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#65 stand in the rain

The grass turns yellow and leaves drop off the trees because of stress, the smell of dry is distinct. Perhaps because it is such a contrast to the rest of the year. 

I can’t remember the last time it rained.  This is normal as we head into August. 

Still...we are several inches short of rain compared to most years.

Today it rained just a bit.

I went out and stood in the rain.

How to look up and down at the same time.

And then stitched on my COVID quilt while listening to "On Being."

And was caught by a conversational thread about map making:

"I have this theory that millennials were called to be cartographers, to be mapmakers at a time when institutions were crumbling and the world was shifting in completely different ways, and so we’re creating blueprints, or trying to survey the land and understand it, and that the folks who are coming behind me, in Gen Z — man, they are builders." Jen Bailey

Thinking about generations.

 

#64 here I am (setting an intention)

Thinking about the rhythms we create in our lives.

Absolutely committing to daily posts is beyond me right now. The pattern of them appeals to me, the structure and predictability. But between work, allergies, the heat, the lack of rain, a daily post just isn’t something I have been able to accomplish at the moment. 

I am going to continue to try though, it keeps me focused on spending a bit of time each day doing some kind of making.

And the making keeps me focused on holding a vision of the world that I want to make real. In another place I was able to say today that I believe we take care of what we wonder about, what we look closer at. 

One of the books I am currently reading.  Thank you Nancy.

The company I keep when I read.

Other books I pulled out as threads that are connected, at least in my mind.

And some notes that I've taken...

Traces of where I have been.

#63 just cut the sleeves off

The arm holes were a little bigger than I wanted so I cut the shoulder seams as well and will resew.

Also adding a third pocket to cover a bleach stain.

Now to get some thread.

P.S.  I don't sew facings anymore but love the pattern piece for altering necklines, arm holes and some other things too. More on that later, 'cause I just realized that's something I need to look at more. 

#62 purl on

#61 garden skillet

One of my favorite meals at a local restaurant is the "Farmer's Skillet."  This is my version made with ingredients that are all from the garden other than the yogurt (which is local).

Potatoes, onions, zucchini, beans, basil and a tomato.

#60 four things

The glow caught my eye on the window. 

It was even better close up.

I wish I could share how good it smells.

Sometimes because you love something is good enough, sometimes it is everything. 

 

#59 summer knitting

Cotton dish cloth.

#58 diversify

Purchased today at the farmer's market.  Also cheese and cherry tomatoes.

From the garden: lemon cucumbers.  Also harvested: blueberries, zucchini, onions, garlic, a couple cherry tomatoes, beans, & raspberries.  Keeping a close eye on the peaches and have accepted that the squirrels will probably eat all the hazelnuts. 

From the CSA:  potatoes. Also this week: onions, zucchini, lettuce, beets & dill.

The flour was milled locally and the other ingredients from California via the grocery store.

It's good to have options. 

#57 roll the dice

Breakfast in the garden. It's been cool the last few days, but still no rain.  The raspberries are mostly small this year because of the heat bubble.

I grow fennel not because I like it but because it is beautiful and beneficial for the insects and birds.  I realized that while looking for the angle I liked best, it was really a picture of home that was being captured.

Widget has a strong opinion about me sewing, or really any kind of making.  I plot my day by when she naps, like having a young child in the house.

I have been watching presentations from an online conference.

The topic is play. 

Pennie, Brownlee, the last presenter I listened to, talked about nurture, play and story. 

Thinking about all the ways...

#56 transform

Sometimes it's good to find a field to stand in (or even on the edge of).

This one is across the street from where I work. It had a "For sale" sign up but that's gone now.  There was a petition for it to be used as a park as it's on the edge of a public trail but a lot of areas like this here are used for apartments. It's pretty amazing that it's been like this for as long as it has.

It would be a good place to stretch your wings (and there are many that already do). 

I hope it does become a park.

A good place to take a deep breath.

We all need that.

I've finished updating my summer/hot weather wardrobe and am starting to re-imagine clothing that isn't worn much or scraps from the stash that have potential to be transformed.