Category Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry

Amends

January 21, 2006 · by · in Books/authors mentioned in Ordinary, Cheyenne, Conflict, Death, food, Janine, June, Kami, Ordinary textiles, Ralph, Rose and Cheyenne's home, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The twins · 1 Comment

Everyone’s dreams can take wing if they get a little lift, Kami said.

Evening

September 28, 2005 · by · in Airplanes, Balboa, Beryl, Cheyenne, Exo-architecture, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, food, Food preparation and preserving, Household variations/Coupling, Janine, Merilee, Orchards/fruit trees, Packer, Ronnie, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · 2 Comments

Bedtime. … The air wafting through the porch screens is cool-warm, with the scent of rain. My fingers smell of bruised mint leaves, picked from the herb garden beside the stoop not twenty minutes ago.

Arc

September 19, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Beryl, Cheyenne, Exo-architecture, Household variations/Coupling, Janine, Landscape architecture, Merilee, Noah, Packer, Residential buildings, Ronnie, Sculpture, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · Leave a comment

The buildings and grounds are constructed in concentric arcs that fit the natural contours of the hill, which slopes toward the great Jasper Lake.

Threads

September 15, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Birds, Celebrations, Cheyenne, compost, Decorative plants, Exo-architecture, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, food, Food preparation and preserving, Household variations/Coupling, Janine, Jasmine, Lotty, Meat, Native plants, Noah, Packer, Paintings/Mixed media, Plants in Ordinary, Rose and Cheyenne's home, Ruby, Sculpture, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · Leave a comment

As we left, Lotty and I strung a garland of wild asters and daisies across the door, to be removed only by the bride and groom on the morrow, when they enter to spend their first night in their new home.

Gifts

July 1, 2005 · by · in Cheyenne, Jacob, Janine, Merilee, Murgatroid, Paintings/Mixed media, Spiritual practice, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Tracey, Wild animals · 3 Comments

Janine has woven the greens, browns, and yellows of the hills, the muted colors of the woods on one side, and the brilliant splotches of the flowering meadows in front. I can smell the rich moldy soil of the woods underfoot and the crisp drying grasses in the summer heat.

Apology

June 24, 2005 · by · in Breads, Cheyenne, Conflict, food, Janine, Lunch, Machinery, Merilee, Music in Ordinary, Ordinary lifestyle, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, Tracey · 2 Comments

The lunch gong sounds. I clean and put away my tools, wash up, and head for the dining room. The teen orchestra are tuning their instruments as I wait in line with Merilee. We will have a concert today!