It's just time to say.
A new season for sure.
I start my scallions and celery this way. It works just fine. A week or two like this and then into the ground.
Soul-o is so much more relaxed. He has always been a one person cat.
Don't worry, I'm ok.
It's just time to say.
A new season for sure.
I start my scallions and celery this way. It works just fine. A week or two like this and then into the ground.
Soul-o is so much more relaxed. He has always been a one person cat.
Don't worry, I'm ok.
Dear Jude not one for commenting very often but have been inspired and moved by your work for best part of ten years. We moved at about the same time and your wonderful sense of adventure gave me strength when change can be so scary .I worry for you with the big jobs, wood chopping lawn taming all that , be careful don’t over do it .Eating for one always a challenge , as artists we all tend towards being hermits but the reality can be very challenging. My sincerest best wishes for your new life I just want to hug you and keep you safe. love Amaranda x
((((Jude))))
I have no words….
Just love! ❤️
gosh
Love to you.💖
I guessed from your work that things had changed. I’m sorry. But you seem to be on the resurgence , if that’s a word, and I look forward to enjoying your new presence.
Sending you peace and healing, and love and a warm hug. Much gratitude for your daily sharing and musings.
I am re-reading this. Somehow, before, I missed your sharing about The Man. For whatever reason he is gone, I am sorry. You are on a new journey. Sending you hugs.
If you want a chat, about this or anything, email me. I can listen, make you laugh, whatever you need. If you move north, I hope it’s close to friends and family. In our absence, I hope nature wraps her arms around you and takes good care of you.
Love you Jude. Wishing you the strength you need. Soul-O 🖤🩶
Your way of looking, seeing, and going has been a source of inspiration to me for so many years now – a kind of determinedness to feel, accept, let go, an acknowledging and it seems as you set out on your next journey you are carrying all that with you. Thinking of you, as you find your way along the new paths of your life…
Sometimes, every day, a surprise.
Even when the surprise takes months or years to evolve.
Perhaps no longer a surprise, a simple knowing.
One that still fractures the heart in a large or tiny spot.
Maybe in this fracture, a new something grows.
Sending you comfort and love during this transition. Thank you for writing to us.
Dear Jude. Thank you for honoring us by « just saying ».
May your new season include a bright star to comfort and inspire you. Bless you. We will be here as always.
Valerie O
Hugs to you xxx
Maybe a little place by the sea in a small community… could be waiting for you.
Sending love and hugs.
Oxox
What a shock to read, “he’s not coming back.” That is a big change of season, and one hopes he is OK. . No doubt you have been preparing for it, because you seem to be OK. And, you have Soul-O. I pray it has all been kind. I have been through a few big changes of season, since early 2018. But I too, am OK. ( you know the original sense of OK was “au quai” meaning, goods ready to be loaded onto a ship? so, the sense was “good to go.” I like that. As you will already know, you have a huge community of folks who love and send you good vibes, well-wishes and whatever support you might require. ( PS. my mother was also a part of your community, and she left in 2022. ( gone beyond the beyond)
OK, “au quai”… first time to hear of this, thank you.
I am glad you are okay. <3
Wishing you even more strength than you already have Jude.
I love that photo of Soul-O xx
I recently went through this as well, Jude. And I started a cloth, based on your technique, that expressed what I felt, which was that I was dissolving. Part of me had gone missing, indeed. Over time, that cloth went from me dissolving to me turning into a bird. Two and a half years later, I accept that that missing part is gone, and it’s okay, better than okay, really. The form may have changed, but love is still there. That missing part has made what’s left softer, and both stronger and more fragile. There is less me. The love can just love. There is beauty in that.
Love the Soul-o stretch. Sweet. Gosh, that’s a change. Well, moving north might bring you closer to me, maybe? Maybe we can finally meet in person. Love to you 🧡
Soul-o is hilarious.
You are strong . Solo stretching seams to be part of going in a direction unknown. You are much loved for your creativity and kindness and sharing fabric and nature love with so many.
Peace and aloha, sonja
I am sending you love and space for your heart to move forward in peace.
((( Jude )))
I had a sense of it…
somehow,
glad you have your little cat companion, I have one of my own they are a blessing. xx
you’ve been a source of inspiration and strength for me since i started following clothwhispering. my thoughts are with you as you thread your way through this challenging time.
Sending you healing , in tough times simple routines carry me through: making soup, gardening, sewing, washing dishes . Thank you for your continued teaching, exploration
Oh wow. Even a welcome loss is a loss. Condolences. May tonight’s pink moon bring you happy thoughts on new northern adventures. I’m itching to go north as well. I wonder if it’s a migration thing. I’m tired of cold but not interested in the heat either.
If you need anything or I can help. Let me know.
(((Jude))) love how you dance with the changes!
Heavy times. You are right to plant and sow. And watch it all grow. Sending you love and tenderness.
Geez a loo! Ok, I stopped and re-read your post a couple times. I think you’re gonna be just fine and have a ton of amazing discoveries to tell us about. I sort of envy your freedom but don’t tell anyone. 😊
Hello Jude
Sending you love & hugs and wish you well on your next part of your journey .
Big hugs 🤗💗🌸🦋
Maria A
Sending love. Be well. You are loved by many on this earth. More than you know.
Whoa ! This is a rather large change of seasons for you, my dear. I wish you all joy in your new adventures. My change of age ( 71 ) has lead me into a new task of clearing out a storage locker. I have to face the probability I won’t ever have a big enough space to use all the great stuff I have. I’d rather do it now instead of leaving it for my family to discard or whatever. Have to do it while I’m physically able !! Cheers !!
Jude~ Sending you so much love as you and Soul-o navigate North. May this time of change fill you in unexpected ways. Know that you are loved. xo
Jude, my beloved little sister who died five years ago introduced me to you. Here in Australia I enjoy your almost daily post every morning when I wake. I love seeing your ideas and each work evolve. It was one of my daily joys while facing raw grief.
This big, no huge, life change, I did not foresee in your posts. Maybe you didn’t either.
Sending love and peace as you shift ( not just north) and settle with a new path.
Xx
Margie
Blessings to you on your journey. And always gratitude for so much. For so many years.
Warm hugs and love…….
I can only echo what has already been said. Thank you for your trust in us…wishing you all good things.
Oh Jude, how hard! As someone above said “Change is hard” and it certainly is. As my sister once told me (and she is smart) that if you do something and it doesn’t work out, well you just do something else. Good advice! Just go with the flow and figure it out as you go. Take care.
I had to go back and read your post twice to let it sink in. What a development. Thinking of you and I know personally how comforting it is to busy my hands with whatever it is, needlework, gardening, cooking. You’re in my thoughts and I’m sending hugs your way💞
I know the season of aloneness… sometimes it is welcomed… and others not so much. But, I try to move forward. I spend more time outside enjoying the sound of nature. They give me peace.
Jude, my thoughts and sentiments echo all that has been said.
Thinking good thoughts for you. A good cat and a piece of earth is all you need. And maybe some thread…
Sending caring thoughts your way and thinking of all the many pedals here to hold you tight! 🌸💮🏵️
*petals
More love, and admiration.
We sensed your solo-ness but couldn’t have imagined the why. While I often fantasize about a quiet life alone in the woods somewhere, tending garden and making all the art I can imagine, I know I’ve romanticized it and would be unprepared for the loneliness of it all. Is the Boy and his family North then? Last year I was too ill to garden so the plants volunteered for service. It didn’t provide enough food to need preserving in any way, which was perfect because I wouldn’t have had the energy to do so, but it was a joy to have a short walk to my unruly garden beds to find tomatillos for salsa and green beans climbing the rickety waddle fence. The way the Earth provides without our coaxing, almost as if she knows what we need without asking, cheers to a fruitful compost heap! I’m glad you’re still here to teach us things and hopefully our support helps in the keeping going a symbiosis of sorts.
I just learned what a “waddle fence” is yesterday. Now I read your comment with some knowing. 🙂
Love surround you and yours, may it guide and bless and sustain you through these changes. Peace and light xxx
Bowing deeply and honoring your deep sharing. This is a big time as we all hold space for each other with much love.
You continue to help inspire me , thank you.
You have Soul-o, your fabric and threads, and your self-wisdom. And a plethora of soul-friends who care. I suspect you have already begun the renewal. I’m wishing you and your furry buddy smooth sailing.
Like your scallions and celery, a revitalization.
Jude you are so loved!
Jude sending you love and warm hugs .. I don’t come here that often but am grateful I visited today. Why! What! How! non of that matters … what matters is that I believe you when you say you’re OK.
Oh my, so crazy!
Jude, stay safe! Take care, sell that big house and move !
Hugs !!!!!
eva
💜
Your post such composition. I am touched; touch you back.
I Love you Jude.
Life is mighty humbling.
I send care and comfort in abundance.
Jude, I don’t know what to say, so I actually shouldn’t say anything but I am sending positive energy with a bag full of sunshine.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Love from across the ocean
this is the last thing i would have imagined
Gentle Day to you, Jude
Seasons… they change don’t they? Life is one grand season and we adapt to its changes.
When we look up at the moon, wherever we are, we are together.
Love to you as always.
Reading your message aroused a feeling of sadness & tears welling up in my eyes. Such finality does not come without sentiment.
Peace & love to you & your family. 💖✨
Cat yoga is fabulous
Oh, Jude! What a huge change. I am amazed that you have continued to share with us (thank you!), and garden, and stitch. I love your sunflower cabin with its Spring colors and the new petal stitching. Sending you tons of positive energy, and wishing you many sunny days!
Many of us do not handle change easily. I wish you courage and strength during all the changes you are going through.
Grateful that you have the determination to continue with what you enjoy and love. Know that you have each of our well wishes as you plan and manage all your new challenges.
Sending a warm hug and blessings. ❤️🙏🏻
The only constant is change although adapting to that change can be exhausting. Sending lots of love to you Jude. ❤️
Sending you hugs and love. I am caretaking and also contemplating sadness and a life alone. You are giving me courage. Thank you!
Sending hugs! That is a big change, and it sounds like more large change is coming. Hang in there, you are a strong woman. Hugs!
I do this with my celery and green onions too. Blessings to you in this time of transition. I so appreciate you.
Jude, I wrap my arms around you and feel your strong woman spirit alive and healthy. Whatever doors open, you will dance through with the music of your spirit to guide your every step. Many blessings as the spring brings new life to your journey with Soul O. You are loved.
Oh…Jude. There are no words to describe when life changes in this way.
Remember that you are not alone, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Stunning-your approach to “reality”. Beauty will be wherever you are-you bring it with you. Thank you for being and for your generosity. I can keep moving forward.
Hang in there, Jude….Strength is your long suit❣️
There are so many ways to grow… Big hug and much love. North makes lots of sense.
This morning, I have no adequate words.
Just love…
💕
Sorry to hear this Jude…
Sending love and peace to you always! ❤️
strong, courageous, kind, loving, woman #jude
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you lnow… and up north is good!
Wishing you peace and comfort as you move forward into yet another story. Sending love and hugs to a very strong and resourceful woman! 💞
Sorry Jude. Sending love. xx
A new season for sure… thinking of you with love
I’m wishing you healing and strength. This is the season of renewal and change. Soul-O has an excellent idea – a good stretch and on with life.
Don’t know how my comment slipped in here and guess it doesn’t matter.
Dear Jude,
Sending warm hugs and positive thoughts as you go through this transition.
❤️sending you a big hug. Doris
Warm loving thoughts your way ❤️❤️❤️
Such an uprooting! But I know you will anchor yourself a-new…and a new Season for you will start, perhaps more flourishing than ever…
A beautiful piece there, Jude…rich in color and craft…
❤️sending peaceful and healing energy your way.
Thinking of you,Jude. None of it easy. Endings and beginnings, comings and goings….change.
Sending you a metaphoric hug and a cup of steaming tea.
Oh Jude
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