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  • Squirt’s Memorial Day stamp

    I carved this stamp of Squirt today. Mama Kitty’s will be along soon. I think it will look good with dark brown ink on gold paper. Today I was playing with Lumiere metallic gold paint, the alphabet stamps that Rice gave me, and some stamps that I carved. I’m right pleased with this stamp.

  • Of cherries and mulberries

    I was wrong about the white Nanking cherries. They are ripening and they are good! They’re a bit larger than the red Nanking cherries, and have a pink blush when ripe. And I also discovered that I was picking the red Nankings a bit too early. Last year the birds swooped in and finished them…

  • Saturday morning coffee pot post

    And away we go! This is my sort of weekly post where I write whatever comes to mind until the coffee pot runs out. I just arranged my first ever ATC trade. Whoop! I’m trading this one for one that she has not posted yet, or this one, but ANY of her needlefelted ATCs would…

  • I spent a good few hours in the studio tonight, so I feel like I’m back on track. Especially because I began my artist’s journal – FINALLY. This is a smallish spiral-bound handbook that came from work and is now out-of-date, so instead of sending it to the landfill (I try not to say “throw…

  • “Meow, said God. Actually it was more like a roar.”

    I am constantly stunned by the generosity and kindness of people. It makes me think that perhaps I should renounce my curmudgeonly ways. In my mailbox at work today, I found a copy of a short short story by Margaret Atwood, “Our Cat Enters Heaven,” from a recent book which I can’t believe I haven’t…

  • Nice, Ricë!

    Through the incredible generosity of Ricë Freeman-Zachery, I am now the owner of all these stamps. Wow. What a kickstart to my new venture in book arts. My first carved alphabet stamps. I’m filling in the missing stamps from the vintage collection Ricë gave me. Do you see why I’m totally in love with this…

  • What happened to M.K.

    Thank you all for your words of comfort. Her last day seemed very normal and happy. She ate her supper. I went out on the deck to take out some compost around 9:30 p.m. and she was having seizures. We wrapped her in a towel and took her to the emergency vet, where she died…

  • Mama Kitty goes home

    On her throne Stalking a very unlucky rabbit Helping me mulch the paths in the Back Forty “Mama Kitty” Georgia O’Neill 1996-May 18, 2008 She was a free spirit who lived a near perfect life, with humans that cared for her, freedom to roam, and a daughter who loved her. She was a mighty huntress.…

  • And-d-d-d-d-d-d, once again, a weekend passes and I didn’t do any art. I did get enough work done in the Back Forty that I won’t have to worry about it for a while. I planted the rest of the tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, basil, and most of the peppers. I harvested peas and Nanking cherries and…

  • Before and After

    Before: After: I’m sitting out on the deck, looking over the Back Forty, in my jammies, with a perfect cup of organic fair-trade coffee in front of me, the local Sunday paper beside me, the birds singing, a breeze blowing, Mama Kitty napping on the mat. I was in a bit of a snit last…