A Mindful Life

Claire has grown so very much. She always wants to help me in the kitchen. I’m working on finding ways to get the cooking done and encouraging her participation.

I introduced the dyed rice to Claire. Was it a hit? Let’s see.

While Claire napped, I started a new endeavor. Last week we dyed pasta for making projects, and she helped. But the rice was going to be much messier, so I waited until she napped. I wanted to make her a surprise (which I will give her Friday morning). I did some research and found helpful [...]

We play with our hands and experiment with color: play-doh and dying noodles (for use in later crafts).

More of what I’ve recently knit. I’m using a wool/silk blend that is lovely to touch and looks as though it glows. Note how the hat has a kind of pooling/striping effect. It’s the same yarn as the first pair of fingerless gloves!

I adjusted the pattern for Claire’s small hands These are more her size.

My first pair. They’re toddler size. Because they were my pilot pair, I’m going to donate them to charity, and then knit a pair for Claire.

We spent the day doing a marathon tour of houses with our new realtor. She now has a sense of what each of us really looks for in a home. We’ll probably go on another tour soon. We feel optimistic. Claire got to spend many hours with a friend whose parents graciously offered to have [...]

I sent the following in a note to a friend. Not that she can fix it, but she’s empathetic, and that will have to do for comfort. Lately I feel I am a Riedel wine glass, and the world is a soprano singing a note that is nearly unbearable. I want, somehow, to be removed [...]

You’ll need to be sure your volume is turned up! Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true. I’m half crazy, all for the love of you. It won’t be a stylish marriage, I can’t afford a carriage, But you’ll look sweet Upon the seat Of a bicycle built for two! Then she sang her version [...]