Drinking at the Trough

 
The silk organza and natural found objects that I was working on, had to be put by the wayside. Last week, I had to make an emergency trip to Florida due to a death in the family. Just to get a way for a day and regain some sanity, we went to the beach. [...]

Transparent Sample

 

Yesterday I went for a walk in the woods. It was the first warm enough day to be outside and enjoy it. Actually, it was too wet to walk in the woods as there is still snow and ice on the northern exposures and the ground it too wet. So I stuck to the roads [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

 

I couldn’t pass up sharing these frost patterns on the little wooden bridge over the ditch. Aren’t they beautiful.
Mr Grey was released yesterday afternoon. He trotted right out of the garage, crossed the street to a culvert, then crossed the street again and disappeared down into the revine. Saw him again later, walking up the [...]

Mr. Grey Goes To The Vet

 
Mr. Grey was captured Sunday morning. This morning we took him to our local vet for evaluation. After he was anesthetized the vet called and said the leg had been broken too long for proper healing. He advised amputation. O.K.; we said, “do it.”
Now he’s back home, still in the trap, but we’ve given [...]

Question For A Poor Cat

 
We have a wild cat that has visited our home since last spring. His coat is a beautiful grey stripe, hence I call him Mr. Grey. It has been bitterly cold this winter plus there was a two inch layer of ice in January with snow on top that took forever to melt. [...]

A Very Cold Day

 

 
 
Two more little black studies. And three more on the table trying to match threads. With as much thread as I own, you’d think that there would be no problem, but not so!