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Maggie Mehaffey
@maggiem.bsky.social
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Artist: jewelry and metal arts, teacher. Watercolorist. Gardener, foodie. My 5 grandkids are my ❤️. tRump is not my President. DMs=immediate block.
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My chimney sweep wants his kiss!
Chim chim cheree! Sooty face Dirty job, cleaning the chimney…
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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So many figs coming!
Little Miss Figgy is loaded with figs! Little Miss Figgy has little figs!
August 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Haying, the “old fashioned” way. The old square baler still works as it’s pulled by one of the farm’s two 1930’s era Allis “B” tractors bought almost by Bill’s grandfather. Before tractors, they used draft horses and cut with hand scythes. 1/2
June 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Check out the decorations in the Oval Office corner! Burn!
Satirical view of Trump’s gilded Oval Office including several sculptures with Trump’s face including a bust of Caligula, Sphinx, and a forward leaning bird in a rumpled suit. Penguin, Crow??
June 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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My backyard “foodscape” is coming along nicely!
First fruits are forming on my new “Miss Figgy” tree! Elderberries are blooming. I’ve never had so many blueberries on my 30+ bushes as this year! Getting ready to cover them so the birds don’t get them all! First peaches on my new tree!
June 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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You did!!! Looks very different now.
Greenhouse ready for the panels.
May 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The garden is all planted, now to keep it watered and fertilized, and start harvesting all the fresh goodness!
This summer’s garden is off to a promising start!
May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Yeah, Happy Easter. Here’s a classic of my traumatized grandson. He’s 11 now and seems pretty well adjusted, so there’s that…
Photo op: Terrified child meets the Easter Bunny. It doesn’t go well…
April 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Happy Easter from our house to yours!
Charcuterie board with all the good stuff, including peeps and chocolate! Bunny love! Watercolor bunny and jellybeans!
April 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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We were out there in numbers today. We need to increase this to numbers too big to ignore. Hamlet to hamlet, town to town, city to city. The voice of the people saying “No, not this…”
Lining the street today in peaceful corruption protest of so much corruption it won’t fit on one sign! Lining the street today in peaceful corruption protest of so much corruption it won’t fit on one sign!
April 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Two things that are keeping me sane these days, my garden and my art.
Leeks, shallots, scallions, lettuce and bok choy on my windowsill. We’re eating the lettuce and planting the alliums outdoors very soon. Torch fired enamel pendants and earrings. WIP, finishing up the details of another batch.
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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This watercolor marsh painting was a birthday gift to my sister. I painted it last month, but had to wait to post! (She loved it!)
A watercolor painting of the salt marsh in Essex, MA, saturated with pink and purple hues of sunset.
March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Spending time in my studio today making enamel earrings. #maggienowdesign
Spending time in my studio today enameling some earrings.
March 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Here is what Sugarbush snow reporter Lucy Welch had to say this morning before her post was taken down. Saturday Mar 1st, 2025 - 6:31 AM Daily Snow Report Today of all days, I would like to reflect on what Sugarbush means to me. This mountain has brought me endless days of joy, adventure, challenges, new experiences, beauty, community, and peace. I’ve found that nothing cures a racing mind quite like skiing through the trees and stopping to take a deep breath of that fresh forest air. The world around us might be a scary place, but these little moments of tranquility, moments I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy as a direct result of my employment here, give me, and I’d guess you, too, a sense of strength and stability. This fresh forest air, is, more specifically fresh National Forest air. Sugarbush operates on 1745 acres of the Green Mountain National Forest. Right now, National Forest lands and National Parks are under direct attack by the current Administration, who is swiftly terminating the positions of dedicated employees who devote their lives to protecting the land we love, and to protecting us while we are enjoying that land. This Administration also neglects to address the danger, or even the existence of, climate change, the biggest threat to the future of our industry, and the skiing we all so much enjoy here. Burlington, VT is one of the fastest-warming cities in the country, and Vermont is the 9th fastest-warming state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), a resource I use every day for snow reporting, is crucial in monitoring extreme weather events and informing public safety measures, and is also experiencing widespread layoffs and defunding at the hands of the Administration. Sugarbush would not be Sugarbush without our wonderful community. Employees and patrons alike, we are made up of some of the most kind hearted, hardworking people I have ever met. Our community is rich with folks of all different orientations, ethnicities, and walks of life, who all contribute to make this place what it is. They all love Sugarbush because it is a place where they can come to move their bodies, to connect with the land, to challenge themselves, to build character, to nourish their souls with the gift of skiing. Many of these people are part of the LGBTQI+ community. Many (well, that’s a stretch, we all know this is an incredibly white-washed industry) are people of color. Half are women. Many are veterans or adaptive skiers who, through Vermont Adaptive, are able to access snow sports in part thanks to federal grants through the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is also facing devastating cuts. Many of our beloved employees moved across the world through an exchange program on the J1 visa to help this resort run, and they are not US citizens. ALL of these groups are being targeted, undervalued, and disrespected by the current Administration. The beauty of National Forest land, is that anyone and everyone is welcome to enjoy it. Anyone and everyone can buy a lift ticket. I also imagine it is incredibly difficult, and likely impossible, to say “No” to the Secret Service. I hope that, instead of faulting Sugarbush management or employees for “allowing this to happen”, you can direct your anger to the source–the Administration that, in my oh-so-humble opinion, is threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land. I want to reiterate how much I admire and respect my fellow employees and managers–they work so hard to make this place operate, to keep you coming back and enjoying it and making lifelong memories. Many of them may feel the same way that I do, but their hands are tied, and for good reason. They have families to support, they have benefits and health insurance to receive, they face far greater and more binding pressure from Corporate. I am in a privileged position here, in that I work only seasonally, I do not rely on this job for health insurance or benefits, and hey, waking up at 4:30 AM isn’t exactly sustainable. Therefore, I am using my relative “platform” as snow reporter, to be disruptive—I don’t have a whole lot to lose. We are living in a really scary and really serious time. What we do or don’t do, matters. This whole shpiel probably won’t change a whole lot, and I can only assume that I will be fired, but at least this will do even just a smidge more than just shutting up and being a sheep. I am really scared for our future. Acting like nothing is happening here feels way scarier than losing my job. I want to have kids one day, and I want to teach them to ski. The policies and ideals of the current Administration, however, are not conducive to either of these things, because, at least how things look now, I’d never be able to afford a good life for a child anyway, and snow will be a thing of Vermont history. So please, for the sake of our future shredders: Be Better Here. It has truly been a pleasure writing your morning snow reports–I hope this one sticks with you. With love, peace, and hope, Lucy Welch
March 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Something new for my Valentines!
Time to get out the enamels and play! Enameled heart.
February 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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On my windowsill under lights: Shallots and leeks in the tray, bunching onions seem to like the snail planting arrangement, getting ready to harvest some lettuce. Bok choy is looking good. The lettuce will be cut and come again!
#gardening 🌱
Shallots and leeks Bunching onions (scallions) are up. I’m trying out the snail planting method. Lettuce is about ready to harvest. Bok choy looks good.
February 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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#BlueskyArtShow #reflections
December sunset reflected at Boothbay Harbor.
Boothbay Harbor sunset reflections.
February 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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#BlueskyArtShow #reflections
Sunset in July at Pierce Pond, ME, from the boat.
Sunset over Pierce Pond, from Cobb’s Camps, in Maine.
February 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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#BlueskyArtShow #reflections
Misty daybreak reflections at Pierce Pond, from the shore at Cobb’s Camps.
Mist and clouds are reflected in the lake at daybreak at Pierce Pond, ME.
February 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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#blueskyartshow #reflections
My watercolor of granddaughter on Vinalhaven, ME showing the reflection of the buildings across the cove on an inlet at Carver’s Harbor at the end of Clamshell Alley.
February 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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A watercolor I did of my granddaughter,3, walking towards the farm.
Watercolor of my granddaughter when she was 3, walking towards the farm. She’s almost 14 now!
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Two plantings of mesclun, bok choy. Leeks, shallots, bunching onions (scallions). Something new; snail planting. About 2.5 ft lengths of bubble wrap laid out and packed with wet soil, rolled up. The bunching onion seeds are planted in the spiral top and watered from the bottom.
On my windowsill: Two plantings of mesclun for our salad plates, and bok choy for stir fry. For this summer’s garden: leeks, shallots and bunching onions. The bunching onions are planted in wet soil pressed onto a length of bubble wrap, rolled up and fastened with rubber bands. Seeds are planted in the top. Two of three snail rolls planted with bunching onions (aka, scallions.)
February 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Wikipedia has it right.
Wikipedia entry showing the last four presidents.
January 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Making some art every day. #art #artistherapy #artislife #arthealsthesoul
A carving of a wren and its print. Making art every day!
January 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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At sunrise we’re lit up!About 4 inches last night.
Sunrise on snow covered trees.
January 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM