The beginning of this week greeted us with some 40 degree (~4.4 degrees Celsius) weather and a fleeting glimpse of the bare ground. I decided to use the opportunity to poke around in the woods near the house. I have read that you can use birch bark to create a natural pink dye. I…
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A Christmas Day Walk
A Christmas Day walk in Stowe, VT. Christmas this year dawned bright, sunny, and not exceptionally cold – the perfect conditions for a midday walk. Unfortunately, even up in the mountains, there was not enough snow on the ground to justify the breaking out of the snowshoes. I’ll have to give it a few more…
Philly Cheese Steaks
The occasional Philly Cheese Steak is one of the things that I sometimes miss about living in the mid-Atlantic region. The one time I had the gall to order one in a Vermont establishment it came served up on a French baguette topped in sharp cheddar cheese – tasty, but not what I would call…
Shell Ornaments
This past summer, I made a bunch of these shell ornaments to sell at a craft fair at the beach – She Sells Sea Shells down by the Sea Shore… I found them to be a great way to archive precious moments or memorable places. The pictures I transferred onto the shells were a…
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