Author Archives: Nancy
Winter’s Night
A dear friend sent this photo of her view out the window, so mysteriously beautiful! ”The snow had begun in the gloaming, And busily all the night Had been heaping field and highway With a silence deep and white.” – … Continue reading
Birds Birds Birds
The Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival is well under way this weekend and the birds are cooperating fully. Long-billed Curlews and Dowitchers, Black-necked Stilts, Oystercatchers, Marbled Godwits, Kestrels, Boobies and Grosbeaks. The names are charming and evocative, the birds a … Continue reading
Winter Bird Festival
Every winter, Morro Bay holds its Winter Bird Festival and people from all over descend on the coast, binoculars and cameras in hand. Morro Bay and the surrounding area is designated a State and National Estuary and is an ideal spot for avid birders. … Continue reading
Ocean tide
We went for a walk on the cliffs then down to the beach today and watched the birds scamper on the shore, the seals sun themselves on rocks in the water and the waves lap the sand. It’s been a king … Continue reading
Dawn in Indigo
Happy 2014 to all! I thought I should show y’all the finished piece from the Dawn post so here it is!
Behind the scenes
Here’s a bit of a look at the process. I start with this: And then, with unfettered glee and many tools in hand, I begin to hammer, emboss, punch holes, paint paint paint, and next glaze the metal … Continue reading
Dawn
“Dawn is a feeling A beautiful ceiling The smell of grass Just makes you pass Into a dream You’re here today No future fears This day will last A thousand years If you want it to” -Moody Blues In the … Continue reading
Amethyst Confection
I was feeling all holidayish and this confectionary of gems fit my mood. So many goodies here: amethyst, periodot, garnet, yellow citrine, madeira citrine and turmaline too! All the purple goodness made me think of blueberries, so I posted a … Continue reading
Blueberry French Toast Breakfast Strata
Blueberry French Toast Breakfast Strata I got this recipe from a lovely B and B decades ago and have modified it repeatedly to it’s present incarnation. Ingredients: 6 eggs 1 loaf cinnamon raisin bread 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla … Continue reading
Moonlight Magic
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. -Oscar Wilde
Jewels of Endearment 