since i last wrote many events have danced through my life

the big change

the locking

of september into october

and now, to leaflessness

almost.

barb adams, a dear one from australia, came to the north country to visit along with nigel, her husband, we visited caliban, slu, lampson falls, the art gallery of ontario, and my little house in the woods. barb brought along the makings for my little bookish group to make a new structure.

judith, me, todd, barb and regan and our books

the sustainability papermaking class making regan’s (hedi’s) pocket surprise book

this changed into leaflessness in these weeks

and we are close to november, the month showing off the land’s bones.

i love this time.

i love the bareness.

i love the cool nights and warmer days,

today’s brisk rains,

and the heartbreaking thin sunshine on others.

over at MAIWA my may 2020 class is advertised (along with a huge selection of good classes)

https://www.schooloftextiles.com/2020-spring/the-book-of-north-country-shifu

i am also teaching at slu (st lawrence university) this spring semester: bookbinding.

and this saddest thing about htis post is how long it took me to publish

and once i was (finally) almost done

it vanished.

so i’m posting this now.

reverse POOF (i hope).