LOVE LOVE LOVE 🧡🧡🧡 that orange sunrise, Sarah!!! And LOVE LOVE LOVE your new "do" - so snappy and smart and carefree looking! Reminds me of my years of wearing my hair super short like that. Since John's death I went from hair down to my waist to shoulder length, but recently I've been wondering if it is time to chop it all off again. Glad you are taking time away with your kindred spirits to simply BE and CREATE (and eat homemade pie 😉).
Oh and regarding "passenging"... I've always loved to travel by train, but never described it as "riding" or "taking" the train. Instead I would say "training", which is in fact a real word, but never used in the way as I use it (like, "I will be 'training' across on Amtrak to the Cascades" ).
Sarah, that jacket is gorgeous!! You realize, it would sell in some fancy shop for big money? Forgive me for even voicing that heresy....but it is a lovely reminder of all the bits and piece you had lying around, perhaps unfinished. I must give some thought to that myself. and by the way,the Camas Prairie is a holy place. I lived there for a few years, and the Prairie house looks like one on the monastery grounds where I used to visit regularly. What a lovely retreat, with food, friends and busy hands. By the way you look GREAT with short hair. And a milestone marked, one year passed. Good work. Many thanks for sharing.
The Camas Prairie is indeed a holy place-- and you're absolutely right. We were at Saint Gertrude's in their little farmhouse across the street and by the garden. What a spot. How wondrous that you know it so well. It's hard not to have an emotional response.
And thanks about the hair! It is a milestone marker indeed.
Yay! It’s Tuesday and here’s Sarah come to visit! Your jacket reminds me it will soon be warm enough to pull out my favorite patched crop pants that are just too comfortable to give up even though the original fabric keeps disintegrating so they will soon be mostly patch.
Mostly patch -- YES -- that's the state of the brown pants in the pics too. Love knowing that you have your own pair. And thanks for being excited about Tuesdays. I surely am too.
Love the jacket and it must be an age thing,I am thinking of getting my sit on length hair chopped,how short I would go I don’t know,you can tell by this length it has not been chopped or touched for MANY years,ans certainly will feel strange with it short.I lose so much each day I could have made a suit out of it by now,that would be harsh and wifey to wear.love the look of your hair and they do say the first 12 months is the hardest but I doubt it gets much easier ,so keep going with love
Ooooh, a hair suit? That would be a thing-- interesting for the wall but perhaps not so much for a gal's skin. And while I've never been able to sit on my hair, I've had it pretty darned long at various points (indeed, only a few years ago I had it in a long braid all the time). I got here in several stages though somehow I've known for a while this was the ultimate goal-- but why I couldn't say. Yesterday a young man with very short hair said to me "Just wait till Summer--it;s the best!" and then offered to give me my next haircut with his clippers. How adorable is that?
make. . . do. . . and mend, and patch and patch and mend, , , one of life's wonderful rituals in making beauty from scraps of life's moments. Your jacket is amazing, thank you for sharing and inspiring. Love your short do,,, I sometimes ponder going short but I think I would miss my braid, , , although washing it in the great outdoors would be much simpler I do surmise.
The washing of this short hair is ridiculous and fun. I can hardly believe it. And the weirdest thing is feeling the water on my scalp, my hair being so thick that it always took ages to penetrate. I loved my braids -- and who knows, might return some day. But it seems is always a moment you know -- and for me the cutting itself was a kind of personal mending so perhaps part of why I did it now...
An occasion to be sure for such a radical snip--especially because should I decide to regrow it, it'll have some very funky stages along the way I'm sure. And you have magnificent hair as I recall so no need to do without it unless it is a clarion bell to do so, eh?
Your studio jacket looks back to a post-snappy best (I love boro in whatever slapdash western form it takes), and your new hair style suits you. Great thing about hair: it grows all by itself, so it's easy to ignore until it gets down almost-but-not-quite to your shoulders and one has to Decide.
Best of all, I suspect that farmhouse likes nothing better than to be filled with women making things. All those spinning wheels probably please it mightily. Oh, and cake and snacks. Hospitality and gainful making. Perfect.
Oh yes -- that shoulder hitting length decision. I'm generally pretty casual about haircuts and timing (rather like my mending --"Oh look there is as hole and my hair is driving me nuts," but think perhaps I might have to be a teensy bit more on the ball now. Hair-wise anyway.
I loved every minute of the read, Sarah... so very HAPPY to be back on the blog reading with many, many others... love the sunrise - gorgeous - and your beautiful mended jacket and new haircut, both blessings and so important - and YOU!
I am inspired and so anxious to get a few patches on my "Frontenac Farm Quilts" jacket this spring thanks to you. There will surely be some winding of milkweed in my fall! I just need to learn more...
Learning more--isn't that the way of it? Always something fascinating pulling us on. And how fortunate are we to have it be so. Milkweed and mending and noticing and...
I always enjoy reading your posts. A few months ago I finally got up the nerve (at 67) to get my first buzz cut. It's about a third the length of yours, but entirely as enjoyable. I've had very short hair before, but something about it being SO short is just plain wonderful. Your jacket is magnificent!
Ooooh, a third the length of mine? How inspiring. A friend just gave me her batter powered clippers so I might be experimenting with length as things grow. Once I get the wild urge to just try. Wondering about just where to do it though. Outside with no clothes on would be best for all those hair fragments. But I live in town and wouldn't want to upset the neighbors. Also -- it's snowing. Something will occur to me! Thanks for the super short inspiration. Congrats
Inspirational as always. Maybe it’s raining in California so I can hit the scraps drawer in my studio 😉
LOVE LOVE LOVE 🧡🧡🧡 that orange sunrise, Sarah!!! And LOVE LOVE LOVE your new "do" - so snappy and smart and carefree looking! Reminds me of my years of wearing my hair super short like that. Since John's death I went from hair down to my waist to shoulder length, but recently I've been wondering if it is time to chop it all off again. Glad you are taking time away with your kindred spirits to simply BE and CREATE (and eat homemade pie 😉).
Oh and regarding "passenging"... I've always loved to travel by train, but never described it as "riding" or "taking" the train. Instead I would say "training", which is in fact a real word, but never used in the way as I use it (like, "I will be 'training' across on Amtrak to the Cascades" ).
Training! It's perfect--an entire experience in one word.
And Will you be training to the Cascades (i.e. this neck of the woods) this year?
No plans this year as of yet, but I will let you know if that changes.
I love 💕 your spirit Sara 😌
Sarah, that jacket is gorgeous!! You realize, it would sell in some fancy shop for big money? Forgive me for even voicing that heresy....but it is a lovely reminder of all the bits and piece you had lying around, perhaps unfinished. I must give some thought to that myself. and by the way,the Camas Prairie is a holy place. I lived there for a few years, and the Prairie house looks like one on the monastery grounds where I used to visit regularly. What a lovely retreat, with food, friends and busy hands. By the way you look GREAT with short hair. And a milestone marked, one year passed. Good work. Many thanks for sharing.
The Camas Prairie is indeed a holy place-- and you're absolutely right. We were at Saint Gertrude's in their little farmhouse across the street and by the garden. What a spot. How wondrous that you know it so well. It's hard not to have an emotional response.
And thanks about the hair! It is a milestone marker indeed.
Yay! It’s Tuesday and here’s Sarah come to visit! Your jacket reminds me it will soon be warm enough to pull out my favorite patched crop pants that are just too comfortable to give up even though the original fabric keeps disintegrating so they will soon be mostly patch.
Mostly patch -- YES -- that's the state of the brown pants in the pics too. Love knowing that you have your own pair. And thanks for being excited about Tuesdays. I surely am too.
Love the jacket and it must be an age thing,I am thinking of getting my sit on length hair chopped,how short I would go I don’t know,you can tell by this length it has not been chopped or touched for MANY years,ans certainly will feel strange with it short.I lose so much each day I could have made a suit out of it by now,that would be harsh and wifey to wear.love the look of your hair and they do say the first 12 months is the hardest but I doubt it gets much easier ,so keep going with love
Ooooh, a hair suit? That would be a thing-- interesting for the wall but perhaps not so much for a gal's skin. And while I've never been able to sit on my hair, I've had it pretty darned long at various points (indeed, only a few years ago I had it in a long braid all the time). I got here in several stages though somehow I've known for a while this was the ultimate goal-- but why I couldn't say. Yesterday a young man with very short hair said to me "Just wait till Summer--it;s the best!" and then offered to give me my next haircut with his clippers. How adorable is that?
make. . . do. . . and mend, and patch and patch and mend, , , one of life's wonderful rituals in making beauty from scraps of life's moments. Your jacket is amazing, thank you for sharing and inspiring. Love your short do,,, I sometimes ponder going short but I think I would miss my braid, , , although washing it in the great outdoors would be much simpler I do surmise.
The washing of this short hair is ridiculous and fun. I can hardly believe it. And the weirdest thing is feeling the water on my scalp, my hair being so thick that it always took ages to penetrate. I loved my braids -- and who knows, might return some day. But it seems is always a moment you know -- and for me the cutting itself was a kind of personal mending so perhaps part of why I did it now...
Your writing is a Tuesday highlight. I love
the word passenging, it sounds so right for girlfriend traveling! And the coat is awesome!
Why thank you kindly! I so appreciate you being here.
That sounds like such a marvellous gathering of friends. And those sunrises are just glorious.
I like your hair. Having a yard of straight hair myself, I think it would take a certain sort of occasion to crop it. It will happen at some point.
An occasion to be sure for such a radical snip--especially because should I decide to regrow it, it'll have some very funky stages along the way I'm sure. And you have magnificent hair as I recall so no need to do without it unless it is a clarion bell to do so, eh?
Please let Vicki know I still have my Hog Heaven Handspinners pin. <3
Oh wow. I'll totally tell her. It'll make her so happy. You are very present in our lives!
Your studio jacket looks back to a post-snappy best (I love boro in whatever slapdash western form it takes), and your new hair style suits you. Great thing about hair: it grows all by itself, so it's easy to ignore until it gets down almost-but-not-quite to your shoulders and one has to Decide.
Best of all, I suspect that farmhouse likes nothing better than to be filled with women making things. All those spinning wheels probably please it mightily. Oh, and cake and snacks. Hospitality and gainful making. Perfect.
Oh yes -- that shoulder hitting length decision. I'm generally pretty casual about haircuts and timing (rather like my mending --"Oh look there is as hole and my hair is driving me nuts," but think perhaps I might have to be a teensy bit more on the ball now. Hair-wise anyway.
Absolutely love the hair cut!!!
Damn I'm glad you are back Sarah! You engage with your humor, wisdom and knowledge.
Thank you for taking the time to put each post together! xox
Golly Debra, thank you so much! For your words and for being here.
I loved every minute of the read, Sarah... so very HAPPY to be back on the blog reading with many, many others... love the sunrise - gorgeous - and your beautiful mended jacket and new haircut, both blessings and so important - and YOU!
I am inspired and so anxious to get a few patches on my "Frontenac Farm Quilts" jacket this spring thanks to you. There will surely be some winding of milkweed in my fall! I just need to learn more...
Learning more--isn't that the way of it? Always something fascinating pulling us on. And how fortunate are we to have it be so. Milkweed and mending and noticing and...
What a wonderful place to get together! I love your jacket. I have one similar, but not quite as many layers. Well, yet!!
Yet indeed! That is the thing of it isn't it. A patch at a time.
I always enjoy reading your posts. A few months ago I finally got up the nerve (at 67) to get my first buzz cut. It's about a third the length of yours, but entirely as enjoyable. I've had very short hair before, but something about it being SO short is just plain wonderful. Your jacket is magnificent!
Ooooh, a third the length of mine? How inspiring. A friend just gave me her batter powered clippers so I might be experimenting with length as things grow. Once I get the wild urge to just try. Wondering about just where to do it though. Outside with no clothes on would be best for all those hair fragments. But I live in town and wouldn't want to upset the neighbors. Also -- it's snowing. Something will occur to me! Thanks for the super short inspiration. Congrats