Garden

I kept the garden low key this summer. The mint, strawberries, shasta daisies and rosemary all came back. I added morning glories, pumpkins, bird house squash, and marigolds. Jason put up a squirrel feeder and we've been having fun watching the squirrels try to figure it out.

A Trip to Fort McHenry

I went to Fort McHenry yesterday with my friend Clare and her friend Camila from Brazil. The weather was beautiful and we went on the full tour (which was complimentary yesterday to our happy surprise). There were reenactors playing the drums, cool sculptures, canons, mannequins, the sea wall walkway, tugboats, neat patterns and more. Then we went to a great pub in Locust Point and had delicious blueberry cobbler! A fun, summer day! Thanks Clare!

Plantable Paper Pulp

I recently taught one of my classes how to make paper. We blended old telephone book pages with old construction paper and then added grass seeds to one batch of pulp and wild flower seeds to another. My students made "Happy Spring" cards for Earth Day to give to a family member or friend. Then I decided to save the pulp to make some paper later on at home. I drained the water out using a colander and squeezed and squeezed the pulp. I brought it home and let it dry on the patio in the sunshine. It didn't dry out by nightfall, so I brought it inside into the basement. Then I didn't go back down for a week, thinking "its drying down there and I can put it in tupperware later on." When I finally went back down, it was growing! Much to my surprise.....I've just been letting it grow now and might plant it soon.

Easter Sunday at the Druid Hill Conservatory

Ah, the heater on a cold day....

Eli finds the warmest places in the house, sometimes going from vent to vent to see which one is the best nap location.

Gulls having breakfast on President's Day!

Pigeons, cardinals, morning doves, sparrows, woodpeckers, crackles, finches, squirrels and the occasional crow are the norm at our bird feeder, but last night I put out some stale cookies and bread and the seagulls visited today!

Tea Towel Article

My Etsy shop is featured on Etsy's blog, the Storque, today. I'm very excited to be included in this fun article on tea towels.

Drawing Class

I've been taking a drawing class at Towson High School for teachers. I had fun drawing with charcoal....it has been awhile.

Valentines