Owl Tree Finds a Home
I created this Owl Be Home For Christmas tree (pictured far right) for the Women’s Health Resource Library’s Christmas Tree Auction & Festival. For weeks I worked on these owls in snippets of stolen time here and there. When I delivered my...
High School Basketball – Another First
Her first high school basketball game. Funny, I thought I was done with basketball bleacher warming after elementary school. Not so. Tonight she was a Narraguagus Lady Knight on the JV team. She was nervous and excited and so proud to wear her...
Adding Wire Feet To Your Felt Birds
A number of readers have written asking for more detail about how I make the feet for my felt birds. There's no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to making these little birds! In fact, I tend to make things up as I go along. So here's my latest...
Northern Saw-whet Owl 2013
I first designed a saw-whet owl last year. I was never particularly happy with with the way he turned out. As I was working on my Owl Be Home For Christmas Tree for a local non-profit auction (read more about this here - you can bid on this tree...
Thanksgiving Misstep
This Thanksgiving I decided not to make a pie for dessert. Paul is working hard to lose weight and Hannah doesn't like pumpkin pie. So why bother? Yesterday morning, as things in the kitchen were gearing up, Hannah asked, "Aren't we making a pie?"...
The Sofa View
The turkey is roasting and the pie has been baked. I sit here at my spot on the sofa, reflecting on this Thanksgiving afternoon, my family enjoying a quiet day beside me. It's been a busy couple of weeks and I'm liking this sojourn together. I...
Owl Be Home for Christmas Tree Auction
I have created this Owl Be Home for Christmas Tree for an auction that will benefit a local non-profit group. This 3' tall table-top Christmas tree features ten of my original felt owl ornaments. Each ornament is double-sided with feet fashioned...
Simply Sweet Short Eared Owl
This short-eared owl’s heart-shaped face makes her appear simply sweet. Right click here and select “Save Target As” to save this free Short-eared Owl pattern to your computer (on a PC). Purchase a complete kit with expanded instructions to make...
Moose Sighting
Hannah's excitement of the day was catching this moose with her iPod camera. I envision every kid on the school bus crammed over to one side with their iPods and phones pressed to the bus windows!
Downeast Thunder Farm Birds in Paper
Jean at?Bluebirds Living in the Meadow has taken my bluebird pattern and made a? fabulous paper ornament. She cut the pattern pieces out of gelli printed paper rather than felt. Gelli printing is something entirely new to me. Thank you for this...
Sad Sigh of Relief
We headed out on this mild November morning with plans to continue our efforts weeding out the woods along the power line. Waiting for Paul, I pondered this tree out front. We've been worried about it for some time. It's big. It leans towards the...
The Beguiling Boreal Owl
You won’t find the boreal owl in the woods of Maine, but as I work my way through patterns for owls (my favorite birds to design) I couldn’t pass up making this little guy. So, to the ladies in Alaska who brought him to my attention, thank you and...
Rainy Day Visitors
Yesterday was a raw, rainy day. Yet, I still found opportunities to take pictures from the comfort of home. Rain didn't keep the chickadees away. The kitchen window is the perfect spot for bird watching. This blue jay always visits alone. Aren't...
The Elegant Trumpeter Swan
A reader recently requested a trumpeter swan - the first such request I've received. I loved the idea and had fun coming up with the design for this double-sided felt swan ornament. I think he turned out quite nice! Right click here and select...
Weeding out the Woods
We've spent the past few days outdoors laboriously cutting trees that threaten our power line. Last year, days before Christmas, a dead tree fell across the line during a storm leaving us without electricity, telephone or Internet. This year, we're...
The Tiny Elf Owl
This little elf owl is among the tiniest of owls. You're not likely to see one in Maine, but Hannah and I fell in love with the sweet Gylfie elf owl from the Guardians of Ga'Hoole movie. Right click on this link and select "Save target as" (on a...
A Halloween Flashback!
Hannah has decided that at 14, she's too old for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Now we're on to haunted trails and such. Still, it's fun to remember the good old days! Happy Halloween!
An Afternoon in The Garden that Could Have Been
I spent the afternoon harvesting (almost) the last of my veggies. The Bennett family could live like Kings if one could survive on carrots, garlic, and herbs alone. 'Cause that's what I'm most successful growing! Everything else this year has been...
Getting Back to Basics: Thinking Beyond Pink Ribbons
The focus on Breast Cancer Awareness Month has me thinking a lot about cancer. I've run, walked, and raised money for The Cure along with millions of others over the years, yet there is still no cure. Huge amounts of money are raised every year,...
Spiffy Barn Swallow
I've read that male barn swallows must always put their best foot forward or the females will move on in search of a new guy. So does that make the females fickle or simply smart to keep those boys on their toes? Either way, a Barn Swallow for you...
Autumn Barrens in the Mist
Autumn blueberry barrens on a misty morning in October.
Snape Gets the Boot
This morning, I found Snape (a.k.a. Boo-Boo Bear) parked outside Hannah's door, waiting. Hannah always leaves her door open a crack to allow Boo to wander in and out. Boo loves Hannah; she's his human. So, a closed door can only mean one thing -...
Cooking With Giant Pumpkin
Paul experimented this season with growing giant pumpkins. What he ended up with were three very large, but not so giant pumpkins. The question is - what do we do with them now? Hannah's got dibs on one for a jack-o-lantern. I suggested we break...
Columbus Day at Ingersoll Point
After sticking close to home working and puttering this weekend, Hannah and I got out and about today. We picked up lunch on the go and went to hike the trails at Ingersoll Point in South Addison. Our 2.5 mile round-trip hike was predominately...
Field of Geese
I couldn't help but stop and enjoy the view yesterday. The trees in transition The water view. The geese!
