Oops, I forgot Day 5

I woke up this morning wondering, did I post last night?

Because I did think about it. 

But thinking and doing are two different things.  :) 

 Found a heart sticker on yesterday's evening walk .

Except for a quick errand yesterday morning, I stayed home, not wanting to chance getting a headache from the heat and humidity.

The blanket I was working on is finished.

I will need to go to my local craft supply shop again to find yarn for my next blanket to be completed.  There are many, started with scrap yarn, and then new matching yarn for the finish.  For me, going round and round and round is very meditative.

Every Day in May: 4

 Normally I walk to the park in my neighborhood but at 8:00 a.m. this morning it was already 85 F and my ability to deal with the heat diminishes the older I get.  There's no shade on the way to the park and I've had a sun allergy since I was a teenager that has manifested in different ways since then.  Lately, any time I go out, I seem to come home with a headache.  I'm not looking forward to the extreme summer heat to come.

Thankfully the park is full of trees for shade so I do a bit of walking, reading, crafting and, of course, there's always a kitty nearby who needs food and attention.

 I needed some yarn to continue on with my little scrappy blanket so went to my local shop that's not far from the park.

Not sure why it's called a tailoring shop when it also has all sorts of craft supplies including yarn.

The goods have been secured.

Every Day in May: 3

 Sunday seaside sauntering.

Every Day in May: 2

 Miss Rosie (a/k/a Bad Kitty) has taken to getting me up extra early the past several days.

It's like she thinks that if the sun is up, then we should be, too.

But sunrise is at 5 now and she's been trying her best to get me out of bed at 4:45 a.m.  Let's just say she is very, very persistent.

Yesterday I posted this little cross-stitch I did in recognition of International Worker's Day and asked if anyone noticed the mistake -- which really isn't a mistake, just a tiny little something missing that I didn't notice until after posting.

Just one little stitch to complete the top of the "s" in workers.

I read 4 books in April -- 3 non-fiction and one fiction (which was 479 pages long).

I'm currently reading A Genocide Foretold by Chris Hedges which was a free e-book download, but also need to pick out my next physical book.

It's past my bedtime now.

See you tomorrow.

Every Day in May: 1

 Our favorite breakfast in the city.

A general strike was called for today in the States for May Day a/k/a International Worker's Day, so I stitched a few projects to commemorate the moment.

And finally, the May Flower Moon on my evening walk.

How is it I can look at something physically or in a photo and yet not notice a mistake until after posting?  It's a minor one -- but did you spot it?

Happy May Day!

Earth Day is Every Day

Luna Love and Books

 Selenophile: someone who has an intense fondness for the moon.

Books read in March and a bookmark stitched using a flower design from Al Khalil (Hebron), Palestine (pattern can be found in the digital library of tirazain.com).

I wanted to speak at length about

the happiness of my body and the

delight of my mind for it was

April, night, a

full moon and --

but something in myself or maybe

from somewhere other said: not too

many words, please, in the muddy shallows the

frogs are singing.

Mary Oliver

February Flashback

 Ramadan started on February 18th and to mark the occasion I stitched a Ramadan crescent moon.  It is an important symbol since its sighting marks the beginning (and end) of the holy month.

February 25th is Kuwait's National Day.

And the 26th is Liberation Day.

So those 2 days are always holidays here which is great since the 26th also marks another special occasion ..

my birthday!

This year I turned 60 and finally did something I've wanted to try for awhile -- tatreez on a copy of an old photo.  Let me just say, it was no easy task but I'm glad I did it.

Only managed to read 3 books in February but that's because White Malice (which I highly recommend) was 523 pages long and took me about half the month to get through.  Also stitched a bookmark -- the main motif is Qalb/Heart and is a design from Ramla in Palestine.   

Never imagined that the end of the month (actually March 1st in my part of the world) would go so wrong because of warmongering narcissists.  Damn them all!