Her scarlet gown

 

she stood

in her scarlet

gown

if anyone touched her, the gown rustled

eia

she stood, her face like a rose

shining she stood

and her mouth was a flower

eia

she stood by a branch of a tree

and writ her love on a leaf

Carmina Burana        12th  - 13th century  

Medieval text found in my 1993 journal.

Photos from Saturday, my 70th birthday.

sunset boat ride

We went for a sunset boat ride last night.

The Alaska family is visiting.  They drove across Canada from Anchorage. 

It's been a busy and beautiful July. 

I like the shine of the water at the sunset hour.

Continuing my stitching, but not as much as usual. xo

how to love

I am writing this from Georgian Bay Canada.
Where the rocks are ancient spirals.

And folds.
And they have been here forever
and they shall continue.

And I've been working on the same pieces for months
And I shall continue.

And April and Jordan arrived on my birthday all the way from Chicago, and then they made a cake.

And we went for a sunset boat ride to celebrate.
And the sun continued its journey
And it too shall continue tomorrow
and the next tomorrow too

 

And then the next day April began to work with  a remarkable quilt top
Rescued from a flea market in Wisconsin

And finally,
the centerpiece that Jordan crafted for the birthday dinner
using wildflowers that have grown here forever
and they too shall continue

All these things fill me with gratitude
and tenderness
and wonder
and love.

photo essay

I'm collecting images from the four years of the manitoulin circle project.  The ones in this post are from a file in my computer entitled 2010 summer.  (above, sun symbol from  Cahokia Mounds visit)

I'm not sure how I will use them  exactly.  I'm thinking of making a book of large photos with blog text as a link.  (above - mended world panel in progress at the cottage)

It's important for me to give credit to the steady volunteers who came out every Thursday for four years. (above, Earth Ark in progress in the church hall)

I also want to show my own design inspiration and labour.

Whether to organize the photo books chronologically by year, or by panel - I'm still not sure.
(above, precious water in progress in my lap in the car).

The exhibition of the panels, Mended World, opens January 19 in the art gallery of Sudbury.  I have switched gears from our near perfect family Christmas back to my art.

Best wishes for 2014.

ritual

We have a family ritual

 on the final night of the visit, we go by boat to the bell buoy and wait for sunset

the water gleams at this time of day

 

 

 life is meaningful

sky
sky
water