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Small Observations Walking With Rusty Pups
We walk before the Day Lillies awakenWe walk past tree stumpsreminding me of those years long agowhen people were talking about insects taking over the world!Perhaps they will.We walk past grasses...
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Summer....My Favourite Time of Year
It's been a glorious SummerA time to dyewith Madder and Cutch and MyrobalanA time for the garden to grow out of controlFull of abundant dye materialA time for my wild child to explore the dried out...
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Birthday Celebration that Should Have Been
Happy Birthday StevenOn this day when you should have turned 49My goodness me, that is nearly an old man!You are lovedAnd missed so very much.
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In the Middle of the World is Getting Closer and Closer
All rolled up and ready to go off to the The Middle of the World.I was overwhelmedhad to sit down and wipe away the tears.I am reluctant to let them go.The pieces are the colours of Nova Scotiafrom dye...
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Bits and Pieces from "In the Middle of the World"
I have been stuck for wordsNot knowing what say about sharing this beautiful spacewith my dear friend Judy Martin We are both inspired by the landscapes we live inHers on the shores of Manitoulin...
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Getting Back into the Rhythm of Stitch
What a glorious Summer we had here in Nova ScotiaA Summer to rememberEverything grew and grew and grewWild apple trees drooped under the weight of apples the size of grapefruits.Rusty Pups discovered...
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When friends come together "In the Middle of the World"
Judy Martin's exciting larger than life piecesReflections on a lifetime living in beautiful rural Northern OntarioMy heavily stitched smaller piecesReflections on years of living close to nature in...
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When Beavers Live Close By
It amuses me that the beaver sticks have gathered in their own little corner of the show."Chasing the Moon"Memories of daily walks down to the marshlandsWatching as the landscape changed when beavers...
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Our Show is Closing on December 18th With a Closing Online Conversation
Judy Martin, Miranda Bouchard and I would like to invite youto a closing reception online at Zoom.Like last time you can register through this linkThe Mississippi Valley Textile MuseumI noticed that...
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A New Year's Wish for You
My favourite New Year wish for youfirst posted on January 1, 2014.May your day be filled with blessingsLike the sun that lights the sky,And may you always have the courageTo spread your wings and...
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It's My Birthday and I'll Cry if I want to!
Just Joking!It's my 75th....3/4 of a century old am I!We are celebrating snuggled at home under our third weekend of storm and wind warnings. Fingers crossed we don't lose power or any more trees.Or...
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Living in an Ice Covered World
At break of day the sky was heavy with dark, dark cloudsExcept for a brave sun trying to rise above the South Mountain.Our world has been completely icebound for two daysBranches drooping with the...
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Tending Winter's Garden
Summer's DanceI thought that using brighter colourswould help me through the winter months that I find so difficultand, boy oh boy, last summer was glorious.I wanted to record and celebrate that tooand...
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Steven's Day of Memory
You left too soon But in your short and busy life You left behind so much love A ton of friendship And so many rich memoriesYour brothers miss you Your friends miss you Your Mom and Dad miss youWe...
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A Rusty Pup Summer
A Rusty Pup Summer is full of playAnd grassy back scratchesThen resting in the shadeAnd sometimes pretending you're a beaverThen catching your breath before another game of tag erupts!Or catching a...
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Colours in the Garden
Our one rame flowerbed So colourful this year fullFull of joyI love itThough I'm no gardenerI am trying!Red the colour of our Root Chakra at the base of our spineKeeps us grounded and connected to...
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Lest We Forget
Lost at Ypres in 1915 WW1My great uncle Hugo FreelandWWI VeteranMy grandfather "Shanks" Cecil FreelandI was lucky to know my grandad who I adoredWWI veteranMy grandfather Dr. Frank Robertsonwho served...
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In The Middle Of The World Opens in Kenora
Judy's The Forever (side b) Penny's Whispering Cairn Today the stitched works of my friend Judy Martin and me are once again hanging together.Our show In The Middle Of The Worldcan now be seen...
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Today my Little Brother Arrives from the UK
Malcolm is just a couple of years youngerBut he’s catching up fast!We both have grey hair and wrinkles now.Seventy years ago swimming kept us cool in a hot clime.Malcolm’s life‘s ambition back then...
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Just Play or Perhaps Beginnings?
In my year of silence not knowing if I had anything worth sayingI filled my cup with playmostly unsuccessfulbut that's not the point is it.Touching cloth keeps my tanks full!Challenging myself to...
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