In Like a Lion...

March - what a month it has been!

After a few weeks of nervous anticipation and preparation, I flew to the east coast for a weekend of important interviews. Then spent a few days biting my nails while I waited to hear back. Thankfully, all the news was good. I'll be moving across the country again in July to pursue my master's degree.

In the meantime, I've been wearing some lovely hand-knit wool socks (I highly recommend this book to any would-be sock knitters). Not too many new stickers on the FWSQ or spider web progress charts, but I finished up an old quilt top and have been rapidly stitching up a new one. It's a project I've had in mind since Halloween, and I'm glad to see it turning out very much like I imagined.

Don't you get the feeling that spring is in the air?

Lessons in Natural History

I can never get enough of the  Harvard Natural History Museum. The building and exhibits never fail to give me the feeling I've stepped back in time. In a good way!

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Cambridge's Mount Auburn Cemetery is one of the city's most beautiful and peaceful sites. It's a great place to take in the local wild life ( belligerent wild turkeys!!?) while being surrounded by history. Some of the monuments and tombstones are so ornate and beautiful, and some are downright creepy.

...even Somerville's front lawns, though decked out in gaudy religious decorations, pale in comparison.

Autumn has come to my hometown.

Mmm autumn. October may be my most favorite month of all. Fall and spring - the transitional seasons - always feel exciting and fresh... like a new beginning. It seems fitting to start fresh with a new blog. These pictures were taken last year around this time when I spent the day in Concord, Massachusetts.