds and Ends
What better fun than chasing leaves on a windy autumn day. Leaves tumbling musically along, taking flight and changing directions are a simple delight that brings such joy.
