• miscellany,  summer

    Start of Summer

    At the end of May it feels a lot like summer. Everything is sun-washed. The landscape of houses, tree-lined streets, and farmland are all bathed in warmth and light. I’m…

  • crochet

    Return to Crochet

    When I first learned to crochet many years ago, it was as if a line had been drawn – a demarcation between my former life and my new life. Life…

  • miscellany,  spring

    Life in May

    May is a strange month. Spring is ending, summer is nearing, and the weather is confusing. We’ve had clouds and rain, followed shortly by Saharan heat and sun, and back…

  • miscellany,  musings

    The Art of Milling

    Milling about the house is a favorite activity of mine. Like a butterfly – alight on this, alight on that, and generally while away the afternoon. Milling is my antidote…