The color isn't true in this photo, but the stripes are visible.
Multiply, to increase.
This shawl is built with increases.
Closer, contrasted with white.
Color provided by fresh indigo.
Grown from seed.
Another increase.
Next year I'd like to have a white sweater done to add to the dye pot.
Vegetables from the garden.
Mostly container grown to keep things manageable.
Vacation.
Video, I need to figure this out a bit more but you can see it here.
Time.
It passes quicker than I think.
I lost track of it on Sunday and didn't dye anything that I meant to.
There is time still time.
Another shawl.
They are perfect for the bus.
I've decided to use a different yarn each day that I work on it.
To use up the stash.
Another way to track time.
Someday I'd like a tiny house.
Not tiny enough for this.
Tiny for me.
Tangled and twisted.
Thinking about that too. `
It rained this morning...
My sense is that there has been more rain this summer than usual.
There was knitting on the porch.
A lot of repetition.
At the moment I plan to stop knitting on Sunday, harvest some of the indigo and dye this.
There were vegetables (romano beans, zucchini and onions) in red sauce (roasted red peppers, onions, and tomatoes) for dinner.
Topped with paneer.
Sometimes I buy paneer, made by one of the local cheese makers; other times I make it (recipe).
Tomorrow I'll have to prep a few things for the next few days.
The weather report is temps in the 80's (F).
Salad weather...
Play.
Originally there was a cat and then it became a tree.
Purpose.
cucumbers +tomatoes + paneer + olives + walnuts + olive oil + vinegar = bread salad without the bread
Poetry
The sky is one thing that inspires.
A short list: inquiry, investigation, multiple intelligences....
...
P.S. One more "h"
The secret to getting a Hoya to bloom is to not water it for awhile and then give it a good drink.
The flowers barely look real.
They inspire me.
Here... Home but altered.
"Here" a poem by Pablo Neruda that I want to stitch into the robe/jacket that I am making. It's in The Sea and The Bells.
Here, there are hummingbirds in the hazelnut trees.
And squirrels. They climb out to the tips of the branches, causing the tree to bounce, shake and shimmy.
Not much hope of there being anything left to ripen.
I can hope for other things though...
Color provided by dripping dyed cloth:
It was made into a book, one to doodle in, maybe make some dots. Dots are fun.
Along side the book is a scarf found today at a side walk sale. The design caught my eye. The fact that it was silk meant it was coming home. It will blend in perfectly with other yellow/brown dyed fabric. It's time to try for avocado pink dyed fabric again.
Somewhere in there is a hummingbird or two. There have been several in the Buddleia today and they are moving fast. This morning one stopped to say hello. It's startling how they seem to make eye contact.
All this brings delight. A pretty essential ingredient for life.
Today I spent some time learning about Anji play. It made me think of moments of joy, delight, wonder. About what children should experience, what they need in their day; about what adults need. We need to play too...
Cooking project of the day: Cherry compote.
July's jar of color. I bundled silk with marigolds and wrapped it around an avocado pit. Unfortunately June sailed by without making a bundle. I will add a bit of white fabric to the mix to mark the month.
The other two bundles are experiments with elderberry leaves and sumac.
Trying to get back to making either a paper or digital collage each day. The flower is of a campanula, not sure of the type.
C is also for commitment and continue.
Looking out the window.
Thinking in layers.
Layered flavors.
Layered color.
Spinach, onions, a pinch of tumeric, a pinch of cumin, a sprinkle of salt, a quick pour of buttermilk (about 1/4 cup). Topped with fried paneer sprinkled with pepper.
Oatmeal, grated carrot, raisins, walnuts, a bit of cinnamon.
The bus project. No counting just make an increase every other row one stitch from the side (cast on three stitches and will keep going until I run out of yarn). Originally I thought to dye it in fresh indigo but I am really liking it the way it is.
Layered thoughts.
I'm going to try dyeing with those rose petals.
Planning on sewing today...layered cloth.
pattern as layer
The feed I buy for the chickens is "layer" mix.
Yesterday I thought I could smell the sea,
Say a word enough times at it always sounds funny.