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#39 pick berries

This week I've started picking a small amount of blueberries each day. At the beginning of the season the temptation to pick anything that looks blue is strong but I always think of my grandmother telling us to check the backside of the berry to make sure they are really ripe and so I do.

#38 read something

I've reached the point that after a book has been checked out from the library three times and I am not done, it's probably time to buy the book. 

That's what happened with the book Range by David Epstein. It's not a hard book to read but rather has to do with my reading habits.  When it comes to non-fiction I often jump around a lot.  This can be a problem when there is a due date.

(Redoing an inspiration board.)

Epstein discusses in the book why overspecialization is not a good thing and the need to generalize and collaborate. It's something I find very validating....

(Redoing the sewing/? room.)

#37 caregiving

One of the questions that I've added to interviews is whether an individual considers themselves a teacher or a caregiver.  This is typically for individuals wanting to work with 1-3 year olds.  I've been getting some very interesting answers.

Beverage: rhubarb/strawberry syrup, seltzer, lemon slices, thyme and a little something else which is totally optional but tasted good....

#36 pollinate

The bees have been busy at work...

(One of the original photos.)

Meaningful work/Stewardship, these are concepts that are a part of the "curriculum" for children where I work. 

Something I am thinking about today...

 

 

#35 make it visible

It's like finding shapes in clouds...

like the book It Looked Like Spilt Milk.

I looked and the butterfly was there.

Thread and material from Deb Lacativa.

 

It might also be that we find the things we are thinking about...

butterflies are very much on my mind right now.

 

#34 out in the garden

Cut grass, pulled weeds, pruned bug eaten branches.

Picked strawberries and sweet peas.

Took lots of pictures of roses.

I can't even come close to capturing how beautiful the the hugeness of the rambling roses are right now.

I could get lost...

There was stitching too but that will have to wait until tomorrow.

#33 gather

This morning's harvest:

When I make a pouch with my shirt to carry something, I always think of other women in my family. Pretty sure I've seen everyone on my mother's side of the family do this.

I also gathered scraps and made a book.  The class was called "Seeded notebook." With a name like that how could I resist?

The image to the right is a photo copy of a project I stitched.  It includes an edge of lace made my Grandma Iside.

I am pretty sure I won't ever buy a book to journal in again...

I'll just keep making them.

#32 look for a butterfly

It was a good day for a bit of origami.  I could see making these and leaving them in a variety of places as a surprise. Or for a decoration. Or just because...

#31 make a change

My handwriting leaves something to be desired so:

"Just had to share an awesome moment that happened Monday.  I got my hair cut for the first time in a year.  I haven't liked having it down while wearing a mask.  One of the children looked at me this morning and said 'Where did that hair come from?' I said with a straight face... "It's always been there.  Just in a pony tail.   Love Deb!"

Still wearing masks with the children and I need to make a few more.

 

#30 send a letter

One purpose of blogging for me is about connecting with others.  I think of it as an open letter to a worldwide circle of pen pals.

Sometimes I think of it as a message in a bottle that happily lands a few places.

And sometimes you just have to send a letter, or a postcard, or something...