Make sure you aren't "h-angry"
Apples cooked in butter on top of pizza dough with cheddar and a drizzle of honey.
Then go spend the afternoon in the garden.
And then take the scissors to the bag you started, fit it to a pillow form you made, cut a back out of the leg of an old pair of pants and assemble into a new pillow.
"Wildflowers don't care where they grow." Dolly Parton
(But Camellias do...)
Beautiful Deb Lacativa thread.
The fabric is raw silk.
Widget is absolutely no help, but she is a great joy.
The forsythia is in full bloom now.
I spent a good amount of time in the garden today.
Mostly clear, a little wind but from the south, a high of 58 F.
An osprey flew over, chased by crows.
The neighborhood hummingbird chattered from a nearby tree and the Merlin sat in the tallest Fir trees, shrieking occasionally.
This year I have planted more natives in the garden.
For the songbirds and pollinators mostly.
A bumble bee has been spotted a few times over the last week.
This week I had the dubious pleasure of watching a raccoon sleep the afternoon away in one the neighbor's firs; occasionally stretching and scratching a bit. At dusk two others showed up and a bit of a disagreement started. No picture, they were really too far up the tree to get a good one.
Sunrise, 7:11 AM. Sunset, 7:21 PM.
I will need to thin the garlic soon. It's done beautifully this winter.
So much else to do...tomorrow I will plant tomato, tomatillo, and pepper seeds. Today it was spinach, more peas, lettuce.
Noticed the pulmonaira (lungwort) blooming this week. It may have been blooming for awhile, it was tucked away.
It's always my sign that spring is on it's way.
Did I finish 10 things?
No, but I did finish this (more sides shown here) + 5 other things.
I am not counting cups of coffee.
One of the other things included a scrap of fabric sent to me by Nancy.
The print with flowers and birds on a white background.
Thank you! I love having pieces of community in this.
It's for us all in a way.
And yes there is snow.
I think 5 to 6 inches at the moment and still coming.
And there is a little trouble too... I blame not finishing on her.
This week I was out on the playground with a group of 5 or 6 preschoolers for a bit.
One of them told me the moon was in the sky.
Another said, "It can't be, it's daytime."
Discussion followed.
One of the children ran up and said, "I have a present for you." I opened my palm and something invisible was placed in my hand.
He said, "It's the moon."
"Oh that's wonderful, I replied. "I am am going to put it in my pocket."
One of the other children said, smiling at me...
"But you know, it's not real."
And I said, "That's okay, I still love it."
Moon patch from Jude. The fabric for the patches to the left and right was a gift of white wool from Jude, Grace or Deanna that I dyed during some of my first experiments with indigo.
P.S.
That child's smile is going to live in my heart forever.
Early in the morning...coffee, journal, an orange.
Adding blanket stitch to the bottom of a jacket and thinking about metaphors and things that are not.
"I have remembered when the winter came, high in my chamber in the frosty nights, when in the still light of the cheerful moon, on every twig and rail and jutting spout, the icy spears were adding to their length against the arrows of the coming sun..."
From "Within the Circuit of this Plodding Life," Henry Thoreau
Today's 15: Stitching down the seam allowance on a jacket so there will be less bulk.
I am really not sure where today went...
nothing much that I planned to do happened.
And I am not sure how I feel about that.
Maybe it was what I needed.
I did spend 15 minutes sewing.
The button marks the front of a skirt and the wonky patch the back neckline.
It's kind of like "This side up."
The intention? To make nine items of clothing in 2021 (inspired by The Make Nine Challenge) using material that is in the stash... which is mostly bits and pieces left over from other sewing projects.
There was one exception. I had three yards of this fabric.
First attempt was dress length. (What was I thinking?)
Second attempt tunic length. Not there yet.
Third attempt shirt. Yes, this I will wear.
And everything that was cut off? It would make a good lining for a vest or jacket.
Along with the sewing, I also went for a walk in the sunshine. The creek at the park was running fast.
I think I could make yarn this color.
I am not sure that I will ever look at winter the same way after this year...looking for colors other than dark green has been very worthwhile.
And there was winter pasta.
Pasta + dried tomatoes + oil cured olives + canned artichokes + thyme + feta + olive oil.
There was some time in the garden and a lot of making while listening today.
This On Being interview joins my favorite list: Agustin Fuentes.
And this is beautiful too: Rumble Strip, "Shaking out the Numb," an interview with Sylvan Esso.
There is no more daylight.
The colors aren't the way I want them so that will have to wait until tomorrow.
I did this one by drawing a flower onto the fabric and then stitching over the lines.
Plus a few extra stitches.
And then I put it back in my journal and did a rubbing.
Thank you everyone who stops by to visit... I am very grateful for this community.