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i was blessed with the best easter suprise ever when my son, benjamin
was born at sunrise easter sunday
27 years ago
i found this photograph in my dresser the other day with a photograph of tamara, benjamin and i
he looks to be about the same age as lilith is now
and they look so much alike
looking at this photograph makes me very happy
and
edgar thinks so too !
happy birthday ben
you are wonderful
xo
mom
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a natural blue organic duck egg in a wooden bowl
an indigo dyed quail egg in a tiny pine needle basket i made last year
today is the last day or work this week
tomorrow will bring a morning visit to the OOAK show to visit arounna and then caitlin, lili, tamara and i are going to make some naturally dyed easter eggs
:)
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wishing i could escape to the sparkling indigo mountains under the light of the full moon
but in reality i have been busy with other things
hope we can all catch up soon
xo
m
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i love digging into my pouch of naturally dyed vintage crochet cotton and making these tiny baskets
just the sort of thing that the bunnies that live in the land of resurrectionfern will be hiding their eggs in next weekend
xo
m
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i came across a few description of icecube dyeing last weekend
they had not used natural dyes
i was thinking of using icicles but suprisingly we didn't have very many of them around the house
but we did have plenty of snow!
I took a piece of unmordanted grey linen , dotted it with little snow piles and sprinkled them with powdered natural dyestuffs
i think i used pomegranate, teal and a touch of persimmon
left it outside in a sunny spot for a few days and then rinsed and heat set
i love the watercolor look to the linen
it would make a lovely background for an embroidery project
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... my conpanion and i were alone with the stars: the misty river of the milky way flowing across the sky, the patterns of the constellations standing out bright and clear, a blazing planet low on the horizon rachel carson |
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... snow stars on tamarillo dyed linen freshly dipped in indigo
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my weekend was spent soaking up the warmth and sunlight in my southerly facing kitchen, enjoying fresh foods served on wooden plates and bowls, cooking with martha, watching the snow melt and then on sunday morning observing the biggest snowflakes of the never ending winter season, spending time snuggling with the my fine furry friends and of course there was some making going on...
hope you all enjoyed yours
beautiful post about my favorite new shop in toronto here
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my baby turned 20 today
what a beautiful woman with a heart of gold she has turned out to be
notice the similar hairstyle lili has to her auntie
i just couldn't get the song catch a falling star out of my mind early this morning, well really it is still early
i keep deborah in a little pocket close to my heart, well of course not really deborah but the thought of her
whenever i am feeling a little lonely or a little sad , I think of her and she brightens up my day
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sending you a billion polar bear kisses and hugs today
have a wonderful day with your friends out in Halifax
mom
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going to be spending the day in the kitchen with the three amigos ( aka edgar, arwen and byron) at least until the furnace repair person arrives and warms up the rest of the house , brrrrrr) . Of course it was -15 degrees C outside when i woke up this morning to a very cold home. Hope things are well with all of you and especially those enjoying a march break with your young ones.
xo
m
typing with gloves on