Author: louisaenright

I am passionate about whole, nutrient-dense foods, developing local markets, and strengthening communities.

Poems: Haiku 7 and Work of the Hands

Poems:  November 26, 2017

Haiku 7 and Work of the Hands

7.

November 24, 2017

Penny at fifteen

Will puppy plan and snuggle

Gift lessons for me

 

It’s a rainy day.

I’m working on the Bonnie Hunter 2017 mystery quilt—alongsides friends near and far—and listening to a Jo Nesbo book (downloaded from the Maine state library system).

 

More pics of finished clue to follow later.

Turkey Tracks: Walking Haikus, Haiku 6

Turkey Tracks:  November 25, 2017

Walking Haikus

6.

November 23, 2017

Walking haikus make

Themselves with no distractions

Soul rhythms emerge

 

Thanksgiving day No No Penny and I walked our “lake” walk.  It’s one of the areas where she can be off-leash, which pleases us both.

The following pictures illustrate what happens when one just sees, hears, and feels on a walk…

…because then an attachment to nature emerges.

The lake is still low from the summer and early fall drought:

The wind over the water is cold so I don a hat and gloves and tighten my neck scarf and zip up my coat.  The cold wind is bracing though and clears out one’s head.

I am reminded of friend Giovanna McCarthy when I feel the warmth of the scarf she made me around my neck.

Penny sets a good pace for us.  But she wanders, too, and that’s what a walk is about for her.  If she gets too far behind, two whistles bring her running to touch my palm.  It’s a game she likes.

The leaves are all gone now.  Look at the color of the sky.  It’s so blue.  It’s not unusual to see rock climbers scaling that cliff.

A view of the lake in the bend of the road.  the white speck at the left edge of the road is Penny.

A small group of mallards comes close enough to get a picture.  The blue sky’s reflections dance across the water.

When I get back into the car, my head is full of haikus.

 

Turkey Tracks: Ready, Set, Go!

Turkey Tracks:  November 25, 2017

Ready, Set, Go!

The first clue for the 2017 Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt, “On Ringo Lake,” came out yesterday.

I’m ready!

All my fabrics are ironed and ready to be cut.

The first clue will need the black, the grey, and the neutrals.  Nine 9-patches with grey, neutrals, and the black in the center.

Visit Bonnie Hunter’s blog instructions if you want to join in or see what’s in Clue 1:  Quiltville.com.  The “On Ringo Lake” tab is at the top of the blog.

 

Turkey Tracks: Blue Hubbards Come Inside: Hacksaw to Follow

November 23, 2017

Blue Hubbards Come Inside:  Hacksaw to Follow

These guys have been hanging out in the garage.

But the weather is getting too cold for them out there now.

So I brought them in today.

Squashes actually like warmer storage environments than many of the other veggies.

That’s a haul, isn’t it?

I love growing them.  These hubbards are a bit on the small side this year due to the summer and early fall drought.

Blue Hubbards are terrific “keepers.”  And the flesh is so sweet.  It takes a hacksaw to cut them open (no kidding), but I then place them cut side down on a baking pan with a good lip and roast them until a knife pierces them–somewhere around an hour.  I scoop the flesh, add raw cream and butter, a bit of maple syrup, salt, and some fall spices if one tolerates them.  I then only have to smash the flesh with a potato smasher tool (or use a blender, I guess) while the mixture heats and smooths out.  One could then also put the mixture into a butter lined casserole and reheat that when needed.  This dish would be a great potluck dish.