This weekend I have been working on, among other things, my Good Enough Covid 19 quilt. Sometimes I avoid working on this quilt because I don't want to think about Covid.
I put these two squares together because they had two edges that fit.
There is a little gap that needs to be filled where I missed the seam. It feels good to have a problem that is easy to solve, that even has multiple right answers.
Making can be a refuge.
I've worked in the garden, it's a refuge too.
Someplace where I tend to just be present, absolutely in the moment.
There was wind damage to prune from the recent cold snap. I will probably prune off the top leaves of this bay tree in early spring, when it is safer to encourage new growth, encourage branching.
And there are signs of spring; bulbs starting to emerge, the rhubarb. The hazelnut is blooming.
I started to work on cleaning up the chicken coop. Henny-Penny died during the cold snap. I think she was about 12 years old. While I loved having the chickens, there won't be more, at least not for now.
This afternoon I will start to check the work email for messages. Will someone be out sick and need a sub? Will someone have Covid and a classroom need to be closed?
This article on NPR is pretty much my work life at the moment. It's the the most comprehensive article I've read yet about childcare right now. It's worth sharing with anyone who is a parent of a young child or a caregiver...to know we are not alone. Mostly, I think that's what we all want.