A Pause

A Pause

I had so many entries to write and post since my last November one, but holiday season as we

all know gets past us so fast- with titles such as, "Sunday before Thanksgiving" "After Thanksgiving" "December the First" and so on…  Well they'll go in the book, or be for next year. It's nice to have this ;little pause time before January- a bit of reflection's in order before the new year. Was just too busy creating 2015 calendars for which I got some orders- above is one of the months- which I'm sure is pretty guessable! It's late I know but they are available- 17.95, 8 1/2 x 11. Contact me through this site if interested. As we make the yearly turn, this is the re-starting of the "Year in a Country House " line so, yes much more to come!

Something's weird with this margin maker….  

           

                                                             Colombus Day Weekend

      I like the space of the weeks before Thanksgiving. In this one I've had time to put some color onto a sketch I did of Barea and Bruno and the two dogs when we were at the farm in mid-October, having one of the nicest times we've had there in quite a few years. I'd just completed a cleaning and reorganization of my Mom's 200+ year old farmhouse (one of the featured ones in my book) this summer, and we were taking full advantage, having been able to put in and use a chiminea in the fireplace (chimney needs some work). You can see it in full force on the right! The colors here have come out kind of an odd combination of neon and washed-out, but if you tilt back the screen 10 or 20 degrees you'll get a better idea of how cozy it all was. It was your idyllic October evening before supper- definitely drawing-worthy, and an example of why it's helpful when you've cooked ahead! (Can't remember now which concoction it was that night, but it'll show up in the book I'm sure.)

     Posts now will be following the progress of "A Year in a Country House" calendar, which I must complete in a week! Ack! Finishing an angel one now, as rumbles of the approaching season become more and more audible…..……

Barn Tight

     At last we have the roof H2O proofed. 

     As I clear and clear, I'm welcoming in new energies. It's been ongoing this year, and it takes all my faith to see it as part of the whole project. But- the library actually looks like a library now, and I should be able to start thinking about how to make the hole in my kitchen roof the genesis of the greenhouse I've always wanted.

    To celebrate, it's kale chips. These are the best I've ever made and I think lemon pepper has something to do with it. These had chopped up sunflower seeds too- just with a knife! Definitely a recipe for the calendar /cookbook. 

Sunday before Hallowe'en

     Samhain, aka Hallowe'en is the Celtic New Year. As a child I had no knowledge of this- my whole idea of this holiday was as a rare time for usually forbidden candy. This new moon of Samhain has brought on a flurry of what could be called a New Year's clean-out!
     For friends and family who have asked about the availability of my YCH Calendar, yes they are available. The new design ail be on the website by the end of November- I will be blogging and Facebooking about this as the holidays approach. Slight website change coming up!
      As one can see I am experimenting with color and desisn on this site. Comments and advice welcome! Thanks all- and Happy New Year.

The Harvest Moon

September 8th, 2014. It's bright and windy today, much cooler. In the garden we have some corn, pumpkins, turnips, carrots somewhere, kale, onions- For a small garden mostly in shade it shows what a yield can be. I'm already planning on what to bring in and how to store it- a greenhouse is in order I'd say….

Tonight at 9:37 P.M. is the full moon, the Harvest Moon. On the internet I read that the September full moon is usually known as the Full Corn Moon. If I were occupied with the garden and herbs alone, there'd be so much I 'd have to do now. But, as I'm coming to the completion of this huge refiguration of the work of 25 years,  I'm lucky to be able to just pick!

In the studio though the last of the organizing is accomplished and projects laid out. Tomorrow I can start on figuring out a 2015 calendar.

Room Six

After this month- finally- we've got space in the last room- there are now five available showing areas in the barn.   

New moon...

   With a new moon comes this complete website makeover- thanks to my friend Barbara who also joins me in harp duets!       As can be seen below, the gallery is also being re-established - this time in our old barns, with still a lot of set-up to do!    Blogging should be a natural for me- I've always kept journals, and we were all just talking about that this morning as a matter of fact- So I will maintain a running description of progress and events- Hope you all will enjoy!