Spirit Cloth

That's it, maybe

 I've moved. Here.

But then again, I'm still here in spirit.

Scattered

I realize I am all over the place.

news here...

February's Newsletter

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How it Might Go...

Before Coffee...

A mood swing, I am typing!

As Dad used to say, weather coming...

Dad was a seaman.

He, Soul-o, watches me make coffee. And then we go outside to dump the compost and get some firewood. He loves it when it's still a bit dark. He is a little bit like a dog lately.

This one, which I renamed On The Edge of Season not so long ago, has been on the edge of many seasons. It's under the needle again for Solstice. I thought I might let it go this time, but my thoughts today are...I can just let this one grow with each season, let it be as endless as I can manage.

I have reopened Feel Free. I had considered not doing that. But it is part of me now. Like this place, it has it's usefulness. And annoyances. The email feed here is just awful. It interrupts conversation and flow. Loading media is a nightmare. Commenting on and off. But I still want the day to day to be here. I did a post over there yesterday, and then another less messy one this morning...just to say I am back to documenting process. And for those who cannot seem to get my posts delivered from here, I will put links in newsletter posts over there. I know it sounds overly complex but how ever it works for you, let's just not worry about it.  I am blogging here with process links to there. I am cataloging process there with links to day to day here.  I will be just going. Just pick your portal. 

I zoomed in but it was not clear. I think it was an owl.

Ringing in the New Year

 

DING!

Hi. In preparation for being back, a little Jingle.

I finally figured out the newsletter thing for Feel Free. So, if you signed up for the Feel Free Workshop newsletter at the bottom of the Feel Free Site page... you might have received a test email yesterday. But then there were some glitches asking you to log in. Nuts! But then I fixed that so you can try again and it should be OK.

The newsletter is configured to keep you updated on my 2019 workshop(s) and also will act as a delivery system for new workshop content.

I've placed a link to the Newsletter on the menu of Feel Free as well, in case email is not your preference.

It's a warm December day.

Nuts for my friend Rags.

Nuts to all the little things that might go wrong as I continue but I know you will help me through it. Feel Free to complain.

News

 

• I am still experiencing some issues that prevent me from posting pics here. Catch me on Instagram for a bit, while I sort it out.
• Typepad has recently changed their link system to a more secure format. If you are receiving a security error message, when directly accessing the blog, don't be alarmed. The link you are using to access this blog may be outdated. Please save it as https://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/.
• The next Spirit Cloth Shop update will be with November's Moon. I couldn't manage October.
• Pre-registration for my final online class series will begin in December. Stay tuned.

Waves

It's Saturday and no Snow!

There's chill and an early morning drizzle.

Almost suddenly...

Waves of Clarity. Moving through. Ever notice they build slowly and then almost suddenly they seem there and then they don't seem to stay long. Like thoughts, you gotta catch them, ride them. To move on. Turbulent times are good for something. Motion.

So I added a Help Page over at Feel Free today, because a couple of folks had trouble subscribing to the NewsLetter and after seeking some advice from WordPress, I found a solution that seems to be working.

I'm ready now, to just go, dig deeper, knowing I have a frame work to work with in terms of organizing method. I will always announce new content over there over here. And add stuff related to working here. The studio is shut down this weekend. It's cold and we are running low on wood.  I'm a bit fried anyway so I will rest over the weekend and begin again on Monday.

Note. If your name is Connie and you requested a password and did not receive it, I am getting my mail back marked with an invalid email address. Maybe try again with a corrected address? I have no other way to contact you.

Oh also, TypePad has announced that their site/ blogs will be down for a few hours on Monday for maintenance. So you may not get in here for a while. Knowing them, maybe I'll be back Tuesday. I'll post pics at Instagram in between. 

Pause. Paws.

March

March. March is that kind of month when you just don't know.  It's a bit of this and that.  It's a perfect month to wallow in just that. To think about change and plans and what comes next and not really commit to any of it. To sense it but not really know what. To just wait and see. But still there is expectation. Because so many March's have gone before. And you know.

I kind of UnDid  my posts by email subscription thingy.  I set up something new and it crashed.  I'll try something else one of the days. For now, just stop by

March will bring other changes, hopefully, first off, a change of season, UnDoing this one room we are heating.  Then some things will become more, some less. But for sure,  I will just about finish this large cloth I call HOME.

Happy April

It was a quiet rainy weekend here.  Not many words and a lot of stitch.  Today is Mom's birthday and I will go visit.   She is 88 and we have planned a pajama party.   I have updated my News for April, although I found it difficult in some way.   I was looking at this picture while having my morning coffee. I was looking at it.  For a while. I think I was considering direction and how complex that really is.  What if direction is only a momentary thing?   A thing you cannot hold long enough to be sure if it exists.  Closing my eyes seems to make it easier.

I came across many stories this weekend that made my sadness seem small.  Sadness is selfish in a way. This is what I concluded.  I will redirect it .  Make it into something else.  Something useful.  After all, that is what we do.  

a ring of warmth

8:30 AM: It is cold.  Seems only right for February. So not complaining.  I am experiencing some blog issues  and in order to resolve them I have simplified the format to cut down on the traffic.  Things will evolve into something more "normal" soon.  But still, I am enjoying the simplicity.   And I have been building a website, just to gather all the pieces of Spirit Cloth in one convenient place.  Like Home.  Soon. Meanwhile, I am still working on all the unfinished heart pieces  I have hanging around here.  Just because  it's that time of year. Hopefully they will all be done by this time next year.

Today I really like this

9:52 AM:  Found the source of the spam.  The comment issue is still outstanding.

12:00 PM:  OK. I am going to try to switch back.  Some of my sidebar links were corrupted, what ever that means. So I have to rebuild some of my links lists.  Be patient with me.  I would rather be stitching.

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OK, yes some things are missing, that's enough fiddling for today. Typepad will not let me create a link list at the moment. So hey ho, maybe tomorrow.