Yesterday was Easter. Easter this year occurred on April 8. March 21 is the beginning of spring. Before that time, it was winter: December, January, yes, and even February. All with very little snow. Kids here in PEI had only two snow days during the winter of 2011-2012. The ski area closed a day early due to warm weather and lack of snowpack. There was enough man-made snow to make a nice run, but, in general, we had a very mild winter. Not so Easter! The white out was so bad in the morning that Kathryn had to turn around less than half a mile up the road and couldn't get to work because she could not see the road anymore. Later that morning, we ventured out to church and Abby's Confirmation ceremony. We barely made it through deep drifts, over icy bridges and windy, horizontal snowfall. By afternoon, the sun came out. The snow that was nearly completely gone two days ago has been replaced by a fresh coat. The good news: we're expecting three solid days of +8 degrees celsius (about 50 degrees farenheit).
Monday, April 9, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
I made this art quilt for my brother and his wife. It is our Lady of Mount Carmel standing on a cloud. She is holding her baby, Jesus in one hand a a scapular in the other. (You can read the story of our Lady of Mount Carmel and the brown scapular if you click on the link.) She is made with hand-dyed, hand-painted, and commercial fabric, polymer clay, trims and other embellishments. Her hair is made of alpaca wool.
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