On thanksgiving when the family was here and Kate's family and I descended the hill to the pond, from Deer Meadow down to the hammock on Aspen Berm. It was so steep it was very difficult to descend, as we would nearly fall from tree trunk to tree trunk ( Read more... )

I got up around 8 and lay in bed watching videos and answering comments. I did some linking accounts and skyping with Daniel. He's studying for midterms ( Read more... )

Tuesday, June-7-2011 ( Read more... )

June 7, 2011 Tuesday
1:44 pm

I have finally caught up on all the journaling I needed to do. Now I am going to work on one of my projects. The birch bark slippers, I think!

2:26 pm
Okay, I’ve cut the strips for the slippers, now! I put the bark on the front of the car and used the ruler plastic thing and the cutter. Good.

Monday, June 6, 2011 ( Read more... )

I still have my snow tires in the car. I'll have to go get some new snow tires soon. If they are not all out of them at the moment ( Read more... )

Rosie found lots of balsam and pine and spruce boughs and trees along the roadside. She brought them along, lots of them, to tie to the arbour poles in front of Mera and to decorate for the Advent Sale on the weekend ( Read more... )

I'm finally at home, lying on the warm hammock in the Crystal Palace, my little room outside. It is very windy today, so my hands are cold from the drafts that are coming into the tipi. I think it's time to use the foam insulation and plug up these gaps permanently ( Read more... )

I thought since I was up and out, I'd go over to Norm's and see about stripping some of that bark off the birch logs which he'd offered to me ( Read more... )

There are baskets that I want to make ( Read more... )