Yesterday afternoon I spotted an owl sitting on a branch right outside my studio window. It sat for quite a while, and so did I, each of us still and observant. A healthy pause, I’d say.
The goldfinches, cardinals. chickadees, blue jays, nuthatches and finches are eating us out of house and home. It’s been a cold and snowy winter here and I wonder at how the tiny birds manage to stay alive. The deer tracks have laced themselves all over the yard and I’m glad hunting season is over. I spotted a flock of sweet snow buntings up by the meetinghouse the other day. And on the way home from a library trustee’s meeting on Wednesday night I had to pull over to watch the full moon flirt with the clouds along the ridge. Most early mornings I am comforted by the sound of the town plow, either clearing fresh snow or laying gravel on the road. There’s a reassuring hum in rural life that I find especially precious.
All of this has fit so nicely with Ted Kooser’s poetry this week.
You may recall that last weekend Batman and Lindsey embarked on a three day baking adventure via FaceTime. Here’s an “action shot” of Lindsey in her Detroit kitchen, rolling out dough. She made both croissants and morning buns, shown above. Batman had a bit of a struggle, ‘cause we think our yeast may have been too old. We now have fresh yeast and he is working on Danish pastries for the arrival of my brother Doug and his wife Ra tomorrow morning. (Batman has been using King Arthur’s Baking School as his new text book.)
The next wave of paper white bulbs have come up from the root cellar and awaiting their blooms is a practice in patience.
Today marks the first day of Ann Wood’s 100 days Stitch Book! Ann writes about staying open to what comes to you…but I most definitely have a theme for my book. Given what’s about to happen in this nation soon, I am approaching my daily sewing as a time of meditation…QUIETLY AND GENTLY.
I’m very excited that my friend Cathleen will be joining us again this year, and she has talked our friend Ellen into stitching, too. My blogging friend Sarah has said she may join us and maybe Marsha will too? Anyone else out there? Let me know!
This wee crow is my sewing companion, and she perches wherever I may pick up a needle and thread. Sometimes I find her in a different place than where I left her and that’s when I know Cora has been on the prowl.
Friends, I must tell you that you completely amazed me me all of your kind comments and “likes” on my last post. I’ve answered them in the comment section and want you to know how much your interest in sewandsowlife means to me.
I’ll be back on Monday evening to write a bit more about sewandsowlife and debrief from the day.
Until then, take care, dearest readers.
xo