New Beginnings On The Wall

Paytime on the design wall

Finding older bits and pieces that have never found a home.

Just the right companion fabrics are surely somewhere in my stash.

It might be time

I never know

But it is fun pinning bits and pieces up there as I contemplate

what unfinished pieces appeal to me after years of neglect.

Piece on the right is a new piece

put together mainly with glue!

I can't believe I'm doing this!

"Rock my World"

Beneath the design wall there is no lack of scraps waiting to join in the fun

and Rusty Pup toys also waiting to be played with of course.

"Rock my World" is to hang outside in the woods.

Not a stitch in sight....

....well, just a few!

What will become of it out in the woods....I do not know.

Ten years ago I wrapped trees with cloth hoping 

to get at least some colour.

All I got was critter and mushroom activity like this!

The elements and wildlife can be pretty vicious around here!

Freezing rain kept us from our walks for a few days this week.

But when we did walk Ginger's mission was apparently

to drag this branch along with us for a few kilometres!

I hope your day is warm and cosy

no matter the weather.

Walking with Rusty Pups

After the rain or perhaps a morning fog

The colours become richer

The browns browner

the reds redder

I do love those browns

See two Rusty Pups?

Fast approaching

Galloping along

and here they are!

They do some pretty weird things

Like to carrying rocks

Whoever picks one up first carries it

Her sister doesn't try and grab it....not ever

but

as soon as it is dropped because something more interesting turns up

the other one will take her turn and carry it for a while.

 Wonder where they got their love of rocks from!

Well, they have always seen rocks disappear into my pockets.

I hope you find a beautiful rock today.

When Trees Topple

After many months of avoiding it

 the pups and I walked what I used to call the 'Advanced Trail'. 

 After this latest walk I am renaming it the "Ankle Breaker".

We clambered over rock after rock

over moss covered roots

 and through muddy streams.

Every time we turned a corner we discovered a newly uprooted tree

So many trees toppled by wind and rain.

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, 

but in having new eyes." 

 Marcel Proust

Every morning the Rusty Pups and I walk familiar trails

through meadows and woods

along an ancient railway line only identifiable because of their straightness!

through marshlands

Over streams

and over oh, so many rocks!

Every morning there is something new that shouts out to be noticed.

Through changing seasons and weather systems

there is always something new to discover.

Today it seems what we are called to notice is roots!

Mighty trees still manage to grow on ground that looks like this!

Amazing!

Root systems towered above us.

Lovely Messiness!

I hope you found something new on your walk today

or as Marcel Proust might say

 on your daily voyage of discovery!

For the Love of Stones

Stones on windowsills

Stones in the hand

Stones on beaches

Stones in the mud

Stones in walls

Stones in piles

Stones to walk on

Stones not so nice to walk on

Stones by the sea

Imitations on stones

 Rusty Pup investigating stones

Humans talking stones

Stones lined up in houses

Stones lined up in stitches

I hope you touch a stone today!

Two Show Openings Saturday 18th, Two Provinces

Connection Fibre Artists show Re:Fashion

is moving from Wellington County Museum

to 

Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre

33 Victoria Street N, Southampton, Ontario

so

if you are anywhere in the vicinity on Saturday

do pop in and explore

the amazing work of this group of talented people.

I am one of them....

....and I'm sorry I can't be there....

....because it is a great show.

I will be in Nova Scotia's beautiful Bear River 

at the Sissiboo Coffee Roaster for the opening of

Wednesdays

a show I share with my friend Diane.

Do drop in

we both love to chat and share our explorations with you.

Thank you Erin for all your help

You were amazing!

And a huge thank you to our two husbands

Richard and Harold

who are always so supportive of our endeavours.

Diane had the forethought to bring along iron and ironing board.

So why the title Wednesdays

Since 2008 Diane and I have been meeting....yes

on Wednesdays!

Everyone knows we are unavailable

on Wednesdays!

 Both of us find our inspiration in nature

and are always happy to explore our environment

for local materials and inspiration.

One corner of the show is dedicated to a few

of our explorations

We even found space for a few of the stone pathways to hang

though

Handy Hubby and I both forgot to take the actual stones

that we usually displayed with them.

Getting old!

I like these two together

Diane's on the left

Hanging a show always does me in

but after four hours of work

it is worth it

textiles always make a place warm and inviting

especially in a cold Canadian winter!

See you Saturday

Walking on Stoney Ground

Walking on Stoney Ground

Stoney ground makes no difference to Rusty Pups

Who just stream over rocks of every size

I, on the other hand, have started using a hiking stick

to steady me over rough stoney ground.

My stick is just a tree branch but it sees me through.

This piece I thought was finished months ago

but sometimes a piece has more to say

and so I have added to it and renamed it.

Is a piece ever really finished?

Our morning walk beneath heavy laden skies

had the Rusty Pups blending with 

the beautiful rusty marsh grasses

that disappear under the sea at high tide around here.