For today’s green post, I present a collage of my embroidery designs, all green (naturally!):
Green examples of my embroidered felt hat designs.
I also updated my “Styles” page with all green hats. I hope you’ll check it out, and let me know your favorites!
One of the best things about living in Alaska?
Aurora (photo by Paul Moss)
Getting to experience the Northern Lights. In person. Right above me.
Northern lights over Malmesjaur lake in Moskosel, Sweden. (photo by Jerry MagnuM Porsbjer)
They didn’t happen every night, but when they did, the intense green pulsing and flashing, directly overhead, always set my heart on edge.
The Aurora Borealis above Bear Lake, Alaska. (USAF photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)
The Aurora are other-worldly. The first time I saw them, it occurred to me: “If they invited me to go with them, I would.”
Red and green Aurora in Fairbanks, Alaska. (photo by Mila Zinkova)
The Northern Lights are mostly an intense, flashing green. But occasionally, you might catch glimpses of red, or very rarely, blue.
Northern Lights with very rare blue light flashes. (photo by Jerry MagnuM Porsbjer )
It’s no wonder that northern Native people had many myths and legends about them.
One Inuit myth tells how the Northern Lights were imprisoned in rocks along the Labrador coast until a mighty warrior struck the stones with his spear, freeing most of the lights to dance in the sky above.
The rest remained in the stones known as Labradorite.
When I met my birthfather 3 years ago, his lovely wife gave me this gorgeous stone, to help connect me to my Labrador Metis heritage, which I’d never known before.
My Labradorite pendant steals the show and connects me to my original heritage.
Wearing my Labradorite stone pendant, I am connected both to my genetic heritage, and to my previous life in Alaska.
I am blessed.
Before I landed my current day job at Dartmouth, I worked as a plant-worker tending organic tomato plants Long Wind Farm, in East Thetford, Vermont.
Baby tomato plants at Long Wind Farm.
Phoebe hangs support strings for baby tomato plants in one of the smaller greenhouses.
Plastic jobu clips attach to strings which support tomato vines as they grow.
Long Wind organic tomatoes grow in rich, organic soil built right on the farm. Growing tomatoes in real soil is more work than growing hydroponically.
But, it’s worth it. You can taste the difference.
Organic tomatoes ripening on the vine.
Tomato-picking cart rides rails which also radiate heat for the greenhouse.
Full boxes of fresh-picked organic tomatoes.
You can find Long Wind tomatoes at stores & restaurants throughout New England.
Long Wind tomatoes are picked ripe... you can taste the difference.
And if you visit the Farm, you can get these beautiful tomatoes at a discount!
Try to imagine the heavenly scent working in a greenhouse full of giant tomato vines!
Once you’re there, check out the Tai Chi studio above the greenhouse.
Long Wind Farm: good for the body, good for the soul!
Carrie Cahill Mulligan 