Gray Area

Yesterday we were still in the rainy zone.

Overnight, temperatures dropped just enough to give a return to snow - I am glad. 

Early this afternoon, a beach walk while the bread dough was rising.  The geese were not about to take wing while it was socked down to the water.  So still... 

 

Even Flossy took a barking break to listen to the little waves cast up by a passing boat.

The old driveway reminds me of Robert Frost’s poem. 

 Even my sketchbook page is in this gray area.

Valentine Garlands

I spent a couple of hours this morning with Timtex, Wonderunder, and my scrap heap making these garlands in preparation for Valentine's Day, one of my top favorite days of the year.

 

The first garland has the hearts hanging from thin strips of fabric.

The second is made with my hand-dyed yarn.

February is one of the best months.  Here's why:

1. We survived January
2. Groundhog's Day
3. Chinese New Year
4. Great Candy holiday: Valentine's Day
5. Monday holiday - President's Day
6. Noticeably longer daylight hours
7. Winter half over
8. My birthday (blush!)
9. Only 28 days and it's March!

Do you have a favorite month?

Ice #2

Red Work

This past week I was working on pieces predominately red in preparation for a little local show.  The pieces are complete but the show is called off. Oh well,  I am glad for the incentive at any rate.

' Martian Landscape #1', 7x5, procion and prismacolor on cotton, machine stitched

 'Martian Landscape #2', 5"x7", procion and prismacolor on cotton, machine and hand stitched

 ' Martian Landscape #3', 7x5, procion and prismacolor on cotton, machine and hand stitched

 'Skiff #2', 5"x4.75", procion and prismacolor on cotton, machine and hand stitched

 'Skiff #1', 6.5"x4.75", procion and prismacolor on cotton, machine and hand stitched

'Gale', 8"x6", procion and acrylic on cotton, machine and hand stitched

January is coming to an end at last.  This was the view from the post office parking lot Friday afternoon.  Devils Thumb, our famous mountain, is the peak to the left. 

Ice

 The book store yard has a very nice hedge of wild roses which really caught my eye in this gray weather. 

 I like how you can see the thorns against the snow, and that little glimpse of red roofing.

The rain drops hang like tears of joy.

Wishing you each a very creative Last Week of January!

Slush Demands Color

All that beautiful snow is melting into slippery gray oblivion.  Town is rather a mess on foot or by car.

Color in the studio was the only antidote.  I escaped into my sewing machine.

K. has commissioned a pouch for her electronic book.  I curve-pieced a tree.

The lining is silk I picked up in Singapore on speculation.

 More rain is predicted into the foreseeable future - I am grateful for the color within!