Great Possessions

"Blessed of the Lord be His land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of Him that dwelt in the bush."........by David Grayson written in 1917.

Great book talking about possessions and then the real advantages of country life. He talks about our senses, hearing, seeing, smelling as being far greater possessions than anything else on this earth. After coming in from a hard day in the field, swathing hay by hand he states: "As I came in from the field that night the sun was low in the hills, and a faint breeze had begun to blow, sweetly cool after the burning heat of the day. And I felt again that curious deep sense I have so often here in the country, of the soundness and reality of the plain things of life."

A big reminder

Just finished this piece and it was a project. Made from old army blankets that I buttonhole stitched around. The lettering is from recycled wool. I'll leave it out on my table as a reminder of the direction I want my life to wander.

Latitudinal Migration

What is latitudinal migration? It is the movement of animals north and south and the geese are on the move. Yesterday I experienced latitudinal migration in a BIG way. I heard the geese while heading to the compost pile and soon ,from the north, came three different V formations of geese heading south. Suddenly it was like the entire canadian goose population was in the sky. I think I stood and watched for 10 or 15 minutes, maybe more ,as flock after flock flew over. These were big flocks of geese filling the sky! One bunch was heading southwest and I am assuming they were going to St. Joeseph, MO. to look for new spring bonnets. They did not have a directional leader and there was a swirling bunch of them just over the house. Several other groups followed them instead of those traveling straight south. It was pretty amazing to just stand and wonder if it was ever going to end.

Hearts

Antique rug

Antique rug

Woolley Fox pattern....my favorite

Circa 1900 rug

Kris Miller adaption of antique rug