This morning my 60 year old mind is doing it's usual weekend thing. Flipping through ideas, reaching for the potentially do-able, deciding what is the thing that should occupy the glorious hours spooling out in front of me. They seem endless on Saturday morning. On Sunday I wonder where they went. My competing needs to accomplish, and sit and stare, are always fighting for the upper hand.
A walk? Sew up the blouse that has been cut out and ready to go for over a year? Patch the holes in those old jeans with some dragon fly fabric?
I did an early morning garden tour and see that the oriental poppies are pushing their way up. Which made me search for the poppy seeds from the Mendocino botanical garden. I recall Jeanette telling me to "sprinkle them after the threat of hard frost has passed". Maybe that time is now? I think about sweeping the front porch, getting spring pillows out for the chairs, putting out some pots, turning on the fountain. All while I sit here and just enjoy the feel of the warm coffee cup in my hand. Running my thumbs over the smooth surface...
... and thinking about how nice the flickering light from the candle looks reflecting off the mason jar with the shells from beach adventures.
I hope your 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 year-old selves are equally occupied with contemplation of the possible while enjoying the moment you are in.
I am indeed, you described it beautifully, Carol.
Posted by: jacki long | 02/22/2020 at 11:02 AM
Getting better at appreciating the moment I'm in. And I just made a list of mostly enjoyable things to do today - organize stencils, block 4 shawls, bake potaoe chip cookies, coffee dye some papers - so it should be a good day.
Posted by: Leslie sowden | 02/23/2020 at 08:20 AM
Block 4 shawls!! Wow! Gosh I love a good shawl to throw on and off at all times of the year. Potato chip cookies? Eat 2 for me please.
Posted by: Carol | 02/23/2020 at 09:57 AM
No! Sprinkle poppies now! They benefit from a bit of freezing-epecially when they get wet first. February is the perfect time. I think you could do it even in the fall, but more seem to germinate when I wait till February. It's fast and will leave lots of time to both sit and think and accomplish.
It might feel even better to rub hour thumbs across a cup with no rabbits on it :-)
Posted by: jeanette | 02/23/2020 at 02:57 PM
THANK YOU JEANETTE!
Posted by: Carol | 02/23/2020 at 04:21 PM
i wanna see the top NOW
Posted by: sister!!!! | 02/24/2020 at 07:56 PM