June
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I'm a nana now but, this, me and my son 1979, the feeling is similar.
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I am going to be publishing my journals, as loose talking pages soon. I have just not settled on how.
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So much has changed, and so much needs to be updated here. I'll try to get to that this week.
Then again, probably it doesn't matter.
I am thinking more about what I might call the "Curated" self image. A lot of what was once important to me is going "Poof!".
scrap packs and endless supply of time — that is totally where I am right now. i recently have realized that i have seven 16 x 12 x12 boxes full of textiles including vintage tablecloths, doilies, trim, etc i’ve managed to reduce it to 4! but there comes a point when one does realize that the endless supply of time is a thing! and besides i don’t want to have to move it all again.
I donated so much when I moved from Long Island and then again when I moved here. I’m thinking af having a scrap party!
At a 79, some things are going poof here too. Small things that seemed so important yesterday‘s are not important today.
I am so grateful to you, Jude for all the things you have shared. For you and for Soul-O. I look forward to your stitching lessons and life observations. Stay with us as long as you can. and know that we understand when you need to step back a bit.
The steps back have been the most useful for as far back as I can remember.
Dear Jude, so many years I’ve been following you. How happy I am to find your messages in my mailbox. I knew the cat before Soul’O, but I’ve forgotten its name. I’ve followed you through 3 houses, and all thanks to translators 😉 You’ve improved my reading level, but I still don’t understand what you’re saying, and now that I’ve read the previous comments I understand that you’re going to move away from us. Spirit cloth, your cats, your houses, your creations, and you Jude will have been an important part of my life during these years. I thank you with all my heart. At nearly 70, I know that separation doesn’t really exist, the people who matter are always there. I wish you all the best for the future, full of wonder and curiosity. That’s where the real wealth lies. Thanks again
xoxo
Hey, it has been a long time, I am not going away yet, simply considering changes as I age, and how to adjust but still keep going as long as possible.
Adjusting to this point (phase?) of life…I often feel you are reflecting my own thoughts, feelings, perspectives. I think we share a birthday….transitioning through parallel life plains?
We all have common points in our stories, I like story sharing…
I also started following you around the time that Soul-O appeared…eleven years, wow! It’s interesting how paths cross and someone you’ve never met in person can still become such a part of your life that the thought that they may not always “be there” is too hard to even think about. And ironically, if someone said I was that for them, I’d probably just pat them on the head, say they will survive, and be on my way. So the thought of you not being in this space Jude, makes me incredibly sad, yet I’m so grateful for my great luck in finding you in the first place, learning from you, and enjoying following along on your life’s journey. BUT I’m so glad you’re not going quite yet!
isn’t it amazing it’s been so long? who knew?
Whatever threads you decide to continue to stitch us together will be just perfect for me. So many years, so much accomplished, a friendship of so many wonderful years. Now in year 81, I, too, find shifting gears a part of the story. I’m enjoying looking around your new land in the seasons of your life🙏🏽❤️
shifts, like seasons really.
“Poof” 🙌
The photo of you and your baby son…so precious.
HOW is Soul-O old??? Wasn’t it just yesterday you were winning his trust?! Beautiful boy…Beautiful lady.
💙💙💙
He is 11 +… time flies!
I love your loose journal pages…looking forward to seeing/hearing what you do with those! Glad you are finding a pace that works for you…
I love them loose, no order, they are like patches for my worn out mind.
❤️👋😊
👋 hey!
Here’s to another June and ‘going’. Thank you for being here. ❤️
There are so many ways to keep going.
Jude~ Ah, Jude…the evolution taking place here, for you and for place itself, is so evident…and heartwarming. We have passed so much time together, so many years.
I, of course selfishly, think No, don’t go – let go of the manipulating places and just stay here in your home, simplify plans and goals and just stay and chat. But, of course, what I also think is that I want you to do what is best for you, first and foremost.
Anyway, putting that aside, this whole newsletter is so comforting – seeing all of the places and people/cat and the cloth…for what else is there? The land is so beautiful this time of year and the pic with your boy…my boy, 1 year apart – they look so, so similar. What a time it was.
xoxo
Can’t believe it’s been so many years, just trying to shrink it all down to its essence. Being here, in this quiet place reminds me of what that is.
Beautiful Lady, beautiful home.
Beautiful comment, thanks…
In my heart .. I struggle with all the change in the world ..the tyrant who has seized hold of all we respect and find dear and I feel a deep sense of regret. Our middle aged children and grandchildren will never know of the peace we lived through. I am 72 years old… I already mourn the loss of the peacefulness of those years. My hair is greying .. widowed .. and I am not content.. yet very thankful for all I was able to accomplish in my life.
Just in case you decide to let go your internet presence .. I have saved many of your posts so I can still feel your presence. I have enjoyed each article.. each well taught sitching lesson .. hearing about your family and just being a part of your sharing. Until there is no more typed chatter..as long as I can..I will keep checking for posts. Much Appreciation!
Yes, we had it so much easier. This is awful.
I’ll keep at it.
Loved the pix of you holding your infant son, the bliss on your face was so moving.
Brought me right back to the moment.
Hello, Jude. It’s amazing. Thank you. 🍀
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Freedom from social media?! A notion I have been contemplating as well as I move into my 60’s…. I find myself missing my blog home. Social media pulled me away from my space and I always marvel how you have managed to hold on to so many avenues…
There are too many. I am going to undo that.
Seasons, made me envision the next in line, Fall, and its own beauty. I feel your excitement in what continues to show up around after the snow exited. Mowed paths to wonder! Farmer’s markets thankful for our farmers!
Yes, thankful for farmers.
Stay, Jude. Just stay.🪡💚.
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Some days hanging by a thread and then suddenly woven back in.
I’ve been poofing a lot too; so many things, tangible and intangible, that used to be important just aren’t anymore.
It’s amazing how much goes *poof* when one is simply present!
Yes. Just a point of light.
It gets crowded in my mind …
Beautiful inside and out💙 Thankful you share yourself and time here.
✌🏼💙
Easing into a new pace.
A lot of what was once important to me is going “Poof!”
I call that some kind of growth!!! Thanks for being you!
Room to grow maybe…
I would really miss your on-line presence. I am not on Facebook anymore and Instagram—-is just instant –no depth. At 79–I need depth–not instant anything.
I appreciate that you share so much of yourself with us.
Instant indeed. These platforms have an agenda that is built around manipulation. I mostly use them to keep in touch, but I’m so tired.
I love your place and your meditations.
This place has deepened me.
I am really appreciating your reflections on this season of your life. I’ll turn 70 this year and that’s a different perspective for me. Somehow that number makes me realize that the days ahead seem so finite. I find myself thinking that this finite resource must be carefully used for that which gives me joy. Both my kids are beginning their middle years and grandkids are not going to be part of that for me. I work hard to focus on the positive side of that (more time with those same adult kids). It also removes on of the variables from the finite future I mentioned before. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
Your work continues to inspire me and I hope you maintain some kind of on-line presence.
I never expected to be a grandma. My son and his wife are in their mid to late 40s. What a great surprise!
I’ll be here, as long as it seems useful .❤️
I look at the photograph of you and your little baby son. It could be me and my babies. We are the same age.
I see the love you had for the baby. Isn’t it special? X
Yes, and how small they were…
I remember holding my grandchild for the first time so well, all the feelings I had after having my first child poured into me. I love being a grandmother. You are more chill, with experience. Enjoy your grand children, Jude.
Thank you Jude for the update! You are beautiful and perfect the way you are!
I love and appreciate anything you share, cloth, nature, drawings, thoughts and of course your 🐈⬛
Your works sell out fast because they are amazing and they speak to us in ways that is hard to describe. I did miss out on purchasing some of your works but I do trust it went to one of us who meant to have it! ❤️
Hey, thank you! ✌️
Great newsletter update. I am so moved by your honesty and the clarity which you can apply to what is happening around you.
I haven’t really been honest with myself these last months, I’m trying…
Good afternoon Jude,
Your mention of shaking loose of social media has sparked the notion in me again. The idea of burrow into ones own self is so appealing, tho keeping in touch with family is important especially if they are out of state. I do remind myself that is why I have a phone. What ever you decide to do, if I don’t see your post I will miss you and your contribution to our group discussion of cloth and communication with stitching.
Blessings and I’ll follow you into your not here.
Pat
It’s too easy to get lost in that big web.