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maintenance, restoration and sustainability

a meditation
on shifting perspectives to
appreciate the integrity
as a direction
perhaps more familiar
in the mater-of-fact
hand made dovetails
in an old cherry chest of drawers
or
to enjoy the work
of restoring some old
well-made thing
both for the satisfaction of
the achievement
but also as a connection to
the inventiveness and personality
from which it sprang
the 1939 Ford tractor for example
has an etched plate with a long list of
patent numbers including
one for the
three point hitch

from Walter’s Falls

the wind is blowing
clouds streaming by
the maples seem to be holding on to
a few of the leaves that survived
the voracious caterpillars
the tractor is running and
we have a few scattered woodpiles
to bring in to the shed



the year of open canopy
promoted a tangle of under-growth
adding a new red and violet
to the autumn colours

shrimp and blue oysters

on the way back from the mail box
around supper time
i took the shortcut through the woods
and found
blue oyster mushrooms
on a fallen maple

put on some basmati rice

start sauteing an onion with
a handful of sliced mushrooms
in butter and olive oil with a
touch of roasted sesame seed oil
on low heat

shave in some ginger and
1 clove garlic
add black pepper and
1 tsp. sesame seeds
1 tbs. teriyaki sauce
shrimp (optional)

turn up the heat

stir in 2 eggs beaten
add 2 handfuls
shredded chinese cabbage
turn
when egg is crispy

serve over rice with

teriyaki and hot sauce

Bioremediation

Studio Exhibition

"Red Shift" 80 x 66 in.

Beckett Exhibition

Saturday and Sunday Sept. 24th-25th, 2011 


10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Detwiler's Escarpment Studio
11497 Midway Lane
South East of Guelph
 
Directions:
from 401
take Guelph Line north 
turn left on 15th Side Road
turn right on first line (at Dar's Delights)
turn left on 17th Side Road
turn right on Midway Lane

Arts & Science Lab

PARTY: Saturday Sept. 24th

please join us to share ideas 
about the A&SL bioremediation project  3:00 pm,
for dinner after   6:00 pm rsvp
feel free to bring musical instruments...
in case a party breaks out     
  
for more information about the
Arts&Science Lab Bioremediation project : see previous blog entry
smdetwiler@hotmail.com             519 836 2534
peterbeckett11@gmail.com          519 794 2507