Hats Off to Walt Whitman

“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem.” 


~Walt Whitman

Helen Keller quote

"Her Mind & Heart Knew" 

Navajo Way Blessing

Closing Prayer from the Navajo Way Blessing Ceremony

In beauty I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty around me I walk
It has become beauty again

Today I will walk out, today everything negative will leave me
I will be as I was before, I will have a cool breeze over my body.
I will have a light body, I will be happy forever, nothing will hinder me.
I walk with beauty before me. I walk with beauty behind me.
I walk with beauty below me. I walk with beauty above me.
I walk with beauty around me. My words will be beautiful.

In beauty all day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons, may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.

With dew about my feet, may I walk.
With beauty before me may I walk.
With beauty behind me may I walk.
With beauty below me may I walk.
With beauty above me may I walk.
With beauty all around me may I walk.

In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk.

My words will be beautiful…

The Dance of Life

Sharpie Art #1

                                                       "Energy moves in Waves 
                                                        Waves move in patterns 
                                                      Patterns move in Rhythms 
                                                      A human being is just that
                                               Energy, waves, patterns, rhythms
                                Nothing more, nothing less, A dance called life." 
                                                                     ~Gabrielle Roth

Victoriana Bookmark

 Bookmark on Photo Paper

Loving Freely

On Loving Freely

Catnip Greeting

Catnip says "Good Morning" to you!

Wisteria Print Zafu Meditation Cushion

Wisteria Zafu Meditation Cushion w. Buckwheat Hulls

New today!

Cathedral Windows Pillows and Lily of the Valley Birthday Greetings

 Carribbean Breeze!

Times Two!

 Frame and Birthday Postcard - (both) Vintage 

Garden Notes

Re-Growth of Celery and Brussels Sprouts(?)

Yesterday, I potted my little celery plant that is growing from the cut-off celery stalk. For another example see: http://chickensintheroad.com/farm-bell-recipes/re-growing-celery/ 
I also noticed  brussel sprouts  leaves growing in the area where I throw garden waste, and saw  roots growing from the side of the trunk, so decided to plant that too - just out of curiosity! We are moving towards the summer months already & since it's a cold weather plant I don't have unrealistic expectations. 

Cat Water Dish & Comfrey Plant

The comfrey plant has been experiencing a growth spurt this spring! I may begin harvesting a leaf here and there to dry soon.

SIMPLICITY, LIVING SMALL

SIMPLICITY, LIVING SMALL:
"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."  ~William Morris

"If one had taken what is necessary to cover one’s needs and had left the rest to those who are in need, no one would be rich, no one would be poor, no one would be in need." ~ Saint Basil

"If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements." ~The Dalai Lama

"The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things." ~Elise Boulding

Moth in the Garden

Moth in the Garden

Click on the photo for a full screen view.

Re-Growing Celery on the Windowsill

"Re-Growing Celery"

...read about this somewhere, & it works! :-)

Vintage Nine Patch Quilt Blocks

A mere 3.75" square these blocks are adorable!

I wonder where the individual fabrics came from?

More in the pastel range.

The back is as intriguing as the front!

Vintage mint-green blocks.

Making Calamondin Marmalade

Cooking  Calamondin Marmalade

To see more photos of the process see my new page: http://earthnsky8d.blogspot.com/p/making-calamondin-marmalade.html

Log Cabin Oil Painting

New Blog Page added with 8 photos of this original vintage oil painting:  http://earthnsky8d.blogspot.com/p/vintage-oil-painting-of-rural-cabin.html

Peace and Quiet

Morning Walk Today

Wild Pig Family-they sure do run fast!!!

Otter Family Swimming Hole & Heron Fishing Spot 

Loaded!

Acres and Acres of Oranges

Lucked Out at Goodwill

What can I say? I'm in love with "Fabric"! 

Unfinished Tablecloth in the Foreground

Lots of Home Decor Remnants

Some Sparkly Fabrics!
(all for the grand total of $5.99 + tax, of course!) Some of these pieces I will keep to use for tote bags, or small reupholstery projects, etc. - but many will go into my Listia.com auctions

Tangerine Tango

The frames for this Cathedral Windows piece were made and assembled last year, and I was waiting for the right fabric for the insets.  A bit on the wild side, but here it is!

"Cathedral Windows Tabletopper"

"Hand & Machine Stitched"

"Measures: 41" L. x 14" W."

"Cotton Fabrics, and Cotton Blend Fabrics & Batting"

The person I was last year would not have thought of using this fabric combination...fortunately, we DO change and take some risks!

Jury Duty Summons and Voir Dire

New page published....jury duty summons - not my schtick.


http://earthnsky8d.blogspot.com/p/re-jury-duty-summons.html


It's time for women to (as they say in the courtroom) "Voir Dire", a French term for Speak the Truth. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voir_dire

Next time I get a jury duty summons a copy of my page/letter will be included in my mail-in request to be excused. If that doesn't do it then that letter is going with me to the courthouse - several copies, in fact. One for each attorney, one for the judge, and one for the court clerk.