Category Archives: vacation

Thoughts of Home

Posted on April 16, 2013 by ozweaver

It is truly springtime in southern New England now, and I’m feeling a bit homesick.  I heard that the peepers are calling at night, and the forsythia and daffodils are in bloom! Bob happened to get the New York Times … Continue reading →

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Ending the trip with a Bang!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by ozweaver

My last few days in Maine will be spent riding out what remains of hurricane Irene when she hits these shores.  Hopefully she will be spent by the time she arrives, but everyone has to be prepared for the worst! … Continue reading →

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Knitting and Fabric Shops in Coastal Maine

Posted on August 10, 2011 by ozweaver

Several of our usual ports have surprised me with wonderful knitting and fabric shops!  Our ‘guest room’ is quickly filling up with my treasures! Bath: Halcyon (the photo on their homepage is that Ecobaby sailor pattern! Ha!)  I have to … Continue reading →

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Impressions

Posted on August 1, 2011 by ozweaver

       

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Wednesday Group Tapestry Retreat

Posted on May 9, 2011 by ozweaver

The Wednesday Group held a 3-day tapestry retreat with Susan Martin Maffei and Archie Brennan at the end of April.  It was a wonderful workshop, an escape into the Catskills just outside Woodstock, NY, where we lived together at the … Continue reading →

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>Scrapbook of Maine

Posted on August 25, 2010 by ozweaver

> The weeks are passing, in some ways quickly, in others rather slowly, and I’ve now been on board our boat Pandora for a full month as of yesterday!  This is the longest I’ve ever been on a boat.  Here … Continue reading →

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>Maine Fiber Artists’ Open Studios

Posted on August 11, 2010 by ozweaver

> Well, it’s another beautiful summer in Maine, and I’m so lucky to visit other amazing fiber farmers and fiber artists’ studios! This year’s plan was a bit more involved than previous years, and it was a fun adventure!  My … Continue reading →

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>The Price of Eggs in China, aka Talking Pears

Posted on July 9, 2010 by ozweaver

> I did finally take an afternoon to weave while we were anchored in Hadley Harbor, on the Island of Naushon just across from Wood’s Hole. I’m working on a small tapestry that was an assignment from a workshop that … Continue reading →

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>Vacation Interrupted

Posted on August 28, 2009 by ozweaver

> All packed and nowhere to go!  It’s raining buckets here, and we thought we’d be ahead of it in Maine, but even so, arriving before the rain hits Maine doesn’t really sound appealing when we are traveling with our … Continue reading →

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>The Connecticut River

Posted on May 29, 2009 by ozweaver

> Some sights along the Connecticut River, where we’ve sailed for over 30 years.  It’s a bucolic area, so lush after the sandy, somewhat barren look of the outer end of Long Island.  There is an osprey on the nest … Continue reading →

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