third week of february

things that passed through my fingers this week.

The detail is showing a tiny little "pocket" opening of the top section.  

The details here also have little "pockets" on the pleated areas.

 

For the friend from insta/world/gram who used the word "tease," this is the full view.

To break the thread flow, I also knitted up a few hats this week.  Another stash, another story.

Thaw is a word that might have to be eliminated from the vocabulary - we are suppose to go back to a deep freeze again during the next week.

So for those who wander by, keep warm and cheers.

Exciting week ahead.  Stitching from Northern England, Karen Ruane's SimpleStitch4 starts.  Join the madness in search of cake crumbs.


Cheerio.

caring for the heart

as that day approaches

let us remember all our heart of hearts

The "phases of the heart: for the lost, broken, forgotten" is no. 20 in a series that i've been stitching for  the year, 2014.

"prevailing winds" is no. 19.(below)

Each piece is about 9x9, the white base.  The center is roughly 6x6, center.  These are my memory keepers for the year.  And, isn't everything we do, in a way, a memory keeper? 

I have a template that I sometimes use to pin out ideas and or make "meaningful comments" to myself.  It passes the time.

So far, this year to date, in 2014. 

Treat hearts kindly.  

Thank you for stopping by if you still remember this place.  

my first teacher

would have been 93 today:

moja mamusia

dreaming of home

story teller

an artist

holding

kochana mamusia

things held

 edges may hold:

as decorative or functional

 protection of the center/heart

define a space

recollection

attract our attention

*

 provide us with thoughts

or be as simple as a threaded needle guiding stitches to hold two things together. 

*I'm starting the year re-reading anne truitt.  she speaks of perception, process and self-examination.
(Daybook: New York: Pantheon, 1982)

seasonal II

walking in december

The last Saturday of the year was remarkably warm here so took time out to stroll out in a preserve not too far from me: Morton Arboretum.  Finding my beloved Quercus at arms length is not a challenge here and enso magic in a little waterfall.

one more round of circle game

The center of the last 9 patch for 20-13: traditional 9 patch covered with scrim and further embellished with some split stitching. 

A good time to listen to Joni Mitchell.  

Respectfully, 2013 wanes. 

seasonal

Bringing you seasonal greetings at year's end. 

Remembrance of all our joys and loss during the passed year 

Wishes of good fortune and wellness during the coming year

Hopefully I will be back here in 2014.

Thank you for those who might find themselves here. 

Warm regards. 

i'm still here!

Happy fourteenth of February Two Thousand and thirteen 

last year ended with a heart and so this year begins with a heart...

i've been away, yes.  

issues have been coming up 

but hopefully things are on the mend.

I've been buzy...and I'll post again 

to share my stitches

over the weekend. 

so, if anyone still drops by here...

hello and thank you.