Ball Diamond

Made and mended by hand.
The photo below just caught my eye relative to seeing this cage on our walk this morning. It's from a collection of memorabilia from Duryea Pennsylvania.


These bring this to mind.

And in a roundabout way, this.

Happy 4th of July !

Sprouting

on the window sill: alfalfa, adzuki, dupui lentil and sunflower. It may be a deterrent to those of us who are extremely busy but if you're interested in a reciprocal relationship with living things, know that these little ones require a fair amount of daily loving attention for which they will reward you handsomely.
This will prove helpful in getting going and keeping going.

reorganising

the studio now that I'm home again. Packing away, shifting around and removing stuff to make a more spacious place.

The weather's been so perfect, bright and hot and rainy and cool in turn. All the houseplants are outside for their summer holidays. The radishes, new onions and strawberries are gangbusting the market. We can ride bikes downtown sleeveless for late-night movies!

I finally got a copy of the Nuala O'Faolian interview that E. Wachtel did in 2008,
And there is this timely thing, and this.

Tenderness & Responsibility

Some reading tonight on attachment theory and I came across this image from Nat'l Geographic (vol. 31, 1917, pg 564) which is paired with this caption:

AN ESKIMO FAMILY.
Tenderness and responsibility in their treatment of children is a virtue of the Eskimo which binds them closer to the brotherhood of civilized peoples than their skill at carving or with the needle.

1st kales, spinachi, nasturtium, rapini, beet greens

make a good salad for us for supper. Celebrating no more buying greens for a few months.
s u m m e r !

1st Radish

The weekend was really sunny and beautiful. We worked in the garden and enjoyed salads with the first tender rapini and spinach leaves and one bright radish.

lupins and a rainy day inside

bbqs

Linens

and a cotton jumper & wool sweater bought from the ladies at the little antique shop on Main Street (Sackville, NB).

What a dreamy, temperate summer day.

Green Eggs

The glorious fruit of the noble hen.
Would you like them here or there?

Planting

at Marshwinds farm.
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+ take a look at this