Patch #329 Self-titled
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Remember this in your heart"
A wonderful lyric by the Indigo Girls ... perfect for this Thanksgiving.
Addendum: J's turkey
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
- Peace and love
Retrospective (12/18)
Patch #328 Turning inward
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Just playin' ...
Two sides of the same pin.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
- Holiday prep
Retrospective (12/15)
Our St Louis daughter sent one of the photos being considered for this year's Christmas card ...
Patch #327 J's heart
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Along with the ornaments they've been crafting ...
And in the spirit of getting ready for Thanksgiving, our Austin daughter sent a copy of the "recipes" from G's pre-school class ...
Needless to say, we thought G's was brilliant ...
Meanwhile, I'm continuing to backfill the past month's patches.
November 8 For all the good it did
And October 23 How peeps might be paisley
So named as paisley informed the shapes used for each head and body. The cloth was a muslin eco-dye with a steel wool chaser made last year.
Monday, November 21, 2016
- A day to smile
Retrospective (12/15)
Patch #326 You are my sunshine
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and had fun making a patch for October 21
Sunday, November 20, 2016
- Thawing out
Patch #325 Shingled sun and shadow
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Ever faithful, Don tucked in this non-native palm last night, the first plant we bought after moving to Texas ...
Cloth is once again consoling me with this October trio ...
October 18 Many moons
October 19 Bat boy
and October 20 Balance in all things
So now I'm off to the garden and the wisdom of compost.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
- What's in a word
Retrospective (12/13)
Patch #324 Peace bird
Okay, I'm over myself. After writing the post below (which I considered deleting, but decided to keep), I went outside and dug up a compost heap. It was full of rich soil where once there had been piles of prickly pear cactus. There's metaphor to be found in tending one's garden.
And comfort to be found in wonderful blog posts like this one at Judy's Journal
I also started to think about what to do with these little guys ...
80 peace birds found at a resale shop after reading this post at Deb's Artisun
Better now.
I have been slogging through this week, mentally and physically. And I am shamed by that because there are so many who have far greater challenges.
Still, I sought a word with which to define myself. Ennui perhaps? Not quite. Maybe this ...
Even cloth seems like too much trouble, let alone preparations for the holidays.
I'm not sure I want to remember this, except that it is my truth for now.
Friday, November 18, 2016
- Therapy
Retrospective (12/13)
Patch #323 Paisley redux
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A lightweight, 100% cotton it may serve as the backing for Remember 2016.
Then there was this ...
No fabric tag, but for $9 I knew I'd kick myself in the future if I didn't get it. Even the b-side is comely ...
We'll see how it weathers a gentle wash cycle as it looks like it has already bled (to good effect in my eye) ...
Thursday, November 17, 2016
- Idyll
Retrospective (12/13)
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Patch #322 Wishing
We returned to the Wildflower Center this week. There's no question it calms and centers me like very little else these days.
We took G along of course.
Turtle watcher ...
Coin tosser ...
Tower climber ...
Hand holder ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
- Symbolic
Retrospective (12/5)
Patch #321 Wearing my heart on my sleeve
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Hazel Monte posed an interesting question over at handstories
To pin or not to pin ...
And I must confess, my initial response was "Sure, why not?"
But I also read up a bit on it here:
Which made me wonder about those who oppose using the symbol. Could it be that we are in symbolic overload from the multitude of causes represented by pink ribbons, orange clothing, rainbows, yellow armbands, and the like? I don't even know what I don't know when it comes to symbols, so how useful are they if their meaning is lost in the translation?
Still, I do like the idea of wearing a metaphorical heart on my sleeve. So I have in mind to make some pins with small symbols decorating them.
Starting with peace perhaps ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- A story for our times
Retrospective (12/5)
Patch #320 The essence of fairy tales
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The lessons I taught in elementary school are much on my mind these days. For example, I used to ask my students why folk tales, which are fictional, were shelved in the non-fiction section of our library. My explanation to them was that, in spite of being "pretend," folk tales aimed to teach us truths about ourselves and the human condition.
And while I never went so far as to teach the word "allegory," for today's purposes the term fits ...
With that in mind, let me provide you with a synopsis of The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig ...
which is a delightful reversal on the classic Three Little Pigs.
As any child could tell you, it begins with three characters setting out on their own with marching orders from their mother to make a home for themselves. Clever creatures that they are, the protagonists in this story start out building a house of bricks ...
which predictably foils the villainous Big Bad Pig ...
But the plot twist is that the pig "isn't called big and bad for nothing" and he proceeds to destroy one house ...
after another ...
with a succession of increasingly devastating results ...
At which point the three little wolves decide that there's something wrong with either their reasoning or their building materials. And here's where the modern-day political allegory element kicks in: the wolves decide to build a house of flowers ...
The fragrance totally enchants the pig who "realized how horrible he had been ... and resolved to be a big good pig" so that in the end they all live happily ever after ...
Dare I hope?
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