meals in a bowl

 

Eating my lunch today I realized how I always will choose a bowl over a plate. Is it the shape? The containment? How it feels in the hand? I like to knit in the round, perhaps I'm just drawn to anything circular in nature.

moonrise

Last night were treated to, not an amazing sunset, but a spectacular moon rise. We were both shuffling for space, shooting out our upstairs bedroom window, cameras clicking away.

The clouds changing colors, the moon getting sharper. After so many clouded over evenings, just viewing the moon was welcome.

catnip

We're not doing anything.... oh but Aero was.

I promised Aero I'd get him some fresh catnip  and I made good on my promise, and then he found it. In fact I had a hard time getting in the front door, he smelled it.

the joys of a rainy day

Aero is definitely enjoying the day. Dashiell is upstairs asleep on the bed and I dare not photograph and waken the sleeping beast. I finished piecing a quilt top and decided it was time to clean up and maybe grab from the stash for a back. And I discovered these wonderful Japanese fabrics. I have no idea how they came to me. But I realized that come summer, when I bring out my blue quilt they would make wonderful pillow covers.

 I'm going to keep digging around in my fabrics, who knows what I'll find.

christmas day 2018

Had to get outside, if only briefly...

the tupelo solstice tree

Tupelo, genus Nyssa, is a small genus of deciduous trees with alternate, simple leaves. The genus name refers to a Greek water nymph, or Naiaid, a type of female spirit or nymph presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.

So I've added some decorations and lights, making it serve as the holiday tree. Who says I haven't got any holiday spirit? Happy Solstice! Enjoy the longer days.

met my deadline

My goal was Solstice and I met my deadline a week early. Two new quilts and nice wool pillow covers for the winter are now ready for cats to sleep on and the two of us to spill tea and get newsprint all over. Hmm, all that white, what was I thinking? Oh well my quilts are always washable.
We celebrated the season (that being Dungeness season) by driving to Bodega Bay yesterday and buying two crabs for dinner. We gave thanks and thoroughly enjoyed the feast. If you are ever in Bodega Bay stop by the Fishetarian, their clam chowder is great and the crabs fresh.