You know how it is when one thing just blurs into another….
Archive for November, 2014
Local colors
Posted in composite, scenery, travel, tagged amber, architecture, bricks, neon on 30 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Maybe not what you would expect…
Posted in Uncategorized on 26 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
November’s Promise
Posted in Backstory, Gardening, Nature, tactless observations, tagged autumn, bulbs, choices, Church and Graveyard, delayed gratification, late afternoon light, november, spring, van engelen, what you lose and what you keep on 24 November, 2014| 4 Comments »
Kill your darlings, bury your hopes; trust that what comes next is better than what is now….
And now, a moment with our sponsor, Lady R
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Rhetoric on 23 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A list of THE THINGS
Posted in Uncategorized on 23 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
So let’s see…
Coffee
Peanut butter
Get the bulbs planted, or potted, whatever is appropriate
Call relatives so they know when we will be in x place
At some point, remember to buy a new batch of menthewasser mix
Finish putting up the drapes
Pack clothing
RSVP to birthday event
Plan other events [contact people in relevant locations]
Be grateful
Be very, very grateful…
If they had just called it “Climate Chaos” in the beginning…
Posted in Nature, Rhetoric, tagged arguments, Climate chaos, global warming, humans, stubborness on 20 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
….we would have saved ourselves a world full of stupid arguments….
Yes, it’s cold right now. And it might have been a mild summer around here. But that doesn’t change the underlying trends, and…..
Oh, it’s exhausting.
A handful of time
Posted in Art and Craft, Backstory, tactless observations, tagged antiques, handcraft, I do not have the patience for this, shuttlework, tatting on 19 November, 2014| 1 Comment »
I don’t know how long it took to produce this checkerboard of tatting. Maybe it was destined to cover the front of a small pillow, that would have already been covered in some contrasting fabric? Maybe it was meant to go over the back of a chair, or a seat on a couch?
it’s lovely. It’s probably not cat-compatible…
More accurate representation: Moss und Frost
Posted in Elsinore, Gardening, Nature, tagged frost, fuzzy, green, ice crystals, little creatures of the forest, moss, white on 18 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Sturdy little things. Keep them hydrated and they will outlast us…
A few months from now…
Posted in Backstory, Elsinore, Gardening, Nature, tagged autumn, azaleas, beach plums, japanese maples, seasons, spring, timing is everything, winter on 17 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I know, I know… The weather reports are all about hard freezes and harsh winter weather to follow. But Spring will be back again….
First fire of the season
Posted in Uncategorized on 14 November, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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