~ A Hot Mess ~

Yep ~

that about sums it up.

one HOT mess.

it's Hot out.

it's Hot in.

I'm sick of the AC ~ I need fresh air.

… I need fresh rain…

In the meanwhile,

I'm giving my hands a break from punching.

So

 I turn to a gentler type of needlework, 

~ my trusty hand embroidery.

When I begin, 

I get all of my threads ready on those little paper spool-things….

good intentions of keeping everything neat & tidy in my basket,

you know.

which

soon leads to this:

a beautiful but chaotic thread nest that seems to grow & grow without control

~ not unlike my free-spirited gardens.

yes! this is my Thread Garden….untamed & wild and full of inspiration!

ahhh ~ now I understand!

it has to be this way for me to create!!

to dig through them is cathartic for me ~ finding just the right color.

taking my time to untangle

 just. the. right….one.

I designed a sampler called 

"The Sowing Sampler" 

a few years back and it's verbiage sums my thoughts exactly:

'my linen is my soil, my linen is my plow ~ my threads are my seeds, and my words I do sow."

… all of those wild threads will eventually lead to this, 

my small little works of heart…

no design in mind,

~ just needle & thread in hand ~

&

 Sometimes,

 tiny little things appear that make me giggle ~ 

like the bushy tails on the Goodwitch's fur-friends below:

"Squirrel Whisperer"© ~ Notforgotten Farm™ 2016

or the shocked-look on the Ladye's face 

in this small work in progress...

"where's my broom?"

Well, 

it looks as though it has reached the 80* degree mark {again}

and it's not quite 9:30 a.m.

I wish it would rain.

but

me thinks I'll take a walk in the cool, dark woods for a bit ~

maybe dip my toes down into the cool spring out behind our farmhouse

and sit on the bank for a spell.

Hmmm…..

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori