slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: Visual journal 2014
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By the end of the day, it was cold and rainy. By bedtime, we had a little bit of snow – the most we’ve seen this winter despite colder temps than usual.
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I worked in the Back Forty putting down cardboard in anticipation of the load of mulch Sandy plans to get from the landfill, and pulled up some vines and weeds. But did I take photos? No. So, here’s another woven cloth square. I really like this one. Theo likes the fancy pillows.
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I would not like to live somewhere without a winter because I love seeing the bones of trees against the sky. I took a bit of a break – sinus problems a little worse than normal, also a sore neck. Theo helped by pressing the fabric I stitched the day before. I used a neti…
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Today has been all about listening to “A Thousand Splendid Suns” on CD, watching “Nurse Jackie” on DVD, and soaking up the warmth of the wood stove while stitching. I pulled out this half-finished design from the Abstract-a-licious workshop I took with Lyric Kinard last March. All the pieces sewn down with tiny hand stitches.
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More squares of mostly denim. I recognize a couple of my favorite jeans here. My plan is to make a sturdy blanket for outdoor lounging. Sandy and I went downtown to Scuppernong Books, which entranced me so much that I forgot to take a photo. So being eye-level with the traffic light on the parking…
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The tree is no longer there, but the roots remain. My friend brings me eucalyptus branch clippings from the farmers’ market and drops them off on my front porch.
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Ready for spring, sick of the mud On my street – my house is the green one on the right.
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On the porch. look up
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Right now, I am nearly completely fixated on weaving strips of cloth together and stitching on them. I enjoy it so much that it is hard to tear myself away from it to do anything else. So I’ve decided that the 2014 map is not going to get finished. Oh, it was very helpful in…