by Sue Schlabach | Sep 25, 2019 | Autumn, Vermont
Autumn dusk is hitting its prime. Walking the dog back home I see lights coming up in the village windows. It brings to mind the ones who inhabited these houses before my time. Their benevolent spirits linger throughout this valley and its hilltops in the many...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 13, 2016 | Artisanal Living, Autumn, homepage, Vermont
I can already feel the indoor dayscreeping upon us. So a weekendoutdoors among the vines wasa welcome invitation. My brother began planting a vineyard for Red Horse winery six years ago, and this year was a bumper crop for the two white and one red variety of grapes...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 10, 2016 | Autumn, homepage, Vermont
October mornings—when not frosty—are usually adrift with fog in pocket valleys. This weekend marked the peak of color for autumn foliage and the mist and sun only amplified the treetops. I had a long drive from here to the Red Horse Winery to help pick La Crescent...
by Sue Schlabach | Sep 10, 2016 | Autumn, Design, homepage, In the Studio, Paintings, Summer
Here’s a little weekend watercolor applied over an ink drawing I did a while ago. It’s part of this collection if you’d like to see more. Wishing you a happy weekend and some creativity or exploring on your horizon. I am painting and sewing this...
by Sue Schlabach | Sep 5, 2016 | Autumn, Summer, Vermont
Are you a forager? In spring I dig up ramps and cut fiddleheads. I love to find raspberries, blackberries and untended apple trees. But other than morels, which I can identify well, I’m a little timid to collect and eat mushrooms. The surprise of this...
by Sue Schlabach | Nov 7, 2013 | Autumn, Natural World, Vermont
Two autumn moments. Last week I drove the back way from Strafford, Vermont, through Tunbridge toward Royalton. Late afternoon sun on country roads. I made the last pot of fresh mint tea before heavy frost. These are a few recent images from my instagram...
