In between our homeschool lessons, an influx of doctor’s appointments, work, renovating, and gardening, we find it necessary to plan little pleasures to calm, rejuvenate, and excite our greening up spirits. The trees and plants unfurl and awaken this week, as we unwind our senses with:
- If an appointment is quick, but we have to drive far for it, we’ll plan a visit to a nearby nursery, or an art store like we did yesterday. Wandering around, finding beads and ribbons for our Fine Arts class is a fun way to lessen the previously serious mood and get excited about tomorrow’s crafts. On occasion, I will find something for my atelier… but just seeing all the hues all lined up relaxes me. New oil paintings list soon! (Listening to a favourite audiobook also somehow shortens the drive and distracts me from wishing that Maine would clean up more. It does sadden me that with so much natural beauty here, people choose to pollute their yards…where gardens and even wildflowers could sing. We focus on our garden…planting as much green air as we can each year. Perennials are my thing. I like building up a family of plants. We take care of them, and they take care of us.)
- Sewing up doll clothes is a baby favourite here, and this week I’m joining in to stitch up some creamy soft organic cotton shorts for summer. They are a little bigger than doll size, but not much… This is where ironed lace and new shining beads come into the sitting room and library to play with us.
- Reading rainy day May poems and Spring Stories with a cup of tea is cosy and embraces the season. I wrote about forty such tales this week… We keep a 365 day poetry book on the rug. It’s massive, but turning the page to read each morning’s poem gives us insight into another’s senses of this day and a different place. We write our own observations of THIS moment. Let go of yesterday, and feel today.
- Meditating, and a gentle massage of the head, neck, feet, and hands using light pressure on certain points, releases strifes and struggles, leaving space for movement and growth. Guided mystical musical tracks are very helpful for setting a short, yet effective, time and space for this daily practice. Stress stores itself in the body…let it go.
- When life feels externally unsatisfying, one can control the little things like the week’s flavours. Yesterday, I baked up some clove-spiced chocolate walnut pastries, our weekly bread, and a spring greens teatime tart with asparagus, green beans, and darling mushrooms. I love photographing everything from tulips to dishes around our table for my upcoming cookbook (vegan, organic, sugar-free). Today, we’re planting up some seeds in the garden for more fresh plant foods to enjoy!
A tiny yellow cardigan waits on the back of a chair. An open sewing box invites nimble fingers to experiment. All of these little things smile up the mind. Release and fall into the poetry of the positives that live inside our day. Love, ~ Amor Milagre
Soon, the apples will PINK with soft creamy blossoms…and bees…
The raindrops deepen and saturate all the colours…I love rainy and snowy days the most. Mermaids love healing waters.
Tactile pleasures satisfy the senses. Smell the spices, roll out floury dough. Synesthesia can feel beautiful.
Old tools of stone to crush up beautiful owl-like walnuts connects us to all times. This is quieter than machines. There is tact involved and little sounds, but the whirring -pound -trickle- put-put-put is a song I like.
Dripping translucent petals soothe…instantly. Breathe in fresh oxygen.
Soft sleepy pajamas…soon… Oversized for when little legs kick off quilts. Pleats are needed for now, but are then removed in a few years, and all the while there is a soft, flat, smooth waistline for comfort. Rest easily, and sleep well.
A carpet of petals.
Inhabiting Mrs. Crustybread’s world for an afternoon…
Teatime…mangiamo…
Puffs of air out in the garden fill up our world…
Music of the Moment: Chopin, Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 Raindrop
while you’re waiting…listen to the rain…
Also, new song by Fiona Apple-Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)
