So I woke up Tuesday morning feeling as though I’d been hit by a train. I dragged myself out of bed, threw on a light jacket and walked to my local bakery (for an indulgent apple danish and a chai) and sat to journalling. “Dear Meg, hello… how are you… so… this morning is pretty lame and sort of dull… ugghhhh….” you know, the usual writers-block that can occur with a blank page. And as I’m writing in my open train of thought, … View Post
photo credit: AMY GRETCHEN ten whole years of abundant creativity! I’m delving into the archives of Instagram to find your projects from the last ten years made at or inspired by Squam lake… :: from macrame masterpieces to intricate block printing… above photo credit: (left) @acreativesoul_jeni (right) @eastlondonknit :: to hand dyed fabric wonders, drying in the wind… above photo credit: (left) @jessica.mf (right) @jennielee44 :: from one-of-a-kind wooden wonders to mixed-media personal expressions… above photo credit: (left) @loritimesfive (right) @musingkat :: from painting to printing to … View Post
photo credit: MEG FUSSELL What are the patterns in your world? It could be something as simple as a chai tea every morning with breakfast or getting your hair done every six weeks like clockwork. It could be something less literal and could also be what happens when you receive good or bad news—how you react and how you feel in your body are patterns unique to you. I began acknowledging and noticing my own patterns when I started to learn how to track animals in … View Post
photo credit: AMY GRETCHEN An October Astonishment from The Mountains Within: Poems of the Wild by Garth Gilchrist When I touched the yellow maple leaves They entered me Without my knowing This morning after I’d picked them I had their golden sweetness In my veins It was after holding them in my hands Upon my skin in the slant light dewy morning Plunging my nose deep in amongst them Wet and cold, snuffling The autumn scent Suffused into air and me My eyes are fixed on their open … View Post
walls of inspiration at Gather Here… photo credit: MEG FUSSELL What a week! On Tuesday, Elizabeth & I rendezvous in Cambridge where we visited Virginia & Noah, the owners of Gather Here. This being my first visit to their gorgeous shop I thought I’d just stepped into sewing & knitting heaven! Sewing lessons are definitely in my future, so I have my eye closely set on their calendar for November classes… We continued to spend the week together at her lovely home in Providence. Behind … View Post
