My Beautiful New Niece

Here's the gorgeous Sophie making her Jr. Journal debut just seven short weeks after arriving here on Earth. I'm loving being an Uncle!

Farmer's Market Mornings

Cottage Garden Flower Arrangements at our Market stand.

Teddy's favorite activity is helping me make flower arrangements in the morning.

This is how butterfly bush, dahlias, and zucchini look at 6:15am on a Saturday morning!

Zucchini pre-harvest

The Pumpkin Patch

The hillside we chose to plant our pumpkins this year must have super-rich soil as the vines are growing like mad! Come October, we'll have Rouge Vif D'Estampes, Classic Jack-O-Lanterns, and Mini Pumpkins galore.

Garden Update - Rainy, Cool, July

The garden is growing like MAD! We have had such a mild, rainy season and everything from the Cabbage patch to the Tomatoes seems to be loving it! In fact, we finally installed a new Rain Barrel, which is completely full, but with the frequent rains we've been getting I haven't used it once to water. If a drought comes in August, though, I'll be all set.

STUDIO REDO

I spent the past few days organizing the 3rd floor studio and sorting all the new fabrics, vintage linens, and notions that have come our way in the past few months. Aunt Madge, YOU ROCK! Thanks to you, I'll never need to buy another sewing needle, spool of thread, or button again! xo

Happy Independence Day!

Happy July Fourth!!!! Here's our first Sunflower of the season!

Elle Decor

I was interviewed for an Elle Decor article on artist Kathryn Lynch. Click on the above images to read the entire article. I've worked with Kathryn for many years, included her work in "The Little Apple" exhibit, and have featured her work in an upcoming July 18th Anniversary event at foley&cox home in Hudson, NY for which I curated the art.

Hot Dog!

Gallery artist and long-time friend, Bruce Stiglich, created the above sculpture entitled "Hot Dog!", as part of the Columbia County "Best in Show" outdoor exhibit. He gets his engraved name plaque later this week, but here's a pic of him moments after installation (and a few studio shots before he left for the out-of-doors).

To learn more about the exhibit, click here "Best in Show"
All the dogs for the event will be available for purchase at an auction later in the summer and the proceeds are to benefit the Columbia County Council on the Arts and Perform Columbia.

Bruce's work will be featured in "No. 7", the Sept-Oct exhibit at Mercantile Home in Easton, PA.

Flowers at last

Borage (cucumber-like scent, the Victorian's used to love adding springs of this flower to their Lemonade).

Shashta Daisies
These flowers were accidentally planted by a wandering bird who lovingly decided last year to deposit a few seeds in our back yard...this is the result.

Purple Coneflower / Echinacea

Garden Update - Summer is HERE!

The Cabbage Patch is growing like mad. King Slaw, Melissa, Red Ruby, and Winterboro Kale (from left to right).

The Heirloom Lettuc patch is bountiful this year. I planted eight varieties this year, and we've been having decadent salads daily.

Rain, Rain, and More Rain - Garden Update

The Heirloom Lettuce Bed is growing like mad! There are 8 different varieties this year.

Here's the Cabbage Patch.

I have POPPIES!!! - Garden Update

Today the first poppies bloomed, and they are stunning! It's taken me three years of patience waiting for the plant to grow and mature to the point where it would flower, and it was well worth the wait. The flowers are 6-7 inches across and there are about 18 of them waiting in the wings to blossom. It's going to be quite the show.

We brunched, I weeded the garden, and did some office work. Karen Feder is out visiting for the weekend, and she and Ron are in his studio recording some test tracks for the TOP SECRET musical. We're all going to Becky's Drive-In this evening to watch a double feature. Life is good.