Well, we got through February.
Still curled up by the fire, although there were some warmer days.
There was more snow.
And a new beginning. For a new beginning. I'll call it that. A New Beginning.
Well, we got through February.
Still curled up by the fire, although there were some warmer days.
There was more snow.
And a new beginning. For a new beginning. I'll call it that. A New Beginning.
As always thank you for being an oasis. My heart just melts seeing Bruno with his shovel…so serious about his task. And Solo…every picture better than the last.
Congratulations on the new bundle…these boys are very fortunate to have you as a part of their lives. Nothing much better than a grandma who loves you.
Act with kindness. Pray for peace. Live your best life. Love is the answer. Congratulations on another grandchild to be. Happy that Bruno will have a sibling.
(((Jude))) shine on black and white magic woman!
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Hoi!
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Insulted, disrespected, discounted… all of the above bring grief. wondering how and what i can do to counteract the toxic spillage.
The challenge of staying aware of the big picture but operating on a very focused, personal level in “my piece of the world.
Finding ways to produce sparks of joy, comfort and awareness to those close by.
These things and a healthy dose of gratitude bring Joy.
I guess balance is at stake. I’m slower and more careful.
Congratulations on the new baby! And thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. I can’t focus on my art, either … I’m trying to use this time as an opportunity to understand myself better. I have some friends who, in times of crisis, find great solace & escape in their creative projects but it doesn’t work that way for me. I’ve decided to pay really close attention to what I feel like doing in the moment. An invitation to do a group project came up last week; it’s the first thing that has appealed to me, sparked a little bit of that familiar joy. For now, I will follow that spark. Best wishes to you & your family & thanks again for sharing with us!
Trying to keep the 🔥 burning, learning new ways.
Hi. I wrote a somewhat long comment yesterday, and then lost it. I am overwhelmed at the world events unfolding.
But I am so happy for you and little Bruno…a little brother-to-come! My two youngest grandsons are 15 months apart…best friends for life.
It’s nice to be immersed in newness.
Yes, I am definitely distracted. There is also grief.
Lots of new babies at work, coming in with their older siblings (we don’t have an infant room anymore). They make the world a better place even as we worry for them. Love seeing Bruno helping out. 🙂
Yes, they do, how true. New eyes.
You are not quick to anger, and that is fortunate.
I am quick to anger, or frustration and intolerance of what I consider bs. As this insanity is moving along, I whisper to myself, do what you love, be the change you want to see; keep life wholesome, somehow; tell everyone it will be ok and prove it to them.
You are dealing with a lot of heavy things, and you’re doing it with grace, and being the grandmother your little ones will need as an example.
It’s very hard, but my experience with anger was never fruitful.
Another new little one, how wonderful! Love your start to the baby mat and Bruno, such a great helper.
Some positive energy.
Oh, that little! ❤️ What else is there to say?
Just love how he so skillfully manipulates the tool.
Love the piece you’re stitching👏🏻👏🏻I know how you’re feeling “insulting”and today was just icing on a cake I don’t like. I’m 69 and my mother was in war with Finland and Russia. So my upbringing has directed my opinions. Maybe making me more mad and up riled at it all. Yes! How insulting! Today was an embarrassment to all Americans, the way he acted. I’m trying to keep my mind busy with stitching and other things, but it is very hard as this demon is in your face every Minute of everyday, and like some people I won’t act like it doesn’t matter. My parents had stories that it all does make a different. Praying for peace and common sense 😉
I wanted to add: congratulations on the new bundle of joy arriving. And all the more reason to be concerned with the world turmoil ❤️✌️
Yes, deep concern.
I think we all have different stories and so what’s happening is different for all of us, but just can’t imagine that it is ok for any of us.
Jude~ The sweetness of Soul-O’s paws and Bruno’s shoveling prove being in the moment helps. I too have found it hard to settle on creative expressions. However, I did start a new weaving the other night…inspired by you (you’ll see…that’s the tease). Insulted is not a word I’d thought of. So, I will. consider it even more…but yes, Deeply insulted. I worry for the next generation and our time here as well. Every single person I know is touched by their hateful actions in some way or another. Every Single Person. So, hard days in that way.
The black and white smaller cloth will be much used, I’m guessing. Love that. Yes to the research done on the contrasting colors. I remember years back when several board books came out based on that research. One could stand the book up for baby to look at 🙂
Congrats to be for the soon arrival of a baby brother for Bruno! I have so enjoyed watching my almost one year old granddaughter be entertained by and adoring of her big brother. Her laughter at hhis antics is pure joy to my ears.
Be well.
I’m almost in some kind of coma.
Yes, I never realized what an impact the contrast could have.
The energy level is incredible. Just started really talking.
And singing! There is always room for song with our littles 😁
Singing a lot.
Hello, Jude. 🍀
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My initial thought was, “Boy, that’s really different from what she usually does.” And then I saw your title. And the more I look at it, the more I still see you and Soul-o in it. Love it. And I love your pint-sized snow shoveler. Start them early, my dad always used to say.
Yes, I’m finding myself in a new way.
He loves to shovel.
We change or we stagnate. Simple as that.
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I’m hanging by a thread… you expressed my feelings exactly! and good to end on happy news! Yay for your expanding family 💙💙
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It’s good to be workng on something useful. A relief really.
Good afternoon Jude,
Love the idea of a black and white learning, lying, drooling on, busy Mat for the new little bundle of joy. Bringing new life into this world is quite brave I must say.
Yes, insulted is a very good term for what is being done. Insulting to using the metaphor, burning down the house, because you need new flooring seems a bet drastic. I live in the state of Ohio, quite bright red and my natural love of the color blue. My partner turner 79 last month and I’m 77. Not a lot of years ahead. Well, let just say I vacillate between Chicken little ” The sky is falling ” and ” Let go and let God” Either one doesn’t solve and darn thing. I just hope for the best and expect the worst. Knowing that there is always tomorrow. I burry myself in stitching and forever loving to read your words or hear your thoughts.
Blessings of the day.
Yes, something easily washable , maybe 2 sided?
Maddening, my mind tries to find some resting point…
As always, you seem to express how we are all feeling. Like you, I cannot seem to “settle” to any creative endeavor, and so I am pruning, pruning, pruning in the gardens.
A good sort of Zen.
Bruno looks so helpful! And yay for a baby brother!
The lightness in the dark colours is beautiful.
I enjoy considering dark and light.
I love curled at paws… and what an adorable mini shoveler.
Insulted. Hadn’t considered that, but yes, it fits. I’m afraid I’m pretty furious often because things that are helping me are on the list to cut. Not to mention that the sense of breakage feels disruptive. Disrupted is the word that most fits for how I feel – there’s an undercurrent of constant disruption, like walking on a quaking bog, and then I can spike into fury. Anyway. Baby on the way, that is joyful. May that be smooth!
Baffling. I walk around shaking my head.
I do, too, at least when I’m not swearing at the screen.
I have my moments…
Love that little guy shoveling snow. I hope his generation can fix what this one messed up.
Nice 9-patch.
A few bad apples can really ruin a pie!
Our sweet two month old granddaughter studies black and white patterns and images printed off the internet. As you watch her eyes she darts around each area of the picture. Sometimes she furrows her little brow. And, my favorite–as soon as you switch the cards, she leans forward to study the next one. Your black and white fabric patchwork will be great to look at and feel.
What are we going to teach them now, I wonder. We will teach them to love, be kind, look for the “helpers” in life and be a helper to others. Will that be enough to counteract the hate, the cruelty and the huge lies? Only time will answer.
It’s amazing to watch how a mind develops.
What a bad example is being set.
Yes, you put your finger on it! We are all being insulted. It’s hard to focus, but I find inspiration in your posts.
I don’t want to make trouble, I want to make peace.
well the black&white quite took my breath away, i love it! and the shoveller, him too!! yes these are weird times we live in, i’m past insulted i can get angry if i let myself rip, however i’m kind of ignoring the roars out there and focusing on work, and dog……
Yes, the contrast seems a wake up call.
He’s quite good with the shovel, he’s got the moves!
I look for a way to respond. I suppose insulted will evolve.
Greetings Jude. I love the black and white theme of the patchwork. A mat sounds perfect.
I am touched by your comment, “I just feel insulted”. It doesn’t matter what side we are on what is happening is not fair and it is mean-spirited. Many people that gave their life work for civic benefit, or wanted to, are being told that they didn’t do a good job. That is unnecessary. The losses — my career was in international health– weigh me down.
Hope the new grandchild arrives with an easy transition.
Life goes on…I think a lot about what we will leave for them.
I love the perspective that what is going on is insulting. It really is. Thank you.
It was the best word I could find. Very deeply so.
Oh those paws and that sweet grandson❤️
Things to bring joy.