by Carol Conklin | Jan 5, 2011
New Years Day and I walk up the hill behind my home. It is warm and hazy, the mountains not visible. There are patches of fields that do not have snow here and there. The trees stand out before me, with the oak and beech tree leaves making their gentle vibrating...
by Carol Conklin | Dec 22, 2010
The winter solstice has passed. It was a cold, cloudy, but not stormy day. From now on there will be a little more light every day. I missed the eclipse of the moon, but the fact that the moon was full on the same night as the solstice gave us more light than we would...
by Carol Conklin | Dec 8, 2010
It’s early December and flakes have been falling. It almost puts me in a trance when I look out the window as they slowly fall to the ground, one large flake after another. We’ve had some bitter wind, a reminder of what is to come, but now the flakes fall...
by Carol Conklin | Dec 1, 2010
Tonight as so many nights lately, I’ll be ironing wax out of my last dyed batik. The season has been very unpredictable, but warmer sunny days allowed me to finish dyeing many pieces outdoors.Dyeing the fabric outdoors is ideal and I have my flower sink for you...
by Carol Conklin | Nov 29, 2010
Last Sunday when I trudged up the hill the grass and leaves crunched under my feet in the early morning frost. Not that early these days. My summer days of jumping out of bed at five and six AM and climbing the hill to greet the sun are gone until next May. My trips...
