I live on a farm ... — design

The handmade gift

December 9, 2014 • children • Christmas • craft • crafting • design • gift idea • gifts • handmade • holiday • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • making • photography • women

...to celebrate that message a bunch of us all over the world celebrate first and foremost the concept of loving one another. And we get inspired to do all kinds of great and wondrous and small and perfect acts of kindness and brotherhood toward those we are close to but also toward others we do not know.

Howling wind, flying fingers

April 10, 2014 • art • country life • design • family • knitting • lace • Life • love • New York • photography • shawl • snow

This is one of those spring transition days, bringing with it the inevitable blustery winds Winnie The Pooh made famous. For the first time in more than six months it is 70 degrees outside ... ah, the pleasures of 72 degree air. Not that I was unhappy with our winter; no, far from that, The winter we are finally emerging from was my favorite winter of my life, as far as the weather goes. It was horribly cold, but I was able to spend much of the time snug at home knitting, baking, studying, reflecting, enjoying family, organizing my studio,...