picking up where i left off on my tula tuesday project.
quilting time!
purchased in 1999, (21 years ago!) while visiting santa fe,
this rayon sleeveless tank is one of my
most beloved pieces of clothing.
faded over the years, the neck facing finally began to fray,
so i patched it and now i love it even more.
#quality
flax. (in case you are curious).
my "snail mail ministry" continues...
to stay in touch with dear ones,
and to support our beleaguered postal system.
listening, taking notes, stitching.
i caught bits of john lewis'
i caught bits of john lewis'
memorial service yesterday...
wow!
batman installed a gutter and downspout under our
three season porch roof, to fill our rain barrel.
gravity fed water for the hoop house! hooray!
(it's been way too dry here in vermont,
and we are keeping an eye our well).
yesterday i went down the road for some goat therapy
and to pick up a dozen eggs.
those tweets from you-know-who really did me in!
our neighbor across the road is haying and the scent is intoxicating.
another neighbor, about half a mile away as the crow flies,
is having a barn built with post and beams and we can hear
the thud, thud of the wooden pegs being knocked into the beams.
batman is forking potatoes out of the garden
and we'll pull the garlic tomorrow.
the black eyed susans are blooming in the meadow.
none of this stuff here is of consequence,
but i've heard from some of you that it
provides a welcome diversion from other things.
so, i'll keep showing up here.
love your emails,
keep 'em coming.
and drop a comment if you can.
xo
yesterday i went down the road for some goat therapy
and to pick up a dozen eggs.
those tweets from you-know-who really did me in!
our neighbor across the road is haying and the scent is intoxicating.
another neighbor, about half a mile away as the crow flies,
is having a barn built with post and beams and we can hear
the thud, thud of the wooden pegs being knocked into the beams.
batman is forking potatoes out of the garden
and we'll pull the garlic tomorrow.
the black eyed susans are blooming in the meadow.
none of this stuff here is of consequence,
but i've heard from some of you that it
provides a welcome diversion from other things.
so, i'll keep showing up here.
love your emails,
keep 'em coming.
and drop a comment if you can.
xo
I wouldn't say it's just a diversion or that it's not "of consequence". It's life. And what is life but little bits like this pieced together day by day.
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DeleteI don’t twitter, Facebook or Pinterest. I do still read blogs. I enjoy hearing of seasonal changes in your area, as I am from the Southern Hemisphere. I visited your lovely state two years ago and have many pleasant memories of the peace and quiet and visual calm and happy people from that visit. Keep up the good work sharing your activities, I enjoy returning to Vermont via sew and sow life. Cheers Jan
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan! So glad you have had a taste of the Green Mountain state!
DeleteDear Karen, your posts are like a drink of nice, cool water (or sometimes, tart lemonade) on a hot summer day. Stay well, my friend!
ReplyDeleteTart lemonade...love that! May you stay well too. xo
DeleteHaha, Anne voiced just my response to this lovely post.
ReplyDeleteWatched two young Amish boys help our good neighbor Alan and Jerome pick up our first bales of oat hay from our newly renovated pasture yesterday. Life's rhythms, like our own heartbeats, keep the air in our lungs and the blood coursing through our veins.
So glad you have your lovely spot to stay grounded. Oat hay! How neat is that!?
DeleteLove everything you post and thank you so much for the links on all your posts. I am slowly working my way through them all. Today i heard Morgan Freeman recite the Letter John Lewis wrote to the New York Times. He is an inspiration to us all. It has been bloody hot here in Eastern Washington our saved rain water has been a life saver for all our newly planted trees. I check on this blog every day even though I do not post often. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
ReplyDeleteOh Beverly, you are so very kind. So glad to have you along for the ride here at sewandsowlife...
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