“September Meadow”
details: birch bits, French knots, machine “matchstick” quilting.
I just submitted this piece (using my NEWLY dyed fabrics) for a call to artists here. I should be hearing back in a day or two about its fate. I am determined to keep sending my work out into the world to see what will happen. Part of my plan for my 66th year on this planet is risk taking, so here we are. :-)
September 10, 2021
The day after Hannah and Loren’s wedding I gathered up a bunch of flowers from bouquets and table arrangements. I brought them home to Vermont in jars of water tucked carefully into the cab of the pickup. Wilma and I trimmed them and put them in my flower press. I remembered to give the screws a twist now and then.
A few weeks ago, I took the press apart and made this arrangement and sent it to Loren and Hannah for their first anniversary.
I remember making pressed flower projects with my beloved Great Aunt Margretta when I was a kid. I’m still at it. Call me sentimental. :-)
As the sugar maples along the road begin to flash bits of red and orange, I can feel my creative energy rising and I see inspiration everywhere I go.
We can hardly keep up with the San Marzano tomatoes ripening in the hoop house. Batman is making the most fragrant pasta sauce with the tomatoes and garlic, onions and basil from the raised beds. The sun gold cherry tomatoes have found their way into this recipe , it’s simple and fabulous! (It has beans in it, Noel!!!)
We had special house guests this weekend and we crafted a dinner made nearly exclusively with Vermont ingredients. It was such fun to showcase our garden’s and our state’s bounty.
And did you see the harvest moon?!?! It was the most gorgeous orange as it rose over the ridge. I woke up in the middle of the night when the coyotes began to sing. I got up to look out the window and saw that a lovely fog had settled in the valley, looking like a lake between the ridges. The moon was reflected in our neighbor’s pond and I was a bit overcome by the beauty. These are the moments to hold on to, to come back to when we need a dose of calm. Exhale….
Sending love to each of you, dearest readers. Know that I am here, ready to share the next bit of inspiration with you soon. xo