North to Alaska
I'm onna BOAT!! The Alaska State Highway system ferry MV Columbia. Columbia is named for Columbia Glacier, which is named for Columbia University which is named for the personification of the North American Continent. Generally seen in assorted art of the mid-1800s glorifying…
Crane Beach and Castle Hill
The lovely people at the gift shop at Castle Hill requested some extremely local pieces, which I am happy to oblige. They look like this - a collection of seasons.
New Knee
I keep wanting to spell that (k)new knee, but it is a different word and thus a weirdly pointless joke. It was done a little over 8 weeks ago, and I am sporting a fabulous scar, and some stiffness, but I am walking around, and I can see how it might be going to hurt less that it did…
sproing!
I'm thrilled with all the things showing up in the garden. I ordered a lot of bulbs from the amazing Fedco and they arrived while I was in the North. My generous offspring planted them for me, and we have all been awaiting the results. Here are the frilly goth tulips, the not-peonies…
Genuinely hope "JD Vance killed the pope" becomes a legit, widespread rumor. I mean - he was one of the last people to see Pope Francis alive, and there's more evidence for JD Vance killing the Pope than for Kilmar Abrego Garcia being a member of MS-13 (neither is true of course- that's the point)
finished work, late March
Working on new coasts - can you recognize anyplace? If you guessed Woods Hole, Rockport, Plum Island or Isles of Shoals, you get a sticker! Woods Hole Massachusetts, is important to me for many family reasons. Plum Island because I have a thing about sandbars and…
Blind Spot.
I love all the blue birds. My favorite thing about this kind is that I get to see a lot of them. Also they are the tiniest corvids and sassy and I love that for them.
You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
Wow, really? I’m better at keeping my expression neutral after so much practice, but I was surprised at how pissed off it made me.
I am so glad you are in the world
A reminder for these times.
settling in
Having the laser cutter installed and working feels like a huge milestone, and I have been celebrating by cutting things. The first thing I did was make some miniature magazine holders to hold the Field Notes notebooks. I love these things, but I had to cut myself off because I was…
Taco cat
One kid requested the weirdest money the tooth fairy could find (old euro currencies replaced by the euro worked) the other left a note saying they wanted to keep the tooth but also wanted the money. Got a note in 3 point type agreeing.
Can’t believe the knives are already out in the stores. The Ides of March gets more commercialized every year.
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
We have improbably gotten five seasons of original run and three seasons of reboot off some very speechifying criminals for exactly this reason.
You get an extra whole pony there!
Finally
After a lot of help from friends, I can start making work in my studio. The laser is focused, and vented (thank you Jared! all your climbing about on the windowsills, and your cheerful gargoyle impression) and fabrics are unpacked and sorted and filed into bins (thank you Cathy! your…
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
The voyage ends
There were stars and aurora that night too, around sunset and after supper. We all stood around on deck with our heads craned back staring at the sky and pointing to different parts of it, and exclaiming. We moved the ship around a corner from the active front of the glacier –…
Wind and Weather
After that very blowy day the wind eased some over night, and the following morning we set off. Because the wind had blown us completely around we had to untangle the anchor chains, which required some clever use of the anchor winch. And we were off, wending our way down the fjord…
Moffen Island
Friends, I have to admit that a couple days into the trip time started to go entirely wonky on me. I can almost trace out our journey on the tourist map of Spitzbergen/Svalbard (the entire archpelago – the town(s) are Longyearbyen and assorted others) but the days are only loosely…
From Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School cookbook circa 1980:
1c flour, 2c sugar, 8oz unsweetened choc, 4 eggs, 8Tsp butter. 300º for 45 mins
Scales well
Jesus Christ the first four months of 2025 have just been brutal, haven’t they.
I am thrilled you are enjoying it!
