Long Time No See

Things have been a bit crazy and I have to admit I have mostly been posting on painting in trees. Today I stumbled back on this blog, and felt sad that I had let such an old friend fade away. So I will try to come back a bit more often.  

I have been knitting and I even got to go to Rhinebeck, hence the furry friend in the picture. I wanted to take her home, but I don't think my land lord would be ok even if I told her it was just like a big cat. 

I have plans to knit Vivian by Ysolda, right now I'm yarn hunting and am honing in on Cascade Eco Plus. It would be my first sweater. 

The Garden

It rained so hard yesterday, and the sun barely came out, but it was one of those beautiful tea drinking days. Walking around the garden I saw a ton of humming birds hovering around flowers. I mostly worked on my cabbage painting. Its coming along and the prints of some of my other paintings will be done soon. 

Cabbage

Ok so these paintings have to come with an explanation. First of all I've always loved seeing cabbage grow, its always cheered me up and fascinated me. Come on, those are some of the prettiest leaf bundles around. Plus I think the charm of the cabbage patch kid logo has never really worn off.

In any case I did the smaller painting (the one below) on a whim and now I think I might do a series of them. The larger one (above) is still in progress but I'm very excited about it. The finished painting is likely to show up at my other blog.

New Chair

Gee, that new chair sure will come in handy. That is if the cat ever lets me sit on it. Maybe I can just pretend she is decorative pillow. 

Running Around

I've been fairly busy recently, most of it is apartment hunting and painting. Tomorrow I have an interview with a gallery, which is pretty exciting. Still have to get ready for that! The garden is bursting here especially after all the rain we have gotten, it really looks stunning. 

Getting used to cooking, and acquiring a number of dishes so that I don't get too overwhelmed. Recently I made some german pancakes, the recipe is from Smitten Kitchen.
I absolutely love the recipes on that site. These pancakes are made in the oven, and they just puff up on their own. 

Lazy Days

Drinking coffee and thinking about future paintings. There are a bunch of little black birds grazing on the front lawn. I really should find my oils and turpentine.

Calpurnia

I believe I already have shown you my kitten, Calpurnia, but I think a more formal introduction is in order. We got her in May from the SPCA, she was born in February. Eric and I picked her because she was the one that purred when each of us held her. She is named after Caesar's last wife, who had the prophetic dream about his death. It is only later that we realized that Calpurnia is also the name of the maid/nanny in To Kill A Mockingbird mainly due to the fact that Eric's dog is named Scout.
Her hobbies are hunting toes, climbing the furniture, sleeping, and cuddling. I think she is right-pawed. She eats everything, which means if you leave your plate unattended she will climb on top of it, assuming that you made her a lovely meal.