In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference. — Rachel Carlson
Black Winged Stilt - Sixsisters
Result of Earthquakes - On A Whimsey
The Basin - Beth Peardon Prods
Waterfall Summer Forest - The Creators Palette
Across The Bay - Heronkate
Sea Spray - Yankeegirl
Monday, June 7, 2010
Water
Friday, June 4, 2010
Stitching and Sewing
I was in the fabric store yesterday and watched as a mother helped her young son look through the patterns to find one for a beginning sewing class he had apparently signed up for. That made me think of this delightful poem from one of my collection of vintage books:
A Young Seamstress
(author unknown - published 1910 in "New American Speaker" -- a collections of poems and recitations of the 1800s)
"I am learning how to sew, though I'm such a little maid;
I push the needle in and make the stitches strong;
I'm sewing blocks of patchwork for my dolly's pretty bed,
And mamma says the way I work it will not take me long.
It's over and over -- do you know
How over-and-over stitches go?
"I have begun a handkerchief. Mamma turned in the edge,
And basted it with a pink thread to show me where to sew;
It has Greenaway children on it stepping staidly by a hedge;
I look at them when I get tired, or the needle pricks, you know;
And that is the way I learn to hem
With hemming stitches -- do you know them?
"Next I shall learn to run, and darn, and back-stitch, too, I guess.
It wouldn't take me long, I know, if 'twasn't for the thread;
But the knots keep coming, and besides -- I shall have to confess --
Sometimes I slip my thimble off, and use my thumb instead!
When your thread knots, what do you do?
And does it turn all brownish, too?
"My papa, he's a great big man, as much as six feet high;
He's more than forty, and his hair has gray mixed with the black;
Well, he can't sew -- he can't begin to sew as well as I.
If he loses a button, mamma has to set it back!
You mustn't think me proud, you know,
But I'm seven, and I can sew!"
Now, both girls and boys may learn how to sew -- but is no longer considered a necessary skill by many. As one who was taught at an early age, I grieve the loss for those who don't know even how to sew on a button or repair a seam. But, there is also so much more we can do with the art of sewing these days as well! For those in the past, it was considered a necessity and much of Great Grandma's time might have been committed to darning socks or stitching up a seam. Now, the sky is the limit on how a needle and thread can be utilized creatively. Just look at these amazing pieces from the Boomers and Beyond Etsy shops, including lots of items that can be incorporated into stitching!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
You’re late, you’re late!
Have you ever been so busy or wrapped up in what you are doing only to discover that something you were supposed to do….. got forgotten about until it was too late? These days I always feel as if I am like the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland’s tale, ‘you’re late, you’re late!’
I have no excuse other than it has been pretty hectic in our household lately.
So, I have to choose a theme to make amends!
How about………..
I know! I shall choose items which are in my favourite colour!
Well, what about those items which all have the common theme of purple? Yes, I know, I have been even more cheeky than normal by including one of On a Whimsey’s paintings but… it is purple, isn’t it?
If these items are not enough ‘purple’ for you, or too much ‘purple’ why not take a minute to browse through the BBEST Team’s amazing pool of talent? Last time I looked there were over 5,000 items!!!!
Thanks for looking and I promise to do better next time!
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