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...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 30, 2019 | Spring, Vermont
Early spring is a test of visual deprivations. Scents are coming back on the breezes. The fug in the barn when we leave the house is damp wood, hint of tilth, awakening squirrel den, and thawing woodpile. Daffodils, lilacs and cut grass are at least a month away....
by Sue Schlabach | Feb 17, 2019 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Design
Today I opened up to a list of 50 Things I Love that I wrote back in the fall. Do you have a pen handy? If so, do yourself a favor, and write down 50 things you love. It is affirming and—if all goes well—you’ll end up with a list of 58 or 62 or 75! The ones on...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 15, 2018 | Artisanal Living, Garden
Fall is here and I’m still nursing an elbow injury that I got last April right before we moved to The Little Brick. My ideas for a summer of gardening had to be put aside. No serious digging, pruning or shovel work for me. So I took to the gardens and field with...
