Pillow Talk

 On the Saturday of Irene, I posted a picture of this pillow, called The Eye of the Hurricane, on the ShapeShiftas' Facebook page, with the caption, "This one's for you, Irene." I didn't mean to be irreverant, and I hope it wasn't me who angered the water gods....

     We heard starting about Saturday that maybe we were in for some snow.  It seems late,  the sap was already running, we were in mud boots, and the car was caked in the stuff.  Mostly the snow was gone, certainly along the roadsides...

     My older daughter is gorgeous, and endearingly, kind of a geek. Last summer, instead of going off to soccer camp or hanging out at the lake or pool, she chose summer school, to brush up on Algebra II, and went to Robotics camp. I'm amazed how...

     Stockbridge, VT -- ShapeShiftas is pleased to announce the availablility of a very special, limited-edition Eye of the Hurricane Irene pillow. This handcrafted piece is made by Vermont artisans in our Green Mountain swirl-print cotton, with a...

       I needed to waste a little time before picking up the daughters after dance class and was in a town with some shopping. This is fairly unusual here in Vermont, both the spare time and the presence of some conventional, mall-based, chain...

     I've been trying to get back to my blog and have been surprised by how difficult it has been.  Random thoughts haven't developed into full posts, and I keep getting pulled away to deal with this or that. Blogging, it turns out, is harder than...

     The past few days I have been doing something I never would have done if I had stayed in the city. I have been splitting logs. It's very important to wear the proper safety goggles.       I am Woman, hear me roar! I...

     Last night I was shopping in my dream. I'm not certain where I was shopping or what I was shopping for, it was more a feeling of being in a store and looking for something that I couldn't find. I imagine that this is a pretty common dream in...

      Out back, this time of year, we have a lovely pond. It's really a large hole in the ground with a couple of picturesque boulders that fills up with snowmelt and run-off from the hills above. In the spring, this hole is filled with...

     It's hunting season here in Vermont, deer hunting with rifles right now, I believe. Deer, moose, bear, and turkeys - they each have their own times and rules, plus there are different dates for bow and arrow hunting. More people than usual are all...

       What fabric do you always, suddenly, want to wear this time of year? Anything velvet, although irridescent tafettas and red plaids are close contenders. (I have a thing for those red plaid pants that some of the dads would wear to Christmas Eve church.) Every...