tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15167480740688812332024-03-18T20:17:47.246-07:00notes from the far endclairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-86561714586169114682012-07-11T07:21:00.000-07:002012-07-12T06:19:39.434-07:00Lovely Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wow, it's been quite a month, I apologize for my absence here on the blog but things have been busy!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There is so much going on in the garden these days, planting, weeding, watering, as well as keeping the more invasive plants in check to allow room for others to grow. As always, keeping up with things out there is a challenge, but my garden loving husband and I do enjoy these summer days in the garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took these pictures two or three weeks ago because June is my absolute favorite time in the flower garden. The perennials are beginning to bloom but are still young and fresh. If only I could figure out how to prolong this stage a little longer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The luna moth above was discovered on our back porch one morning a couple of weeks ago, I'm always in total awe when I encounter one of these beautiful moths. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pink flowers you see here are <a href="http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3789">polygonum bistorta superbum. (knotweed)</a> I love this plant for it's cheerful beauty, versatility and hardiness. It is a June bloomer here in Maine, though there are a few still blooming now in July. It seems to thrive in this spot at the edge of the woods, receiving both sun and shade and in moist soil. In fact, it seems to thrive in any situation it finds itself in here at our place, a real survivor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June was also graduation month for a very special girl in my life, youngest daughter, Lydia. Such a happy day for all. You can see it on her face, I wonder if you can pick her out of the crowd? (lower right!) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A small gathering of family and friends followed with games, late dinner, ice cream sundaes, a campfire and fireworks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Loving life on the deck this summer, morning tea, a cold beer at the end of the day, can't beat it. Talk soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's May again, garden time. Feels so good to be spending more time outdoors ... raking, digging, hoeing, planting. There are already small lettuces and radishes growing and the peas and spinach are up as well. Today I planted bush beans and pole beans. I hope they grow quickly!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A late afternoon stroll around the garden with my camera found long shadows and golden light, beautiful May! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi all, with the arrival of spring comes an incredible busyness, which feels good and purposeful after a quiet winter. The to do lists are long this week and long range plans are in the works too, spring is always like this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will be adding these new note cards to my Etsy shop very soon , got some more new art in the works too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the midst of all the work and plans this week came the sweet discovery of a wonderful movie called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441912/">The Way</a>. It is the story of a father who unexpectedly finds himself in Spain on a pilgrimage, traveling the route of the 'Way of St. James', or the El Camino de Santiago as it is better known. This route, in real life, has been traveled by pilgrims all over the world for over 1000 years for both religious and personal reasons. I would love to do this month long + walk! The film is a gem, with beautiful scenery and a sincere and heartfelt story. The soundtrack has some beautiful compositions by Tyler Bates, and others. <i>Check it out...</i></span><br />
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<i><br /></i>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-11328201970473185282012-04-18T09:19:00.004-07:002012-04-18T09:44:49.520-07:00spring is here!<span style="font-size: large;">I've been looking back over some of my older blog entries, to about a year back when the crocuses in my garden bloomed so prettily and I posted a picture of <a href="http://claireboydpowell.blogspot.com/2011/04/todaylet-it-begin.html">them</a>. Time sure does fly, because now they are blooming again, in fact, I think that maybe they have already run their course and now the lilacs and daffodils are stepping up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love springtime, possibly more than any other season, though I can find reasons to love each and every one if I think about it. But spring is the best. New growth, being out in the warm sun after so many weeks inside, new plans in the garden, hard work to wake up muscles that have been resting all winter. Not to mention lengthening days with early sunrises and late sunsets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another thing I'd like to share this week is new music, and very nice music too! Somewhere in my travels online I discovered <a href="http://www.thepaperkites.com.au/">The Paper Kites</a>. I haven't heard a single song by them that I don't love. Listen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0IDiVQxZYg&feature=related">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8inJtTG_DuU">here</a> ... happy spring!</span><br />
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When I was on a family vacation in Palm Beach recently I visited the local farmer's market on a Saturday morning, before the sun got too hot. <br />
In my experience every market has similarities but also its own unique characteristics, depending on season and location. This market had a lovely mix of fresh produce, home-made pasta, flowers, houseplants, delicious hot food and live entertainment. Add the fact that it happened to be St. Patrick's Day as well and it was even more fun! <br />
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At this booth you could buy fresh coconut milk right in the coconut! The seller used a large machete to prepare your coconut ... pretty impressive!<br />
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Kind of wish that I could do a tour of farmer's markets all over this country and other far off places. I don't think I would ever tire of the variety and general good feeling I come away with after a day at the market!</div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-78433983645372115252012-04-04T14:03:00.004-07:002012-04-04T17:05:46.099-07:00vacation notes...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlj_XWr1nXIfpynw9ylq9NNleJqJCG2aoa9YLlJkXufpncBaCQIMhfMQraSFiM984HEopF58n_YTHnph_kkCrD0GEAoiIQGjOcBKncn1ct97Jv5ONpEtG9WZVFbW0W2TT3JrG4FMu0TE/s1600/P1000737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlj_XWr1nXIfpynw9ylq9NNleJqJCG2aoa9YLlJkXufpncBaCQIMhfMQraSFiM984HEopF58n_YTHnph_kkCrD0GEAoiIQGjOcBKncn1ct97Jv5ONpEtG9WZVFbW0W2TT3JrG4FMu0TE/s640/P1000737.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks to my dear sister for sharing her beautiful world with me and to my Mom, for being such an adventurous and all around great travel companion! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love you both!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have more to post about my visit to Florida, I think it will be the Saturday morning Farmer's Market next!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> See you soon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a week ... I feel a change in the weather ... from a spring snow that brought the birds flocking to the bird feeder, to</span> <span style="font-size: large;">beautiful sun-filled 60 degree days and my first views of blooming crocuses and snowdrops. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been cooking lots of healthy foods these past weeks, still enjoying and being inspired by Heather's workshop</span> <span style="font-size: large;">at <a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/2011/12/my-entry.html">Whole Food Kitchen</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's hard to describe the change I've been experiencing as I eat more delicious, life giving foods. It's a bit like watering a plant that hasn't had a good dose of water in awhile, you see the leaves start to unfurl and come back to life, standing strong again ... t</span><span style="font-size: large;">hat's how I'm feeling!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Well, you see that I've been keeping busy in the kitchen this week!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In other ways I've been busy as well ... enjoying the beautiful art of <a href="http://www.angielewin.co.uk/work.htm">Angie Lewin </a>, and always with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXJ1O-bpDdo&feature=related">music</a> I love in the background. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Last, but not least, I'm planning a little break from winter to visit my sister in Florida! This is not something I do regularly, it's kind of a big deal I'd say!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'll be away for two whole weeks of sunshine, fresh food and good company! Looking forward to posting about my trip when I return. See you at the end of the month! Enjoy!</span><br />
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</span>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-43384856076884152002012-03-02T09:28:00.012-08:002012-03-02T14:24:52.400-08:00Thrifting...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRCJXItoR6vFNwmMj5xD5wqvoLYCB1JWlf1MK1OzsiGJ__FRanrwzILXWg4JroHEcuj8BFEaCcyxsFipA2d9e8hz_WKdCvqL7BzBzT5YsxfJPS-b9nNJEyBw1cgcxn17n_XCbrlR-o7o/s1600/P1000526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRCJXItoR6vFNwmMj5xD5wqvoLYCB1JWlf1MK1OzsiGJ__FRanrwzILXWg4JroHEcuj8BFEaCcyxsFipA2d9e8hz_WKdCvqL7BzBzT5YsxfJPS-b9nNJEyBw1cgcxn17n_XCbrlR-o7o/s400/P1000526.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Living in the countryside is a joy, but as anyone who is familiar with country life knows, you have to make your trips to town count when you venture out. These days I try to conserve fuel and time by running as many errands as I can while there. I shop at the food coop and grocery store, drop off the books at the library, fuel up at the gas station and do whatever else is pending that day ... sometimes I still have a little time left for something fun, like thrifting! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Let's be honest here, sometimes I even do the thrifting first, depending on my mood and the urgency of things.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We have a few good thrift shops in our area and they are well maintained and well attended as a result. On the day I was in Camden, I visited a shop called Heavenly Threads. It is located in a large, white, clapboarded house that was built during the 1800's and that once housed the minister from the church nearby. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As long as I have been visiting this shop it has been on the first floor of the house. You'd pass a marvelous, old staircase when you entered the front hall, but it was closed off and the upper level was off limits to customers. I was so excited when I entered the shop the other day and noticed that the second floor was now open to the public! I had always longed to climb those stairs, you see I'm truly in love with older houses and their beautiful and sometimes quirky features. I climbed the stairs and was not disappointed!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A lovely, old room ... though a little hard to see behind the many treasures you see here. I did manage to find something special to take home with me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">I instantly had visions of Chocolate Pots de Creme when I saw these! This <a href="http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2012/02/13/chocolate-pots-de-crme/">recipe</a> from a lovely food blog made my vision come true, and though I didn't add the coffee or espresso, it was rich and delicious. Yes, you MUST take advantage of those trips into town!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been having a pleasant time cleaning and restocking our family pantry</span> <span style="font-size: large;">this week. The online course I've been taking at </span><a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/2011/12/my-entry.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Whole Food Kitchen</span> </a> <span style="font-size: large;">has me thinking of ways to improve the way I cook and the importance of having healthy food options on hand ... well-stocked pantries are a step in this direction for sure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We were lucky this year to have had a great tomato year in our vegetable garden and I tried to can as many quarts of tomatoes as I could. I just knew how much we would appreciate having our own garden tomatoes through the coming months! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I guess it's kind of a family tradition, canning the summer bounty, and I grew up hearing stories about the wonders of my grandmother's pantry and how she would can enough for a whole year's provision. This industriousness must have come from home-pride as well as necessity during the hard years of the Depression, when she was a young wife. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When I was growing up I remember seeing my own mother 'putting up' tomatoes, pickles, salted soup herbs and root beer. When autumn came Mom would buy bushels of local apples and have us kids wrap each one in newspaper to be stored in a wooden barrel in our low - ceilinged root-cellar . Each time we wanted an apple, which was often, we'd go down to that little room in the cellar and rifle through the newspapers to find one. They kept well down there!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I think it was always recognized by everyone in our family that fresh vegetables from our own garden, or locally-grown, were the best to be had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Mom still likes to get</span> <span style="font-size: large;">her hand in on canning day at my sister's house.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Many hands make light work! </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">My youngest sister keeps a large vegetable garden and</span> <span style="font-size: large;">grows beautiful vegetables and flowers. Her pantry is a work of art in my mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> After thinking about pantries this week I've come to the conclusion that keeping a pantry is more than just bringing in a supply of food. It becomes a holding place for blending the traditions of the past, present and future, creating memory links from those who have passed to those who are just coming along in life. I will always feel grateful to have known the women who showed me a few things about life and living well. Here's to good eating on the way!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These ladies were four sisters who kept beautiful pantries in their time. They were my great aunts and my Memere, (grandmother) third from the left.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sprouts are easy to make and most delicious when they are fresh. I use organic seed made specifically for sprout making that have been tested for pathogens. Look for them at your local health food store or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Sprouting-Seeds-Mung-Pound/dp/B0001W2W2Q/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328881410&sr=8-2-spell">online</a>. If you are making your own sprouts at home, explore the web to be aware of the various choices available for growing sprouts safely. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Today my focus will be the mung sprouts in the green bowl. I cover a cup of carefully washed beans with about an inch of water and soak them overnight. It's important to cover them with something to keep them in darkness while sprouting. This way the sprouts will remain white and tender.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next morning I have drained off the water...they are already beginning to sprout! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is what I use to grow my sprouts in but they can be grown in any well drained container. I use a clean cotton cloth to line the stainless strainer and spread the soaked mungs into it. Be sure that the cloth does not have any laundry soap residue on it, a good rinse will fix that. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I fold the dampened cloth to enclose the soaked beans.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a container of rice I use to weight the beans as they grow. I read <a href="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2010/01/grow-your-own-mung-bean-sprouts.html">here</a> that adding weight to the beans as they grow makes them grow thicker and longer. It seems to be working well for me.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All tucked in to the top drawer of this chest.They grow quickly and within three to four days you will have sprouts that look like this.</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">Winter seems different this year, it's already February and though I miss spending time in the garden with growing things and other summer delights, I'm not yet stir-crazy with cabin fever. In fact, I've actually been enjoying this quiet, contemplative time to plan future projects, read, draw and organize my house. Yes, the last item on the list is long overdue! It felt so good to organize a storage closet yesterday and start a box destined for the thrift shop!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always think it's important to indulge your interests, but especially in winter! Starting tomorrow I'm looking forward to the first installment of <a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/">Heather's </a>online workshop, <a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/2011/12/my-entry.html">Whole Food Kitchen</a>. It is a three month guided workshop about healthy food and lifestyle...so looking forward to it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all have our ways of adapting to the cold winter months. Jasper, our cat, spends a lot of his time sitting in this bowl, I've finally given up on trying to dissuade him. Besides, he looks splendid in it, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other things I've been doing this week are listening to this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjsVQRxQJVo&list=UUG6BXA-p-XoBLib6IGjVKFw&index=15&feature=plcp">song</a>, and almost any other music by these two talented <a href="http://theweepies.com/">musicians</a> . </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you love dogs, or even if you just want to smile a bit, you must watch this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgIz1Add98s&feature=player_embedded#%21">video</a> ! Finally, it's time to make another batch of mung sprouts. I'll be back during the week to give you the update on their progress. Have a good week!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Robin's nest, drawn in graphite and charcoal, finished in photoshop. I'm still thinking about how best to offer this image in my shop.</span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I first imagined creating this blog almost a year ago now I had the idea that I would use this space as a kind of art diary, a place to share weekly drawings, preview art that I hoped to sell in my shop and maybe meet new friends along the way. It's been an incredibly good year of learning for me in many ways but how differently my little blog has turned out! </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">What happened to the art? Well, life happened, the details of a busy life with its many daily facets. I have learned so much in these last months about things I had never given any thought to before ... like, how to blog, how to set up an online shop, the importance of a good photograph when selling something online, what branding is, some of the ways to promote your work, and , most importantly of all, how vital it is to set aside time each day to actually DO your art ! </span><br />
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</tbody></table>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-91721254241880374362012-01-20T14:55:00.000-08:002012-02-05T08:45:06.699-08:00Remembering the Green<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It hasn't been long since the forest floor looked like this, with an obvious absence of the white stuff called snow that now covers everything.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing all the beautiful green moss on that day suddenly reminded me of a terrarium I'd made years ago when I was living in a college dormitory my freshman year. My little terrarium was a low budget operation, made with found items and plants gathered from the surrounding woods, but it was beautiful in its way. The plants lived and flourished all through that cold winter and even longer if my memory serves me. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remember the amaryllis bulb I started back in <a href="http://claireboydpowell.blogspot.com/2011/12/10-days.html">December</a>? Well...</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The day of the first bloom has arrived. Is it possible to be in love with a flower? I am definitely smitten</span>,<span style="font-size: small;"> big time.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's been a nice first week of January, no complaints. We have managed to make it this far into the depths of winter without any snow to speak of, which I like, and even better, temperatures have been mild in comparison to other years. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I've been sticking pretty close to home these past two weeks so it was quite exciting when our daughter, Alex, called to invite us to lunch at <a href="http://themainemag.com/eat/features/1732-long-grain.html">Long Grain</a>, a favorite local restaurant. Six for lunch and everything was superb, only wish that I had remembered to get a picture of my ramen bowl before it disappeared! Such a nice afternoon it was!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This time of year always finds me making to-do lists</span> <span style="font-size: small;">and visiting the library more than usual for inspiring reading material. I've been getting some new ideas about how to make</span> <span style="font-size: small;">exercising a bit more fun and varied in this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stephanie-Oakes-Burn-Pounds-Month/dp/1592331602/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326080065&sr=8-1">book</a></span> <span style="font-size: small;">and like one of the suggestions for winter walking. The idea involves an occasional visit to the local shopping mall for indoor walking on the coldest of days.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">The only problem, in my case, is that the closest mall is over an hour and a half away, ah well.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bundled up this afternoon and headed out to our neighborhood for a walk. Instead of mall shoppers I ran into quite a different sort of throng, you can begin to see them on the crest of the hill in the above picture.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I don't think that they were as happy to see me as I was to see them! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In moments they had all disappeared into the woods and I was left alone in a silent field.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love these little adventures </span><span style="font-size: small;">but it's always good to return</span> <span style="font-size: small;">home afterwards.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Home again!</span><br />
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</tbody></table>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-40485647882881626242012-01-01T10:18:00.000-08:002012-01-03T04:08:43.657-08:00Happy New Year!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Year's Day 2012 dawned beautifully sunny. These are the narcissus and amaryllis bulbs I started on December 16th. The first blossom is almost ready to open.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Always worth the effort, I love watching them grow as much as I do the flowers that eventually bloom bright and beautiful.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christmas has passed but we will enjoy the tree and other decorations for another week or two. I don't want things to get back to normal</span> <span style="font-size: small;">quite yet.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">May you all have a peaceful and happy new year!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-7180817332075532602011-12-23T07:49:00.000-08:002011-12-25T21:16:45.503-08:00making ready<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last night I was up late baking cookies and adding just a few more finishing touches to the tree. Things have been so busy around here in recent days, Christmas is almost here and I've yet to feel the quiet beauty of the season. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Before bed I began a walk around the house to turn down the lights but found myself just wandering from room to room, enjoying the sights of Christmas and taking in the peaceful quiet.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many of the things we've gathered throughout the years are</span> <span style="font-size: small;">gifts from dear friends or handmade projects made when our children were younger.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So many happy memories and many more to come.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...and then...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...we woke this morning to find that snow had fallen during the night, big, fluffy snowflakes, the kind that stick to everything and make the world all white.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">... so quiet and peaceful</span>...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Best wishes to all</span>, <span style="font-size: small;">may winter work its mysterious, calming magic and may you all be snug and warm tonight!</span> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-14329055661972333832011-12-16T09:15:00.000-08:002011-12-16T09:15:35.207-08:0010 Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNx4-gDdHZM1bsXCjATQJt1ZsqH-hxg78rOiNJrbuf-tVzzVPNl745Tn_-BVmPJajjiyS8TVtcV1yQRsT5-9fTV6L1k2LeCkJGcpvZ6Z50a_zecwxSdVKY05ocw2rz4_TLn_nR4wpPSk/s1600/P1070622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNx4-gDdHZM1bsXCjATQJt1ZsqH-hxg78rOiNJrbuf-tVzzVPNl745Tn_-BVmPJajjiyS8TVtcV1yQRsT5-9fTV6L1k2LeCkJGcpvZ6Z50a_zecwxSdVKY05ocw2rz4_TLn_nR4wpPSk/s400/P1070622.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Well, here it is, 10 days before Christmas and I've decided to see if I can coax a few indoor bulbs for the occasion. Whether they bloom or not in time for the great day is unimportant to me, it's the sight of green growth that matters most now, when nights are lengthening and winter is surely taking hold. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I must add that the weather in our area has been unseasonably warm this year. The ground is bare and we still have edible kale in the garden. We harvested the last of our carrots only days ago, they are so sweet and beautifully orange.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</tbody></table>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-90185870788155947372011-11-02T07:26:00.000-07:002011-11-02T10:14:51.933-07:00November 2nd<span style="font-size: large;">This day is blessed in my book, it's the day that my twin daughters came into this world. I won't mention ages here, but say only that the world is very lucky to have these November 2nd women. It has been a great adventure to know and love them!</span><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Born also today...Birthday Greetings sister! You know who you are...love you!!!!!!!</span>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-30532685470650215142011-11-01T06:38:00.000-07:002011-11-03T11:31:05.397-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVgmJrKPv__lyHpytBxdMPtiZZcUTeTqgJfa-iBeoKRyrTk30f6gcZe9WSX9juNrwK9pcnAx8kmI8Pv1M3iqz5kdzbOyk2dO4q9rSvDhyphenhyphen4ZIoozPrXkJGSp1D9Dr2HIknV92fpLlhxzk/s1600/Garlic+Head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVgmJrKPv__lyHpytBxdMPtiZZcUTeTqgJfa-iBeoKRyrTk30f6gcZe9WSX9juNrwK9pcnAx8kmI8Pv1M3iqz5kdzbOyk2dO4q9rSvDhyphenhyphen4ZIoozPrXkJGSp1D9Dr2HIknV92fpLlhxzk/s640/Garlic+Head.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: orange;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Maiandra GD; font-size: large;">Five little Pumpkins sitting on a fence.<br />
The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late."<br />
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."<br />
The third one said, "I don't care."<br />
The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run."<br />
The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"<br />
Ooooooooooooo went the wind and out went the lights<br />
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!</span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">It may be a gray and chilly day outdoors, there is even talk of a little snow on the way, but I'm sitting inside feeling pretty happy at the moment. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This weekend, Oct.28-30, <a href="http://www.shambhala.com/">Shambhala Publications</a> will be offering an online retreat called <a href="http://shop.shambhala.com/living-beautifully">Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change</a> with <a href="http://pemachodronfoundation.org/">Pema Chodron </a>, a wonderful and inspirational</span> <span style="font-size: large;">teacher. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to Heather's thoughtful sharing at <a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/">Beauty That Moves</a> and the generous people at Shambhala Publications, I will be in attendance! Thanks so much for making this happen Heather, I'm so looking forward to the workshop!</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">It seems that only yesterday I was looking at this summery view from my kitchen window, but in reality, it's been weeks since this picture was taken. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Autumn is here now and although we've been enjoying warm, summer-like weather for the most part, the signs of the changing season are unmistakable and beautiful as always.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For any of you who check in on my blog from time to time, please forgive my recent absence here. I've been thinking a lot about what it is I have to offer on the </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been doing a lot of walking recently, well, as much as time will allow, and have become quite familiar with a forty-five minute walk up and around the loop in Camden . </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Starting out early is best, the ocean air is cool and fresh and sharing the road with other early walkers and runners makes for a happy feeling. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The other day when I arrived for my walk I found the harbor to be quite 'socked in' by fog...like 'pea soup', as they say, though not of the old London smog variety. I'm glad I had my camera with me.</span><br />
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clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00654988248293646273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516748074068881233.post-88177902000132675532011-08-02T10:52:00.000-07:002011-08-02T10:52:54.496-07:00A Little Excited<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">In April I got a message from Linda at Crochet Today magazine </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> inquiring if I might be interested in having one of my cards</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> featured there in the future. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Of course I was happy to say yes! I sent them</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A couple of days ago I received an envelope containing the Sept/Oct issue</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> of Crochet Today and there on page 9 was my little card, Yarn Ball Heaven! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Not to mention some other very nice things I wouldn't mind having.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Thank you Crochet Today!</span></span><br />
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