inhale...exhale...relax your shoulders...repeat as often as needed

Saturday, June 18, 2011

quiet stitching

last evening, i sat in the gathering dusk and watched 
the barn swallows swoop and listened to
their twittering.
the shy bluebirds, brilliant goldfinches, saucy robins,
haunting owls and fabulous crows
are my constant companions 
up here on the hill.

it seems quite fitting to have their company

the mental quiet of this simple stitching
allows the brain to both settle and wander.

may you have space in your weekend to 
settle and wander.


7 comments:

  1. I am knitting a 'mindless' shawl, while waiting for the mailman with 2 packages with embellish threads to finish another project. So this weekend for me enough time to settle and wander..

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  2. Such a lovely scene you've painted, Karen.
    Your stitchery looks wonderful - I love hand sewing.
    We're enjoying a quiet weekend after Bill's last trip to China and before his next one!

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  3. I will potter quietly in the garden and hope to settle.
    Have a good weekend.
    xxx

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  4. Hand sewing: perfect meditation. Thank you for the reminder.

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  5. I shared some sitting & watching time out our cottage window this weekend: 2 pelicans drifting & a sandhill crane pair with their baby. Nature is such a balm.

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  6. Love the sashiko stitching..... you have such a quiet way with words. Thank you.

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  7. Lovely to learn about sashiko stitching and through your gentle, quiet post.

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