Sunday, February 28, 2010


The yarns I'm using in my 60" x 80" tapestry.
It's a five year project.

P.S. It was 28 degrees today in Moscow.

Saturday, February 27, 2010



A wet Saturday morning in my back yard.
It's Camilia time.

Thursday, February 25, 2010



New version. What do you think? OOPS, the fence is crooked.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

I'm working on this outdoor scene today. I plan to take out the poplar's and put instead, a big, colorful oak tree, and neaten up the iris. Irises???

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Some of my best friends.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Judith Amanda took this photo of a Kodiak bear skin rug, which would take up half my living room in front of the fireplace. It is huge, and has shiny claws, and is actually friendly looking.
If I could have him, I would give him a Russian name, like Vladimir, or Vlodowsky.


Monday, February 15, 2010

If you go to see Crazy Heart, be prepared to see a lot of Jeff Bridges belly.
I wanted to buy one of these fabulous books, in Urgup in Cappadocia, but the proprieter said they were too expensive for me, and written in old Arabic, which even the new Arabians couldn't read!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Sorry, I didn't get a photo of the big fluffly snowflakes mixed with rain here today about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It's very cold. Lots of snow 10 miles to the north. 49 of 50 states had snow today. Wow.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Jerry's supper picked fresh from his
garden.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010


I got this box of rocks at a thrift shop 24 years ago. On one of the neatly cut pieces of the frame is scratched the signature: E. Lloyd. Wouldn't you like to know who E is? Elizabeth? Ethan?

Monday, February 8, 2010



My favorite pub in Saffron Walden, Essex, where

I spent many a happy hour, with a glass of

guiness in front of a wood fire. It is a 500

year old building with rabbit warren rooms

just between shopping in the Market

Square and home at the Coach House.

Saturday, February 6, 2010



Yesterday's sunset, from my front porch.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Today Little Black, the cat, cried, and wouldn't eat even though there was food in his dish. I think he didn't like the possoms coming to dine out of his bowl in the night, on the porch. I gave him a clean bowl with fresh food and he gobbled it up and was happy.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

My portrait of Monet. I wish I
had it back.