I've been working with quite a bit of wool this week, stitching up both gifts for friends, and some things for my shop update today. I made a small stack of wool needlecases, with botanical embroideries. Willow, tansy and queen anne's lace. I do love sewing with wool, even in the summertime. It comforts and protects.
I found this poem by Mary Oliver last night. It makes me think about observing what is around me and being patient. Thought you might like it too.
Next Time
Next time what I'd do is look at
the earth before saying anything. I'd stop
just before going into a house
and be an emperor for a minute
and listen better to the wind
or to the air being still.
When anyone talked to me, whether
blame or praise or just passing time,
I'd watch the face, how the mouth
has to work, and see any strain, any
sign of what lifted the voice.
And for all, I'd know more — the earth
bracing itself and soaring, the air
finding every leaf and feather over
forest and water, and for every person
the body glowing inside the clothes
like a light.
– Mary Oliver
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