While visiting Little Sister recently I heard myself offering to finish off a small baby cardigan that she was tired of knitting. So guess what I’ve been doing? Despite vowing never to do knitting again!!
Not much actually as besides the knitting I brought back a cold from my visit to Little Sister and isolated myself and lived on lemon and honey drinks. After three weeks I felt better enough to fulfill a promise to my friend to visit her in Tauranga, six hours drive north east of here. That was a major test of nerve and endurance but I survived!
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It is three months since Mother died and I know I should be feeling more settled but truth be told I’m not. I feel quite rootless and cannot seem to get absorbed into anything. Now the weather is improving the garden calls and I need to spend some time out there if I am to win the War of the Weeds and if there is to be any harvest from the vegetable garden.
Recently while in the city centre I found a small shop called the George Street Collective that sells handmade items on commission. The very artistic looking lady who was manning the counter was happy to chat and told me she was sure I could sell small embroidery items. So I might try taking in a sample of some of the items from The Other Drawer and see if they are suitable. The lady I spoke to makes dangly earrings from beads and told me she likes making them but doesn’t need to keep every pair. I know that feeling - much of my stitching is like that. I may begin with Christmas ornaments and some of my small bags. I need to think about this a little more.
The weather is bright and sunny and I have been dead heading the irises and lamenting the fact that my asparagus crowns seem to have rotted with the extreme wet winter we’ve had. But of the dozen planted only a handful of Lily of the Valley have survived and will give me flowers.
So today has been a much better day and I think I have earned a cup of tea and a rest!
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5 comments:
I had to laugh about the knitting... I go through bursts of enthusiasm, followed by thoughts of "why did this seem like a good idea?"
Please don't be too hard on yourself - there are no "shoulds" when it comes to dealing with grief, it takes as long as it takes. Losing your Mum and house mate has been a massive change in your life, it's going to take time to acclimatize to your new normal.
O Margaret, your hardanger work is so beautiful..I'd purchase them in a quick minute were they available here. I can understand your feeling out of routine since Mother's passing, but you were so lovingly bound and supportive of her through many years, it is only natural. The "rootless" feeling will ease as you open new portals of experience and connect with others in your areas of interest. Hope so. The finishing of that lovely sweater is so like you...
...giving of yourself. It will be cherished, no doubt. Looking forward to
future blog entries.
Glad to get an update from you and hear you're doing well, if a little disconnected. I hope things will look up for you soon, both in terms of health and mental well being. Good luck with selling some of your un-needed crafting objects too!
Lovely to see a post from you, funnily enough I was talking about you today. My MIL is being given a lot of knitting projects by her grandson’s wife who seems to think MiL needs to be kept busy with her needles! I said “it’s fine while she can still see well but don’t expect me to do a Margaret when her eyesight starts to go”!
The shop sounds like a nice way to see your pieces find new appreciative homes and earn a little bit of money to spend on new supplies!
the shop sounds like a great thing and it also gives you an excuse to keep stitching as well as filling the other drawer.
sometimes it seems as if we have way to many items to stitch.
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