It is cold in New England, but we are already getting ready for the heat!

This morning John swore he saw the goats shivering! He warmed up chopping wood with a friend and I stayed warm baking bread inside. Spring is in the air, though, the plant plugs and seeds are on their way, just another week before we are buried in soil and pots and plants :) Right now we are looking forward to it, in a few weeks we might be feeling differently.....

Meanwhile, I am taking this quiet winter time to read up on farming and sustainable practices and making this life we are building work.  The newest book I started reading tonight is "The road to my Farm" and I already see this paralell of wanting to do it all.  This is a mistake I think I am making.  Doing too much can lead to mediocre work.  I think what I would like to try to do this year is really focus on what I can do now with what I have and the knowledge base I have started.  I'm not sure my personallity will let me do this, but I'm going to try.  I'll let you know how it goes.....

Be well!

My Interview is now on the internet :)

In December I did an interview on Charter Public Television to discuss my pottery. If you go to this link and select 'Watch' at the lower left hand corner you will come to a page where you can select Artists Authors from a drop down menu. I'm the first one. It was a lot of fun and a great group to work with. Hopefully it will inspire me to get more work done in the studio so I have more pieces in the store!

The Blizzard of January 12, 2011!

We are buried over 2 feet under and more is coming every minute!  I'm worried about my flight to AZ tomorrow, but we are still enjoying the snow!  Check out the dogs having fun!

I will post more pictures later - blogspot is not cooperating with the uploads!

Bee Hive Supplies

If you are thinking of supporting the local bee population and your looking for hives, buy local AND save on shipping!  Contact Anthony in Coventry, CT at oldschoohouse@gmail.com !

Masks

A case of insomnia got me up and going early this morning!  The 6 monkey masks are ready to paint and the main mask is almost done - needs a little gold glitter....



Mask making

I'm working hard on getting those masks done!  This one is not done yet but I wanted to post an update.  It will be embellished with gold tomorrow.  Check it out so far!  Mask video

January 8, 2011

What a beautiful day to wake up to!  Even Lamancha (Buttercup), who refused to go out the last snow storm, dashed out in it today like a kid with a snow day!  I am disappointed to be missing my Yankee Fiber Friends group which is in the eastern part of our state, but I love the beauty of snow on trees and how quiet a snow filled day is.

Once my father-in-law plows the road through our yard I will have to get busy checking on the bees, but in the meantime, I'm going to make myself a delicious breakfast and relax.  I will work on some fiber projects in honor of my missed meeting, but my biggest goal is to finish most of the masks I've started for the recital in Worcester. 

I would also like to start putting together KitchenAid home cooking recipes for the blog.  I made cultured butter all in my KitchenAid and I now I can make all my favorite breads using the KitchenAid for every step!  A few years ago I was in an accident that ruined my lower back and I had to stop making homemade bread because of the pain and limitations.  That year John got me a KitchenAid so I could try again because my sister said you can do all the kneading in there - and you can!  I love that machine.

If you are in Connecticut - enjoy the view!

Be well!