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Postcards at Sea #1: Pretty Squares

August 17, 2016

Part of the reason I have not been back to this space for such a long time is that I kept wanting to post like I used to, big juicy posts with lots of research and progress and completion.  Since, I am not actually doing those kinds of things at the moment, I thought I might try small postcards about how things actually are. I am calling these wee posts Postcards at Sea as I like my ocean metaphor for this fatigue condition a lot more than an acronym like CFS/ME. It holds a promise of land and a journey back to a home port. It also conveys the limbo and bewilderment of ‘being all at sea’, a little lost, a little dazed, a little out of my depth.

When a crafty friend heard I was having difficulty following knitting patterns at the moment, she sent me a little packet of kindness and insight.  Look, little squares of the prettiest Liberty fabrics you ever did see.

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Not enough to be overwhelming, just enough to make something lovely, step by step.

IMG_3411I am going to hand sew these lovelies, although I confess I have done nothing yet, except move them about and admire them.

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They are nestling comfortably in a zip purse with cotton and scissors. The purse was hand made by friend of mine and is perfect for a small project. A white Japanese crane is poised for flight right next to the zip and that can only bring a sense of optimism to all crafty endeavours contained inside.

How could anyone fail to be uplifted by such pretty squares?