good morning monday {october 16}
singing
back to Paul Simon. the graceland album.
watching
project runway. i can’t wait for the season finale on wednesday!
a very odd, yet interesting movie called time after time. malcolm mcdowell as HG Wells if he had indeed built his time machine. (jack the ripper in involved. it is odd. let’s just say jonny wanted it in the netflix queue.) sidenote: we totally saw malcolm mcdowell in port townsend last month which is what prompted "netflixing" the movie. he was there for their film festival and ate at the same restaurant we did.
harvey. do you know this movie? oh how i love, love, love it. jimmy stewart. i adore him.
johnny depp on inside the actor’s studio (i couldn’t help but think of you michelle).
reading
the newest copy of home companion (i subscribe now. i am owning my inner-craftiness.)
the poetry of li-young lee from Rose. i am so struck by his images. i just want to spend an entire day wrapped up in his words.
creating
this…
so i don’t know what i am doing, but i tried appliquéing a tea towel for the swap i am participating in. (it is now on its way to australia!) [i have to admit i think it is cute but i worry it won’t survive the wash. like i said, i don’t really know what i am doing. {this is the part where you direct me to a tutorial.}]
and some new purses...here they are in progress...
enjoying
those PC v. Mac commercials. i love them. i admit it. especially the new one where they are in therapy together. it cracks me up (i mean i actually laugh out loud).
pam garrison’s blog (i read her entire archives in the wee hours of the morning saturday). what a wonderful view of the world this artist has. hope to take a class from her at some point in the future!
alicia’s deliciously beautiful blog (i am currently reading her archives and enjoying every bit of wisdom, color, and craftiness that comes from her heart).
crafty synergy (a blog with interviews with women who have made their “craftiness” their life’s work).
cooking/eating
thanks for the tips about the chards and the beets! we ate the chards saturday night (cooking them on the stove). jon liked them…i thought they tasted like grass…which is why I avoid those green leafy veggies so often. but I added some raisins and that was good. I am trying to love leafy veggies, really I am. we added the beats to salad – they were scrumptious. I have a few left so I might try to make a soup for fun…or just eat more salad.
this morning, i ate breakfast sitting at the table. tried to make it a little event of “me” time. no laptop. no tv. just me (and an old issue of MSL).
yes, that is a pumpkin scone (from my favorite grocery store: metropolitan market. and when you come visit, I will take you there and you will stand in the produce section and want to weep as well).
drinking
genmaicha (green tea with brown rice).
cranberry juice.
anticipating
my (red) converse sneakers and my little dream to make a difference. this phrase “we are the people we’ve been waiting for” is resonating deeply within me today. it is one of the phrases used by people supporting the (red) campaign. if you missed bono on oprah friday, visit these sites to learn more:
(blog) red
become (red)/join (red)
the global fund
(red) oprah.com
i am going to write a longer post about this so it doesn’t get lost in the middle of my list here…but i hope you will think about joining me in supporting (red).
thinking
about the conversation i had with my mom friday. it was a good conversation, and we talked about lots of “stuff.” i learned more about my grandmother’s death in the midst of this conversation as i shared what i have been thinking about lately. (i learned that she was, in fact, alone when she died. i did not know this. somehow between the information from my mom, grandpa, and aunt, i thought the doctor/nurses tried to save her. but no, she was already dead. of course, this doesn’t affect the reality of her death. still, it changes my understanding. and fills me up with a mixture of new sadness and relief.)
about an incredible conversation i had with my dear friend letha on friday. this woman and her family are going to go to africa next year and change the world. i cannot wait to see what happens.
i have been reflecting on this idea i have talked about before that through my grief i found myself. and that 18 months ago i never would have dreamed that i would be waking myself up at 4 a.m. on a Saturday because my brain was filled with stories and ideas for things i want to create with my own hands. incredible. so i got up out of bed and sketched and researched some things. and then went back to bed for a while, then got back up and started creating!
loving
my grandpa. he has been in the hospital all weekend and should be going home today. nothing too serious and for that i am so very thankful. (my fear of losing him just rests inside the grief of losing my grandmother. it is all so connected. and this weekend i just tried to keep it all on a little shelf inside my heart.)
this face. she is such a blessing to me. i am less lonely because she is here beside me every single day.
lists
Reader Comments (15)
Nice post girly! That pumpkin scone looks delicious, I'm loving the vegan scones from Whole Foods and the banana bread I baked (me!) yesterday.
Happy sewing. You've inspired me to carve out a little space in our office so I can start being crafty again, start using all the delicious supplies I've got squirreled away. Ever since I admitted that I tear pages out of my journal and you asked simply why? I've been saying, yes, why?
xo
A lovely post. So creative and yummy.
So many tasty, wonderful things here. While I was reading it, I sang Graceland in the background!
Hi Liz,
How fun to look through your postings! I couldn't find your e-mail but figure you'll check this. I'm wondering what your weekend looks like? It was great to see you Friday!
:) Beth
i love the tea towel you made!
Mmm good looking bunch of produce. I checked out the site... DROOL. Tiny and his bro are total hotties!!!
i love home companion and love your monday postings...
xo
Oh my goodness, so much goodness in this post. Beautiful towel, beautiful breakfest, beautiful sentiments. Thank you!
love this so-full-of-life's-goodness-post!
okay, i have to comment now and then go back and read the rest of the post. i got stuck on the johnny depp thing and just couldn't move any further...my concentration was broken and all i could think about was him sitting on that stage with james lipton...
how can you not love that man...the man honestly doesn't know he's a genius...he sat there through the entire thing nervously smoking...and then there was some comment (correct me if i'm wrong) about hiding behind his hair or something like that...and something about hats and too many dr. seuss books...and he wouldn't own up to the real meaning of wino forever...we all know, johnny...you're not pulling a fast one over on us...we've all made those stupid mistakes when we thought we were crazy in love...
and i am so thrilled that my image pops into your head when you see/think about johnny depp...i am now forever connected to that man...at least in your head...
now back to your post...
ahhh, sweet face...
yes, please tell us more about the red converse thing...i knew bono was going to be on oprah and was sorely disappointed that i forgot to tape it because MY.GOD.I.LOVE.THAT.MAN!...perhaps the only thing better than johnny depp is bono...okay, i lied, johnny is better but bono is damn close...
I love catching up with all you have been doing. Great idea to do this Monday post.
I heart Red too! I just watched Oprah last night in bed (I Tivoed it) and I wanted to jump up and down!
That Inside the Actor's Studio is the absolute best. She's right, you know. he totally doesn't know he's an absolute genius. Ah ... Johnny ...
My thoughts are with you and your grandfather ... glad he was ready to come home yesterday. And thanks for the crafty synergy link!
wow liz, what a post! i enjoyed getting these varied glimpses into your life. and i'm so with you on so many of your points, but i'm having a flighty mama moment and can't specifically remember them without closing this comment window and going back to your post! so just know i'm with you. xo
Yay! I bought Gap RED shirts for my brother and SIL for their birthdays!
:)