I read the first item on BBC news over my porridge, and stopped there. I'm not going to spell out names and details; these days there are bots and all sorts out there. But I suppose it shouldn't have been such a surprise, after the events of a few days ago. Still...
Let me quote Martin Luther King
'Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that'.
I'm struggling to know how to put that into practice. I'll start by praying.
It's a lamentable state of affairs.
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Growing plans for next year include broad beans, French beans, peas, if I can keep the slugs away.
I thought I'd have another go at growing sunflowers... lots of them.
Here's one Ang embroidered for March 2022 for our first collaboration project. Three years ago! I did the clock next to it, to commemorate a world movement to pray for peace at 8pm every evening.
Goodness. Three years ago this March! That's one of Ang's birds, and the World Day of Prayer logo (first Friday in March as well.
My DIL saves her egg shells, crushes them and sprinkles them beside her pea plants as they grow. Apparently slugs will not cross them.
ReplyDeleteI love bagpipes.
I should save eggshells, but remember too late. Maybe I'll splash out on a bag of grit and see where that gets me.
DeleteBagpipes aren't to everyone's taste, but I love them.
Three years ago! Where has the time gone?We had our pancake party at chapel this afternoon, and as we have done ever since 2022, it was free, but there was a donation pot for Hope Now, who do brilliant work in Ukraine. Around £50 was collected, which is lovely. I still think your clock was one of the loveliest items on our Postcards
ReplyDeleteThe collaborations we've done have been wonderful. I need to crack on with February (!) and make a start on March.
DeleteThank you about the clock; it was one of the easiest too as it turned out.
I'd love to be able to grow sunflowers but I can't seem to grow much of anything. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThe embroidery is lovely.
I try to balance staying informed with not reading too much of the news just for my mental health. I could drive myself crazy right now.
I guess your climate isn't helpful!
DeleteThe news is something else... like you I try and keep a balance.
Dear Kirsten, you are such a good example to me. You inspire me to get out of my headspace (the worry and the fear of looking after my husband who has Parkinson’s and is slowly slipping away into Parkinson’s Dementia) and focus on my knitting, my sewing, my reading, my gardening. The 18 broad bean seeds I sowed in a tray are through and you have reminded me that a seed tray of peas that you put on a sunny windowsill could keep me in delicious fresh pea shoots for a few weeks - and no worries about mice or pigeons or slugs! I have seed of a gorgeous burgundy red sunflower - could it be called Rouge Royale - that I grew lots of last year. Not too tall and it looked fabulous in my Cotinus bed with Rosa Glauca Rubrifolia and Stipa Gigantea growing alongside. First day of Lent and I am praying. I was brought up a Catholic so Prayer (talking to God) has always been a part of me. Sarah in Sussex
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DeleteWe all need to pray even more now. I love the bag pipes. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI haven't fathomed out how prayer 'works' but the George Herbert poem certainly helped. And our prayers will have an effect.
DeleteBagpipes are very heartening!
Oh Sarah, so sorry about your husband; that's a hard and often lonely road for you. I hope you are finding help and support. I wasn't brought up Catholic but my first school was a Catholic convent and their teaching lives with me to this day. The rouge royale sunflower sounds amazing. I shall keep an eye out for it.
ReplyDeleteYes, World Day of Prayer coming up on Friday. Churches in our town take turns hosting. I too love circulars but when I once tried socks on one of those tiny circulars my hands couldn't take it. In the years since I've mastered DPNs and usually get one fine with them. Our United Church of Canada lenten study this year is very much focused on hymns aynd has contributions from some ministers I know well, including our own from the time I was about 12 until I left home at 18, who's written and published many hymns. Each daily reading encourages us to sing/play/find on YouTube one or two suggested hymns for the day, linked to the readings. Kirsten, I'm grateful that you're carrying on with some regular music for us here.
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