A Girl and Her Chicken

A Girl and Her Chicken

The last months of 2019 are in the rearview mirror, and I’m happy to have them behind me. I leave that time a little bruised and vulnerable, having lost my mother to a rapid decline from stage 4 cancer in mid November. She was a force of nature and a muse to...
Maison Pepin

Maison Pepin

Montreal in spring is much like Vermont. Not quite free of winter. I went there two weeks ago with three dear friends. We go there every spring to eat, hang out, browse, and discover. We’ve been doing this for 12 years? 15? We’re not sure. We tend to go...
Making a List of 50 Things

Making a List of 50 Things

Today I opened up to a list of 50 Things I Love that I wrote back in the fall. Do you have a pen handy? If so, do yourself a favor, and write down 50 things you love. It is affirming and—if all goes well—you’ll end up with a list of 58 or 62 or 75! The ones on...
Finding The Lost Garden

Finding The Lost Garden

Fall is here and I’m still nursing an elbow injury that I got last April right before we moved to The Little Brick. My ideas for a summer of gardening had to be put aside. No serious digging, pruning or shovel work for me. So I took to the gardens and field with...
Life at the Crossroad

Life at the Crossroad

Back in 2010 I subtitled my new blog 129 Twig and Vine ‘At the Intersection Between Art and Life. All these years later, I am living—literally—at an intersection. We moved into the little brick house in ate April and the year of work is slowly ebbing from our...