It seems perverse to write about the sound of summer when winter winds still howl and more snow is forecast. But how better to keep warm than to anticipate? And to remember. For years my husband and I spent our summer vacation with our children at a cottage next door to Glen Villa. My brother-in-law…
The In Transit / En Route trail starts at the edge of a field. with a sign that asks a rather odd question. Where are you? Où êtes-vous? As I wrote in my previous post (In Transit / En Route: the beginning), the words aren’t easy to read. The letters are small and the words run together with…
In my post last week I mentioned In Transit / En Route and showed a photo of a clearing in the woods. Here’s the photo again. In Transit/En Route: the sundial clearing in the woods Do you see the red sign in the clearing? It is part of In Transit, or En Route in French, an installation…
People respond differently to the woods that are a big part of the landscape at Glen Villa It’s hard to miss the difference. Some hike through the forest intent on getting someplace, noticing very little. Others spy things I’ve never seen. The art installations I’m creating throughout the property generate widely different reactions. For some people,…
People say that a first blog post should start with a statement of principle, something that lets people know what the blog will be about. I’m not sure how this blog will evolve. I know I want to write about my garden, Glen Villa, and about how it got to be what it is. I…