sew and sow life

glorious vermont sugar maple foliage.  crabapples by the kitchen window. crabapple jelly, cooked up by batman...

Recently I was reminded of how fabric and stitching can connect us to one another, even across miles...and sometimes even lifeti...

local cheeses and olives.   dining under the pergola, covered with a climbing rose.  fresh pomegranate, wisteria, chestnuts and b...

I have a friend whose 8 year old son is a gifted artist. This summer, his work was exhibited in town. I really fell in love with this pie...

In celebration and in honor of  Greta Thunberg and the leadership she has shared with our broken world. Godspeed, dearest one. ...

After jet lag comes cleaning and setting things up for the cooler days ahead. Batman washed the floors, we rearranged the furniture and ha...

 we have been away.  one morning we were in vermont, and the next morning we were looking out of our bathroom window in florence,...