I feel like I’ve been through the wringer for so long. Years. Decades, even. But here I am feeling as grateful as ever for so much. One of the standout things that helps me feel the way I do is finally feeling like I am part of a community. During Covid, my husband, Smitty, announced that he really needed a dog. My initial thought was that it would be better to wait until we finished renovating our 200+ year old farmhouse. But he REALLY needed a dog. So, he went about looking through rescue websites and was hoping to find an Australian Cattle Dog that we could take in and adore. It wasn’t long before he found one in Hillsdale,...
My life would just not be the same without flowers. I am lucky enough to receive a bouquet from the local farmers' market nearly every week from my husband, and I am capable enough to grow a bunch on my own. I place them around our house in M+A stone vases, as well as some glass ones that I've collected over the years. I have found that the weight of stone vases enables you to get a little bolder/bigger in your arrangements than glass or even ceramic, without the vases tipping over. Sometimes just a single blossom is all you need to get a boost. Simple and satisfying. But other times it's nice to use long branches for the...
I recently went to see a textile exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum entitled "Weaving Abstraction In Ancient and Modern Art". Absolutely loved it! It will be up until June 16th. The piece shown above is by Sheila Hicks and is entitled Linen Lean-To. Hicks was one of 4 modern artists whose work was juxtaposed with weavings of ancient Andean artists. All of the work in the exhibit utilized abstract designs and geometric patterns. If it weren't for the signage that included approximate dates for the pieces, it would have been hard to distinguish the old from the new in some cases. My sister Molly holding up an M+A Knotted Horse Hair Tassel that looks right at home in the space. Above...
