Amazing solutions to constraints!
Friday Photos: IChing No.4 Youthful Folly
5 May“Youthful Folly” is Wilhelm’s translation, which also includes “hopeless entanglement” in the text. I appreciate David Hinton’s translation of “thicket” as a concise visual. I found this thicket on my walk in the woods.
Thicket, Cumberland Gap National Park
Fitness Trail, Cumberland Gap National Park
2017 Return of Shower Caddies
2 MayThis is year three for our adhoc group of friends to provide homemade shower caddies to the women of Wheeler Mission Shelter for Women and Children @ Christmas. Photos below are the first 25 of 72 caddies. We gather in November to fill the shower caddies with personal care items.
The caddies are made of outdoor fabric which is water and mildew resistant. I take the opportunity to maximize the colors and patterns of with each fabric order. Having placed 10 orders in 3 years, I am VERY satisfied with ordering online, delivery, quality and value from fabricguru.com.
This design features four outer pockets, plus three buttonhole slits in the bottom for drainage.
Friday Photos_____________I Ching No. 2 Earth
28 Apr
Clinch Mountain overlook (Obviously a favorite photo…see header)
David Hinton translates hexagram No. 2 as “Earth”. Wilhem translation is “receptive”. Other translations include “field” and “flow”.
Field in spring
Eagle Creek watershed
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 3 Sprouting
21 Apr
Sprouting melon seeds
The potential energy is astonishing! Each one of these melon sprouts can become a vine that produces a dozen melons which each have hundreds of seeds in their center! These sprouts are from one of last year’s melons, which was from seed Dad saved from the previous year. Tomatoes can be even more prolific!
Parts of seeds: embryo, endosperm and coat(protective layer) Notice in the lower left corner that several seed coats cling to the new leaves.
Looking forward to the fruit of these sprouts in mid and late summer!
“Sugar Kiss”, Sand Stone Melon Co. Inc.
Support of hospice care with prayer shawls
18 AprThe season of Lent concluded Easter Sunday as did this project offering prayer shawls for hospice care ministry.
The challenge using this bulky acrylic/nylon yard from my stash is that all the edges rolled! I am grateful for the knitters who have posted instructions for “blocking” on the web. This solution required some trial and error. These small shawls got straightened out. I will avoid buying bulky yarn in the future.
One more thing! I had this nice “satchel” style bag…marketing material from an exposition. Well…It occurred to me that a large appliqué (from my shower caddie project stash) would cover the advertising. It is just the right size to hold seven folded “blocked” shawls.
Well…I meant two/three more things.
Last month, I was introduced to the pattern for these caps. Two of them now belong to long time friends who are undergoing chemotherapy.
May God bless everyone during these difficult times.
Alleluia! Happy Easter!
16 AprFrom the south lawn…Happy Easter!
Crab Apple
Red Bud
Lilac
Weeping Cherry
Narcissis
Red Bud
Crab Apple
Crab Apple
Red bud
Tulips
Lilac
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 40 Unbound
14 Apr“Unbound” is David Hinton translation.
South lawn make over begins.
Lilac and Vibernum stumps
Day lilies, hostas and peonies: Divided from original plantings…critical mass part 2? Not shown: coneflowers, asters, plumbago, iris, holly
Hop to it!
11 AprSpring to action! I’ve been on a mission to have properly cleaned windows.
One part: Fun planter (a gift from years ago) as a “bucket” for supplies
Main part: New recipe for homemade window cleaner!!! (link below)
Three parts: Accessories…gloves, paper towels, window scraper
All by the door, ready to “Hop to it!”
Obviously not a bucket
http://www.livingonadime.com/homemade-window-cleaner-recipe/
This says the secret ingredient is alcohol…I thought it was Dawn dishwashing soap.
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