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#59 Thank you

 Nancy

one of the kindest of people...

The rose grew from a cutting taken off a rose that was a cutting from a rose from California.

From the garden of one set of my great-grandparents. 

#58 try again

Loaf number 4:

Very happy with this loaf!

I added a bit of soda, walnuts and raisins.

I boosted the organic indigo vat with more of everything.

This is good too!

And then there is Lola, who never gives up when she thinks there is a chance for more food...

#57 garden tips

Don't plant hops if you want a tidy garden.

#56 pause

Damselfly.

 

And start again.

#55 Loaf number three

Sourdough toast with honey and cheese for breakfast. 

Sourdough bread crumbs on mashed potatoes, cheese (I do like cheese), and peas (from the garden).

Loaf number three was good.

I'm going to add a bit of baking soda to loaf number four, it's suppose to take away the "sour" too. 

#54 stay curious

There was time in the garden today (I wish I had planted more carrots.).

One of the things that I love about gardening is that it can be so many things.

Food, beauty, shelter (hello little chickadee), medicine, craft supplies, a place to meditate...

Today was so many of those things.

Loaf number three of sourdough has been rising and will be baked tonight. 

Loaf number two was very sour. 

I did some research and found out that longer rising times makes it more sour.

Some yarn Mom and Dad gave me. 

Mom said that the woman she got it from wasn't happy with the color but that maybe I'd like to try?

It was very obvious when I wet the yarn that the first attempt had been eucalyptus.  I've soaked it in the indigo vat now a couple times and am so happy with the results.

More seawater colored yarn...

And..there was good news today. 

In Washington state the "Stay at Home" order is being lifted county by county and there are 4 stages.  The county I live in has been approved for stage 2.

It means that with certain protocols in place most businesses can reopen and that 5 or less people from different households can gather. 

Very much on my mind today is the willingness to be a life long learner, something I value very highly. 

And how important it is to be in a community of others that are also of that nature.

  Thank you all for coming to visit and for what you share....

 

#53 weeds

One definition of a weed is something growing where you don't want it. 

The Goldenrod in one of the garden beds at work is being pulled up for that reason.  I brought some home for my garden. 

I hope it spreads as much here...

I am home tomorrow and hoping that the dry weather holds for at least another day.  There is a lot to do, including some weeding.

 

#52 transparency

I've been writing and erasing words for the last three hours. I wanted to write about assumptions that we make. How wrong they can be, even dangerous.  And yes, science does suggest that it is how we are wired to make sense of the world. But all the words that have come tonight are "too" something.

What I am left with ...

I just turned off the kitchen light and saw the moon.  It will be full Friday night but probably not visible here.  One of my grandmothers always tells me she likes looking at the moon and knowing I can look up at it too even though we aren't together.

Remember to tell the people you love that you love them.  You never know when something might happen and you won't have a chance to. 

Hitting publish because it's past time to get some sleep.

#52.2 The next morning. The kitchen window:

#51 dragonfly

The children found this on the walkway today. I suspect it got cold and was waiting for the temperature to warm up a bit.

#50