{"id":13083,"date":"2023-12-09T07:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T14:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=13083"},"modified":"2023-12-09T07:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T14:04:44","slug":"this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2023\/12\/this-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"This morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I woke up at dawn. I saw this gleam in the sky. When I put my glasses on, I could see it was a crescent moon, accompanied by a planet. Venus? The dawn was just showing color beyond the trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7507-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-13080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7507-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7507-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7507-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7507-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7507-1-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moon, planet, dawn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clouds moved in quickly after that photo, eliminating the celestial show. It was cold in the house. Sam was downstairs restarting the fire in the woodstove. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m going to be applying more fresh cloth to this worn quilt today. I got the binding done a week ago. Then I noticed how worn the purple cloth had become on the front. I had to fix that also. The more I look, the more wear I notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m feeling rushed by a self-imposed deadline of next Thursday. We\u2019ll be traveling to meet with family for a pre-holiday holiday and I wanted to give this quilt back to my niece then. I\u2019m starting to think instead I should finish the mending, covering all or almost all the purple on the front. Making it look like a different quilt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can handle a seemingly neverending project. Maybe it\u2019s a legacy. I think of my mother and grandmother and aunt making many quilts, with innumerable stitches &#8211; and now they\u2019re gone. Their quilting is done. I\u2019m just following up on that effort, here and there, trying to preserve a little if possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have more fabric. I\u2019m going to cut more patches. It will take as long as it takes. Feels better deciding on that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7508-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-13081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7508-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7508-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7508-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7508-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_7508-1-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Endless field of mending<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I woke up at dawn. 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