What have I worked on this week? I am a reflective thinker. Perhaps, too much so. I find that sometimes all my thinking stalls my actions and prevents forward movement. I get caught up in questions such as, what should I do now? What would be most productive? Should I stop editing and put those…
I keep hearing a voice saying, “Carol, make sure you press your seams open.” “Carol, don’t forget to trim your threads.” “Carol, take time measuring. Measure twice, cut once.” The voice is my grandmother’s. She’s been long gone, dying at age 92 almost twenty years ago. Born in 1910, she lived through some interesting times….
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about us having furnace issues. During that time, the nighttime temperatures were cold, in the 30’s. Daytime temps were slightly better but still cold. Luckily, we have a gas fireplace that worked well enough to keep the whole house about 68 degrees, even if it is in the…
Lately, my posts have been pretty light. I’ve been thinking about why that is. Most likely it’s because I need to organize these posts before I write them. I need to find the facts to support my case. I need to be firm in my opinions and back them up. And, I just have not…
Last Friday, I did something today I hadn’t planned to do. After receiving an email, I ordered instructional materials for lessons on some conservation topics! Why I did this, I have no idea! I do not have anything planned in the near, or even far, future. Regardless, I felt compelled to order the materials! After…
What gets you up and going in the morning? Routine? A special project? Work? A commitment? Something else? This morning my youngest was up and out before 6 a.m.! He was going to see visit his girlfriend at college. His motivation to go was obvious. He wanted to see her. When I looked at my…
Between your walls all those years ago. What was it like? Were you cold in the winter or did your fire keep you warm? Trees from the woods made your walls. Old oaks from a savanna that is no more, now covered with buckthorn galore. We know their age from counting their rings, the trees…
My 21 year old bought himself an InstantPot for his apartment. He lives alone, works and goes to college. In the first couple of weeks he’s had the pot, he’s made sweet potato fries, and chicken wings that he’s raved about. The chicken wing endorsement is a huge deal for us! Before being transplanted in…
When I started Evergreen Garden Club in the fall of 2004, its main purpose was to provide student enrichment through hands-on activities using an outdoor environment such as the school grounds. The first group, now adults in their mid-twenties, researched local butterfly species and host plants to enable a well thought out conversion of an…
It is raining and generally miserable outside today, so I decided early that it would be a day to try and finish some projects. Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time making fabric face masks and preserving some of our vegetable harvest. But, I started a quilt at the beginning of the pandemic and it…