This Supreme Court decision has knocked a lot of the normal thoughts of a blogging nature that I usually have right out. So I can't say that I have anything profoundly interesting to comment on, but I thought I'd say hi here today on a Tuesday anyway.
I've been trying to catch up on some of those grandbaby quilts that I need to materialize (<— see what I did there??), and that just takes time. I hope to have some “all finished!” pictures to show you soon. But I dunno. My crafting rhythm is out of whack and also I am sort of mourning my erstwhile stash. I realize that's silly, but still — I have no blue fabric! No red fabric! When you're making a scrappy quilt that is a blow.
The garden is hitting its stride. Probably Thursday I'll have many more pictures of that to show you.
It does me good to just get out there and pull weeds, move things around, and water. Habou has been working hard on the flowers, too. It's all made easier by Bridget there in the background, doing the heavy-duty weeding and hauling. I highly recommend getting yourself, in your old age, at least one willing child who is garden-minded. What I will do when she leaves I don't know…
Of an evening, as we are sitting together in the den, Bridget has been reading Leave It to Psmith out loud — so hilarious.
And while she reads (and this is probably not a great idea and accounts for some of my difficulty), I've been trying to figure out a toe-up sock. I have literally no idea whether it's going to turn out all right or not! And I've already turned the heel.
Do you think this colorway is masculine at all? Because I think the socks will be big.
Amy says
Sometimes you blog the way I think. Like there is all of this information that just needs to leave my brain right now. Thank you for the loving pictures. THe socks look masculine to me.
Ona says
Leila, let me say how much i appreciate your family”s work here And also your husband”s. Yours is the voice of calm and hope in the middle of cultural chaos. Im’m sure your many readers feel the same 🙂 I’m a new convert to this beautiful faith ( 61 years old but only one year since becoming Catholic ) . You and your family are so inspiring and helpful. Thank you for “being here”. Please keep up this good fight! God bless & Mary keep.
Libby Jane says
That’s why you should never get rid of fabric! No blue! No red! Are you kidding? Alas and alack!
Julie says
Thank you for blogging – your words and pictures bring a sense of normalcy and ground-ed-ness, that I think we are all craving right now. Also, (bonus!) you are inspiring me to make a simple quilt!!! The sewing machine is back from its tune up, and I have a willing friend to help get me started. AND it is a great time to read a funny mystery – gosh we all need a laugh and the inspiration to go find a good book.
THANK YOU for all you do. Your blog is a ray of sunshine : ) in the midst of a heavy email list or facebook news feed. Blessings to you and your family!
Elizabeth says
They look as though they could be masculine socks to me. 🙂
Claudia says
love your photos, and love your garden!
Teri Pittman says
I use Priscilla Gibson-Roberts short row toes and heels. Not perfect but i can work them from memory. No matter how much I try, I sometime make socks too big. You should be using roughly 80% of the stitches needed for the measurements, to allow for the stretch. My new husband has large feet, and I’m still trying to sort out how to make socks for him. Have you heard of Outlast? It’s a fiber that adjusts to keeping you cooler or hotter. Lorna’s Laces has a yarn called Solemate that uses it. It’s still sitting in my stash, waiting for me to make socks.
Mary Lou says
So, once I was taught that “Global problems are solved in the framework of our own little lives,” (Everyday Sanctity, Fr. Joseph Kentenich) ~ it seemed to help me stabilize or just go right on as we watch things crumble by the day …. so, it is so very sweet to read about baby quilts and gardens and loving daughters and our ‘little’ lives united to Christ that count for EVERYTHING in the counter attack!! Charge!!!!!!!
Robin says
You regularly teach me so much, but these little checking-in type posts remain some of my favorites. Thanks for sharing life. Cute quilt and I do think a guy could pull off wearing those socks…or wear boots over them! 🙂
NY Mom says
I agree about feeling disoriented since the Supreme Court decision. Sort of like after a close family member dies, and you’re re-calibrating your emotional equilibrium and waiting for things to feel normal once again.
I feel an interior grief that I can barely express. Spending time cleaning my house, making dinner, saying my little prayers and doing the ordinary things of the day are the only antidote to the utterly demonic chaos swirling around us. Thank you for sharing your photos with us all. I mean, really – fabric…a pot of flowers…a sock-in-progress… amazing how calming and reassuring those images are.
Sara says
That is how I feel. I awaken in the mornings and suddenly remember this new world we live in, and the grief hits me all over again. I’m in tears or near tears for much of the day, just like when I found out my mother was dying.
Leila, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your words and encouragement that we can only effect change following a Little Way—in our families and individual relationships. That gives me the greatest hope. And the priest that says our daily job is still to strive for holiness.
claire says
Amen to all of the above. You are a treasure and a blessing to your readers.
Cheryl says
Thank you for your blog- it is comforting to know that you will write about the TRUTH here and that there are so many who write in the comments section that still believe in God’s design during this sad time. My heart feels so heavy for my children and future generations.
I think the socks are masculine. I’m still working on finishing the 8 pairs of socks that were supposed to be Christmas presents for my children- some ended up with just yarn and a promise:) Wanting to try toe-up socks one of these days.
Chere Mama says
The yellow and orange blooms in clay pots! So wonderful!! Instant happy feeling when I look at that picture. Have a good week!
Pleximama says
Oooh! Love the sock yarn, and the color will work for anyone. Having rather oddly proportioned feet, I find toe-up socks are the only kind that I can get to fit. I’ve knit Ann Budd’s On-Your-Toes socks numerous times, and she has a handy-dandy chart somewhere in the pattern for knitting socks of all sizes and gauges. Worth the investment! I recently discovered two (free) tutorials about how to cast on and bind off toe-up socks on Knitty.com. Happy Sock Knitting!
Angela Pea says
The sock is certainly masculine…especially if the intended wearer is a TCU alum!
Alea says
We’ll have to look into Leave it to Psmith. We just started our first Wooster & Jeeves book – audio on a car ride. And I have to say that I’ve never before run across a children’s book that started out with how to cure a hangover!