Mother's Day was
I like the consoling "rain stopping soon" knowing everyone was a bit tired of it!
After several setup calls, Gary and I were sure our friend was up for a visit and clear about it. So we walked down and spent a lovely hour, chatting about the orchids her husband gave her, as on every Mother's Day, blue this year, gardening, kids, grands, weather, cars, cancer treatment, dogs, vegetables, especially beets, and various other things.
She was so happy, because her treatment has been happening daily, no chance to see anyone other than doctors and hospitals, so this was a change. I'd say this was one of my better Mother's Days. I was doing what my Mom would do.
Once home I plunged into the long awaited red lentil curry from Yeung Man Cooking's channel. This is a slow meditative process, many ingredients and stages, and the result was bangin'. Just great.
All the scents and colors were just a treat. And there's enough for several meals. He really knows how to teach a recipe.
I'm taking a bit of time to decide on my next fabric book page, and I want it to be different from the previous ones. I have a couple of ideas.
Meanwhile there's such a tempting offer on Freecycle of really lovely calico pieces..very local.. someone may save me from myself by getting in first... it's easy to refreecycle, if necessary, busily rationalizing.
I may do a bit of pinloom weaving, as a change of pace.
Speaking of which, I've come to value certain thoughtful YouTube channels, like Marion, the stitcher, painter, dressmaker, gardener, cook, modest, quiet and blessedly without music. It's like being with friends when YouTubers dare to allow quiet.
Ant, of Ant's Country Life, is another.
Sunday he uploaded a long video of himself rebuilding a collapsed drystone wall, occasionally turning to explain what he was doing. His skills are marvelous to watch and he's not afraid of silence, just letting us hear ambient sounds, birds, wind, sheep. It's an antidote (!) to the endless racket of the world.
It doesn't hurt that Marion and Ant are both from my native part of the world, familiar scenery and speech, so restful.
I've been appreciating a lot of things, quietness, friends, skills, Mother's Day greetings, chair yoga, simple days.
Happy day everyone, enjoy what you have going, and, as one of my greeting texts said we're here, we're vertical, that's all we need!
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