bead sketches : month six

June was my birth month and I was having very mixed feelings

about growing older, like we all do I suppose.  I try not to dwell on the negatives

and instead, steer any introspection that occurs right towards that which

is beautiful and calm and filled with positivity.

And that's where doing an enterprise that we love

can save us.

Literally.

Not to put too dramatic a spin on it, but it's a challenge to not be

brought down by the goings-on in the world.

It seems so important to keep going 

in the midst of all that

no

matter

what.

I didn't follow particular prompts in June, not like previous months. The natural dye pots

were fired up, sewing was at hand, the garden was being tended & revamped for

dye plants (instead of food) ... then, the new space needed arranging, many

photographs to take & play with, resting to give attention to, dietary changes to make

 and so all became one big swirl of activity,

each one seeming to feed off the other

with hardly any separation or pause.

There were words, some phrases, even memories that cropped up

while working with these littles so I'll share those instead

and you can make of them what you will ....

walking a thin line

full pockets

astonished

order from chaos

solace undermined

minimalism

the wee lass who collected abalone shells on her 10th birthday

"nostalgia is not indulgence"

sunset tidelines

stay calm; wait, hope

delicate balance

relative symmetry

frayed around more than the edges

flower  power

"to rest is to prepare to give the best of ourselves"

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