Dreams do come true

 

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land;

it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land. 

~G.K. Chesterton

15 years ago chef and I were traveling from New York to California

 stopping in Santa Fe New Mexico

 massive wild fires raging at the time

we went to Moab Utah instead

 

Santa Fe and Taos has been on my bucket list for so long

Dreamt of visiting this magical place in the southwest forever

  the landscape, the art and Georgia.

 

I am.

in a round about way

My Norwegian passport expiries 

 no longer renewable locally in Missoula with a Norwegian Consulate representative

  New York, San Francisco or Houston

 are my choices

 

I picked Texas

...pretty clever

New Mexico is around the corner

 

 

In this case dreams do come true

 

 

 

Have a wonderful week

 

Love to all

 peace out beansprout!

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe Sweater

 

 

 A mad dash to finish up this one.

Leaving for Santa Fe New Mexico and thought this would be fun to bring along

 and I made it- whew!

 

The pattern is a simple top down, I did the ribbing in different colors

and crochet the button band.

 

 Used my own naturally plant dyed yarn

 dyed with

 Madder, Indigo, Weld (my favorite) Walnut Hull, Cutch, Himalayan Rhubarb and Lac

 its quite the process

but worth it.

 

Quirky and colorful

 it fits my personality

 

What are you knitting?
 

Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

 

Becoming a garden Guru- Glory Bound

 

A few weeks ago I started a series

Becoming a Garden Guru

 I had the pleasure of interviewing Kim

that gave me so much helpful tips and advice.

Here is the beginning of our journey in Montana

 on the 48th parallel

 fingers crossed.

 The snow has been melting and the earth is becoming warm enough to till
chef is really leaning in

 He has been working diligently on rototilling this weekend

 Love the rich dark color of soil, the smell, the warmth when the sun heats it up.

 Making cold frames to start our seeds

 using some old mis matched windows from the shed

 and added a branch for the handle

 pretty excited

 Even Foghorn helped out-  drove the tractor all day- dragging

helping new growth along

 Bella added her request to the garden

 Can you guess?

Carrots

 I love dirt

 threw my shoes off and walked barefoot

 it felt so good and full of promise.

 

Hopefully  this year the garden will be Glory Bound

 

 

 

 

Yarn scapes -by me

Montana

pine cones

yarn

antlers

ponderosa

rocks

 found 

by me

 Norway

I miss my home land

 the red, blue and white

 my mothers wooden knitting needle holder

adorned with rosenmaling

and cherished 

by me

Countryside

glass beads given

aspen leaf

Julian's oil painting 

 loved 

by me

Snowflake

natural yarn

 stones

 and flowers 

designed 

by me

Journey

a map

 pussy willow

 hand spun yarn

 by me

                           

Serenity

Feathers found 

 my dear Buddha

 a crochet rock 

by me

*****

As you can see these have little pieces of me in each image

 this has become my new way of combining all the things I love 

 a story

 photography

expressing my love for nature and yarn

 it all touches my heart

From now on I will always include a heart rock in my yarnscapes

signifying that I it comes from my heart

So next time you see one with a heart rock
 you'll  know it's by me

 *****

..... feel free to read between the lines.....

Country

Ironically, rural America has become viewed by a growing number of Americans

as having a higher quality of life not because of what it has,

but rather because of what it does not have! 

~Don A. Dillman

 

Sunday walk with chef
rain jackets, muck boots
our faces wet with rain

 its refreshing and heart opening
 

  on this familiar dirt road

 the spring rain and cold air makes me feel alive

 few words are spoken
my hand fits perfectly in his
 it's peaceful and serene
enjoying what nature is offering today
 

 grateful to live here in the country

 walking with the one I love 

It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something. 

~Charles Dickens

Blessing on the blossom

When my children were little we would say this little verse at the table before our dinner

Blessings on the blossom, 
Blessings on the root, 
Blessings on the leaf and stem, 
Blessings on the fruit

Perfect for my little plant dyed cardi
Its all encompassing of the plant
and now I am knitting the reward
 I have one arm left
crossing my fingers it will be done for my trip

 Enjoying the new issue of Taproot issue 13 Song, came in the mail today.

 Two quick things I noticed (haven't had time to read all yet)

 A yummy "Warming Winter Soup" a delish Fish soup.

 Another article on re -purposing yarn from already knit sweaters.

 Which is near and dear to my heart 

something my mother did when she was young,

 and then.....showed me how to 

a great way to build up your stash and get high quality yarns when times were tough.

 Now that we are all a little more earth conscious  

might be and idea before we throw out that old sweater or go thrifting?

So what are you knitting and reading?

Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

Spring Rain

Spring: the music of open windows.

~Terri Guillemets

 Its fresh

 its beautiful

 mother nature is washing winter away

Spring rain is here.