Monthly Archives: July 2016

Found on the porch (a little sad)

It was a little sad to come home and find this little bird dead on my porch. It had apparently hit the storm door based on what I could see of its injuries. I had first wondered if a cat … Continue reading

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For the Quote Box

These three quotes from today’s Letter from Robert and Sara Genn (today’s is a reprint of Robert): There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation. โ€” Henri Bergson … Continue reading

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Late Sunset

I really needed groceries and sometimes you just have to give in and get groceries. Fine. On the way home though, the northern and eastern skies were quite interesting as I came through Nassau. I pulled off at the top … Continue reading

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Bobbincount 7 plus 10 (plus a smidge more)

I thought earlier I couldn’t possibly do anymore quilting tonight but you know – sort of like horses knowing the home barn is nigh… I found myself back at the sewing machine. The seventeenth bobbin ran out and I stopped … Continue reading

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From the Quote Box, Van Gogh folder

It isn’t an easy job to paint oneself โ€“ at any rate if it is to be different from a photograph. And you see โ€“ this, in my opinion, is the advantage that impressionism possesses over all the other things; … Continue reading

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