Finishing, stopping, going
I finished the third crewel piece. I’m thinking back to the winter day in January when I began these. I really didn’t know what I was doing. I am not used to stitching with...
Category: seasons
Precipitation
Interesting day. Different types of frozen or liquid water fell on and off all day. We tried to take a walk during a clear patch but ended up in another snow squall. Yes, it’s...
New growth
Today is the spring equinox! Time for a hoophouse update. Yes, there are living plants in there that were planted last fall and overwintered. I don’t want to jinx it. A lot could still...
Reading spring
I’ve made up a game to help get through March. It’s a game with myself to identify the earliest signs of spring, even when there seem to be no signs. The main one I’ve...
Generating joy
Every morning I write an aspiration for the day. Usually, I forget it almost immediately. Today I wrote “generate joy” – a phrase I read that stuck with me. I remembered it often during...
Observing microseasons
I like the Japanese idea of dividing the year into small parts, microseasons. You can find the poetic names for the 72 ancient Japanese microseasons online. Why did they settle on these names? Were...
Winter into spring
Yesterday there was beautiful sunshine. We went to the Blue Hill Co-op to do our monthly big bulk grocery shopping. For two people, we sure do eat a lot of food. After this, we...