mumma yaga

 Apr. 14 Is today an "ides" or is there only one in March?  This view is familiar to you by now, I know. There is a perimeter, along the borders of our lawn, of seemingly random fence posts. They are unprocessed bits of tree and seem to have no purpose. However, yesterday the fence was repaired and where the posts were down they've been re-planted. The fence, invisible at this distance, is lengths of wire, able to be electrified. The farmer at the bottom of our road will be bringing his cattle up to our meadow for two weeks out of eight throughout the summer. Just now they are calfing. Every day there are new skinny calves standing unsteadily beside their mothers in the field below the farm. Won't it be fun to watch them growing up!  There is such charm in the work-a-day bits and pieces visible in the idyllic environs of this house. The mismatched fence posts, the crooked birdhouse, the horseshoe board, the abandoned chicken yard with its ramshackle day-shelter. These...

august 17 Ideas are coming fast as I put my Sea Log in the house and begin work on the Sea Cave. There is about three weeks of preparation: making the base, and sorting the ornamental pieces into a layout plan. This is necessary because there are several focal points on the sphere and larger pieces will go nearer the back, so must be graded in order. I have decided that I don't want to make this one public while it is in progress. Sea Log was a unique exception to my policy of privacy during the making. And I think I will go back to that.  But there are other jobs requiring my attention. K and I are planning to go away for September when the children return to school. Partly for a get-away (see existential crisis 200724) and partly because we have to be gone when the kids start school. I have to arrange housing (cabin, RV, tent?) for then and pack what we will need and leave the house workable for Tamar and Nick. We have tipped into the second half of August now (When is the ex, mu...

wednesday, june 24   for covid protection we could be wearing those old-fashioned gloves that women (and girls) wore to church when i was a child. once worn they could be popped (carefully) into a bag to be washed. i gave all but one pair to my children. (sad face)   in fashion news: i have seen two women in apron dresses and some frill-edged 50's aprons for sale in a card shop. am i observing a current trend in street-wear, or am i predicting a trend? i did get the idea from the card shop aprons, they were so cute, and plain enough to wear with any outfit. but were they thinking kitchen? or out-and-about?  there is a blustery wind today, tossing the trees. sun and cloud and sun...  on sunday i said, "maybe we need a second picnic table while i am using ours for my mosaic, a joke mostly. on monday i wanted to find something to mosaic with some of the leftover fish china. this morning i found a big fiberglass outdoor table put out to the curb just a few doors away. as...