text: A gathering of stitched scrolls
  This winter is driving me to dots
  dare I say it....
  to machine stitching as well.
  The merlin are back
  Even bolder this year
  Now they sit atop the bird feeder
  in plain view.
  We drove up the valley to pick up new car
  It was important to get it before tomorrow's storm arrived.
  The windiest snowstorm I have ever experienced.
  Half the day without power.
  On Thursday the snow stopped
  but the wind kept on blowing.
  The migratory birds are returning.
  I have spent many hours going through the boys earliest drawings.
  on Sunday we reconnected with neighbours
  some of whom
  escaped South for the wintry months.