by Sue Schlabach | Apr 13, 2019 | Artists, Garden
Our outdoor life is about to begin. We raked the yard this weekend, using lots of muscle to get the matted leaves and film of road dust off of the sleeping lawn. The garden and half of our house foundation are still swallowed by blankets of snow, but the weekend was...
by Sue Schlabach | Apr 7, 2019 | Artisanal Living, Design, Travel
Montreal in spring is much like Vermont. Not quite free of winter. I went there two weeks ago with three dear friends. We go there every spring to eat, hang out, browse, and discover. We’ve been doing this for 12 years? 15? We’re not sure. We tend to go...
by Sue Schlabach | Apr 4, 2019 | Artisanal Living, Color, In the Studio, Paintings
Morning light creeps through the curtains around 5:30, and what’s new is birdsong. There is still a crust of snow on the fields, but patches of grass are making a comeback—albeit matted, brown and littered with twigs, and less savory piles revealed after the...