Category Archives: Daily meanderings

Photos, blogging and light

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Victoria

My house-guest cancelled this weekend, so I’ve not been doing much except writing a grant, reading other artist/designer blogs and figuring out how to optimize my own site. Hopefully the All in One SEO pack will do the trick.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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Fall means baking

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Victoria

my first sourdough in a very long time. You need to steam the oven for a good crust and I used a pizza stone to bake on. The starter can be bought probably anywhere, but I got mine in San … Continue reading →

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signs of fall

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Victoria

a fairyland of mushrooms in the front yard.  

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okehocking preserve

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Victoria

hiked through the small Okehocking Preserve yesterday, originally a part of the 1682 William Penn land grant, that became Chester, Philadelphia and Bucks Counties.  This was Native American land (well, what wasn’t) and is still beautiful, but wooded areas that are … Continue reading →

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the cat and the light

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Victoria

Buddy is a neighbor cat who likes my yard, but he’s half feral.   Before our big storm with golfball sized hail, there was this atmospheric delight, I’m doing a series of small studies;   then we had the storm… … Continue reading →

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Bounty

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Victoria

farmers markets are bringing in summer fruits now. The Amish have the sweetest cantaloupes and the manager of the West Chester Growers market, Paul Hauser, has the most luscious peaches.   these are my own tomatoes. Cherry 100’s and a … Continue reading →

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my meadow and Welkinweir

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Victoria

the view from the sunporch, meadow studies and a painting from Welkinweir arboretum this spring.

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java and flicks

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Victoria

you know you’re old when Starbucks Java Chip keeps you up at night. Why not organic, you say? Well, I can’t find the clip from Pope of Greenwich Village; ‘Charlie, you don’t need no jacket,  you ain’t got no job’, … Continue reading →

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Letters from Tommy J

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Victoria

my sister, Gina’s newest book was published this year and is now available at Amazon. Coincidentally I met Arnold in Italy during the residency, who was a radio operator in Tommy’s platoon in VN during the mid 60’s.

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early girls

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Victoria

the first cherries of the season. Transplanted the cukes today and checked out the sprawling tomatoes. Rain and sun, who could ask for anything more.

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