for jude's friends

 friends of jude hill and spirit cloth

jude is safe, her family is all safe and ok, 

but she's tired of not having electricity.

says the power may not come back until tuesday

i am weaving, biding my time

making books

school tomorrow

waiting for house guests

doing laundry

i do not have irene to clean up after

fourth day syndrome

last night, this

 today i couldn't decide if it was the gusty winds

 or my fuggy brain,

 but ramona identified it:

 fourth day syndrome

a ruby throat through my fog

a child says thank you

there are wonderful children in this world

this came in saturday's mail.

i love that a child has written to thank me.

eowyn, 

you made paper and you rock, 

girl!

three gifts from india's long ridge workshop

 tanya made this woven momento

 india used my paper for a twist on the origami book

 i have been making string, a new way and an old way

 a felted vessel gift from regina

 a button from

gasp

~delectable mountain~

the MOST incredible store in brattleboro

 i played with rock shapes:

ferns

and played with words: 

fungus

there and back again

 final morning bundles

 a treat

we were wearing our colors 

 magic

 more magic 

 an installation in a sheep meadow 

 tanya's amazing bag

a linda detail 

julie and the reds 

after five days

we are beginning to find our way

through the web of land skins

 a bridge message

 a little miracle from my spooky basement

my favorite surprise from the cauldron

 the drive home 

i decided to take the ferry

to cross champ's puddle

 yep, the mountain welcome

 cormorants for twitch

gull for me

  adirondacks in the dusk

they're home

(almost)

yesterday and today

 goldenrod harvested sustainably

 mending while wearing

serving tea

silk threads

my bundle for today

lots of super 8 sewing wednesday night

regina shares my table

we are the messy sisters

she makes felt that sings

photo of three sagittarians taken by one 

a skin sister's hands at work

further up and further in

in narnia, 

after the last battle, 

aslan encouraged by saying 

"further up and further in". 

as i told a dear friend,

i am learning to examine more closely, and to think more deeply

the little gods here, 

luna and kaylie

ground and center us

as we go deeper 

further

images from nearfaraway

large lace, 
green frill on chocolate
about 15 inches across
 
smiles
 
nancy is a lovely host, 
this place hides on a mountain, 
nestled in the north woods

one foundation supports a barn, shows some big air
the hills where the farm hides 

 whirling like the earth
a dervish
a witch
she gifted us with 
a special activity
another woods walk 
this purpose: giftedtime 
to think, 
to lookseesmelltastehear,
to write,
to share
we are all stitched together, we sisters, we 
tiny staghorn sumac tied up with silk