...in times of isolation, a tiny world can be a place to rest and recover equanimity. And so, I made a new little housemate for Acorn Cottage, because the little bed I made was asking for someone to sleep there.
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I miss and wish for a time when touch is possible, when a strong and gentle hug can go on and on, soothing and enlivening to all involved, when a passionate kiss between dearloves is not potentially deadly, when something as simple as sitting close and holding another's hand as support during an emotional time was/is not fraught with unintended consequence. May those days come again.
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~ 100 day creativity challenge - day 21 ~
Nandina may be only just over 5" tall, but she still has something to say! She needs her own face mask, and some modern clothing... I think she is getting a pair of tiny overalls next.~ 100 day creativity challenge - day 21 ~
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a wonderful take on a favorite song...
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beauty in the time of isolation - day 88:
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June SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | 5½ pints rhubarb sauce | apple tree pruned | rotten beams |
| 2 | 20 masks for Tullia | apples thinned | frozen blueberries |
| 3 | 2¾ pints blueberry sauce | aphids soaped | yard waste bin |
| 4 | 3 half-pints bramble syrup | peas harvested | yard waste bin |
| 5 | turquoise linen pinafore | x | - |
| 6 | 2 more masks | x | - |
| 7 | tiny Nandina | x | - |
| 8 | x | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
| 10 | x | x | x |
| 11 | x | x | x |
| 12 | x | x | x |
| 13 | x | x | x |
| 14 | x | x | x |
| 15 | x | x | x |
today's gratitude - so many kindhearted gifts this last week... a multicolor set of Sharpie pens, some cut-to-size lino blocks and lino ink, a delivery of produce, and a USB webcam so I can use the laptop instead of squinting into the cell phone for zoom-time!
I was so tickled to see that you had made yourself another tiny rag doll. She is a beauty. I love her SCA garb and will look forward to seeing what modern clothes you make her. I have several free knitting and crochet patterns on Ravelry if you're interested. I really like the fabrics you picked. She has really nice hair too.
ReplyDeleteWe saw our younger son's daughters this past weekend for the first time since December. We put on cloth masks to get hugs, but later in the day when the four-year-old gave me a spontaneous hug, I didn't back away. I've been yearning to hug them for months. The little ones have been home for months too and the grown ups mask up when they go in public.
Dawn, I will have to look on your Ravelry for suitable knitwear (I do not crochet at all) How very wonderful that you were able to have a grandchild visit and live person hugs!! I am sure that will do much to create a happy heart.
DeleteI was tickled to see you had introduced Nandina to the Tiny Rag Doll Nation Ravelry group. I hope you find some of the knitting patterns helpful. You can't know how much getting to see and actually hug my grandsweeties has meant. We got to see our other son's girls on Father's Day.
DeleteI think my bursting into tears when I saw the plastic "hugging station" on the news that a daughter had made so her mom could hug her granddaughter gave my husband the determination that we would give them hugs the next time we saw them one way or another. I tried to explain that it wasn't just for me I was crying, but for everyone out there starved for hugs and human affection.