{"id":13267,"date":"2024-01-25T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=13267"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T23:02:58","slug":"unceasing-play-aka-spring-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2024\/01\/unceasing-play-aka-spring-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Unceasing play (aka spring cleaning)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I can get into a mode where winter seems long. Today I decided to do some spring cleaning and it’s been fun so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took the couch cloth outside and put it over the tomato cathedral (trellis). It took a few tries to throw it up far enough that it would stay there. I could suddenly see that I could put nine-patches all along those five strips as rips and tears develop. A cloth preset for mending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Couch cloth hanging on garden trellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then I realized the tomato cathedral fencing had a feature that the clothesline doesn’t have – I can see both sides if I get underneath it. Shouldn’t quilts be displayed this way in museums and galleries, to show both sides? So you could walk under it? I felt like I discovered something. Maybe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t want to step into snow because I didn’t have the right shoes, so I had to take the photo of other side at an awkward angle. The blue sky and white cloud is breathtaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The reverse side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then we had to “play” with the couch. This is the sign of a major cleaning, when we dismantle the couch and clean all the underparts of cobwebs and crumbs. We never remember how it comes apart, no matter how many times we do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Couch puzzle pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The phrase “unceasing play” was on my mind while doing this. It comes from a Buddhist prayer and describes the play of consciousness – mental activity such as thoughts and emotions. This morning I read a translation that said “dexterous play” but I’m used to “unceasing play” and I like it much better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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