Kathryn Vaughn’s Blog

When I first met the owl you see here, he was very high up in the 100-year-old willow tree on the Yahara Trail, where I often walk. I was absolutely marveling over and over about meeting him, because it was more than just hearing him hoot. I felt the actual weight of the sound wave […]

This little fellow was sooo interested in eating his soggy weeds that he did not even notice me standing there taking his picture.  He lives right there on the Yahara River. I often see his tracks in the snow. His tail leaves a line in addition to his footprints. I am thinking I will call […]

Even though I think all flowers are beautiful, I like white best. I’ve been in the floral business for many years, and yes, colors are spectacular at times. But as an artist and designer, when I work with just white flowers, I am compelled to pay more attention to the shapes and lines. The different […]

Yes, it has been dipping down into nearly double digits below zero outside, but my little pet of 29 years has been holding his own, in his own sunbeam. This is not a Photoshopped image—Joe regularly does this yoga stretch on his own. (It’s not because he’s seen me doing it. Although it’s lovely for […]

Some Christmases really hold up to the test of time. Back in the day, all my in-laws and I would celebrate the day by first going bowling. There were 20 of us taking over the lanes. They were all good bowlers, but if I broke 100, I was thrilled. It didn’t matter, though. I got […]

No matter how cold it gets, I must go for my walk every day. I’m lucky to live so close to the Yahara Trail! I do love being out in nature, and animals are really so interesting. These days the geese and ducks sit on the ice floes, swim around, and goof off as if […]

I’ve read somewhere that if Benjamin Franklin had his way, our national bird would have been a turkey. As Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, I can really appreciate his sentiment! Turkey and dressing with gravy is in the top five of my favorite meals even when it’s not a holiday meal. Franklin was a brilliant man, […]

On Saturday, November 25, the Chorus Public House at 154 West Main Street in Stoughton becomes the Small Business Artisan Market. Shop for farmers market produce, crafts, jewelry, woodwork, candy, and assorted popcorn flavors, plus enjoy live music, coffee and café. I’ll have a booth there with my homemade Ginger Mollys, lightly sugar-coated, chewy ginger […]

I’ve been on a very serious reduce-my-cholesterol diet, and I found this great “meatless ground” that really holds up to make a chili! It’s very healthy, and it cooks up very fast, too. I called it space chili at first (it could be created in outer space—ha ha) but then I imagined eating it with […]

Coming up this Saturday (October 7) is the grand opening of the new Sprout Gallery in Cambridge. Sprout‘s building is celebrating its 125th anniversary, so that means a party! Enjoy food, music, and family fun starting at 11AM and going on until 4. Have a nosh, and if you’ve never seen any of my paintings […]