It’s winter-time and most of the United States is experiencing low temperatures. Some of us even have snow! I love snow… there is something pristine and irreplaceably beautiful in a fresh snow. But the depiction of snow in art is usually limited to white, silver and sometimes–for the more daring–red. Read more…
It’s time for some of my favorite things! Like the Charlie Brown Christmas special or lots of yummy things to eat; but, especially, decorations that you can make yourself! Although you might want to re-think the day-glo ornaments…. Seriously, this is the time of year when hand-made presents and decorations Read more…
This weekend looks to be the peak of fall color for Maine and the northern-most states, and so begins the pendulum of trees turning and losing their leaves just in time for winter. It’s hard to think of trees feeling warmer without their leaves; I can’t imagine shedding layers Read more…
Seriously. I hate shopping at this time of year because stores show the most dreary clothes that look like they were pulled out from dark basement corners. I don’t see why, in the middle of all the riotous colors of Autumn–gold pumpkins, red apples, yellow and orange leaves, blue water Read more…
Suddenly, as I sip my new pumpkin tea, I wonder how many pumpkin things one can consume in a day? I like pumpkin… I like the look of them and how they feel when I touch the outer shell on cold pumpkin-carving nights…. I like them glowing on the stoops Read more…
One cannot celebrate August properly without a moment of tiki styling… What is it about polynesian carvings and the word tiki that brings summer so quickly to mind? For me, I think it’s something to do with the completely foreign way of life of the Māori, the warm weather, lush, jungle Read more…