wishful Wednesday

in which our plucky heroine wishes for this graffiti to be true...

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~ the kindly lie ~

I've been re-reading Super Supportive, and one of the Artonan concepts mentioned in passing is how the "kind lie" is a form of caring...

"Alden was lying. Kibby knew he was lying. But Artonans considered kind lies to children to be an act of love. It was grown-up manners he’d learned from one of the soaps. Not exactly a foreign concept for a human, though the Artonans took it way farther than he ever would have on his own. If Kibby was expecting a loving lie, and he didn’t give it to her, it really hurt her feelings. On multiple levels. It was like in addition to forcing her to have the information she didn’t want, he was telling her that he didn’t care enough about her to protect her".

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There is "radio" on the internet, in a streaming sort of fashion. Not sure if Past Me knew this. There was a mention in the current issue of WW "Best of Portland" that the "Best Medieval Music on a Sunday Morning" was found at 7 am on XRAY. (Music Medieval). Since our plucky heroine is often awake by then, it is now an additional option for an hour long sound track for chores or errands.

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Luann Udell, one of (one, two, three, many) of my favorite artist bloggers, made some very good points in her most recent post, closing with these words:

"We can all be a force of good in the world (which we all need now more than ever!) But know that there are huge actions, and small ones, and every single one is a gift for all of us."

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Today's tasks included tackling Mt Dishmore, then cooking an interesting variant on curry using frozen peas, frozen coconut milk, and an assortment of produce from the fridge, which successfully used a bit of the freezer contents but generated yet more dishes to be washed! One wouldn't think that the modest amount of cooking done here would generate So Many Things that need washing up. Still there are now a few portions of veggie curry and rice in the freezer for future meals.

I rode my bike to various places early today, before a good suggestion sent me to the hardware store (where I should have started my quest in the first place) to find the clamp set to repair my damaged garden hose. Now I can water the baby trees again. I don't know whyever the original builders only put in one hose bib for the entire house! Though K points out that 70 years ago, watering the yard was not as vital, that there was rain in the summer, even if less frequent than winter. Sigh and alas.

The tiger linocut block is a bit further along, and a pattern generated for cutting out the fabric trapezoidal pieces to be printed. Incremental progress is still progress. A careful look at the interminable unfinished raincoat project reminded me that the closure sampling (the next step) need only use a piece as wide as the front facing. It will be excellent to have this completed by the time we do have rain again! Also today I took on a custom sewing job, after being contacted by Terry who got my info via Bolt Fabrics. It makes me happy when someone has a job that is a good match for my skills.

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July SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	Raven scroll	6 prs Beth pants	recycle bin
2	black floral scarf	prune² Wanda plum	greenwaste bin
3	4 jars strawberry- rhubarb preserves	mulch peartrees	greenwaste bin
4	sunblock mitts	Eames top	greenwaste bin
5	catch tarp for porch	filter box legs	recycle bin
6	x	new house roof	x
7	x	defrost chest freezer	x
8	x	repair garden hose	x
9	x	x	x

today's gratitudes -
- TIL that there are radio stations streaming auditory content online!
- a delicious dry-farmed organic Charentais melon, so fragrant...
- kimchar posted a link to week 2 of the Great British Sewing Bee

Time of Isolation - Day 1829