Tis a Fearful Thing

'Tis a fearful thing

to love what death can touch.

 A fearful thing

 to love, to hope

to dream, to be

 to be,

and oh, to lose.

 A thing for fools, this

and a holy thing-

a holy thing, to love.

 For your life has lived in me,

 Your laugh once lifted me,

your word was gift to me.

 To remember this brings painful joy.

 'Tis a human thing to love,

a holy thing to love

 what death has touched.

Yehuda HaLevi

Beloved Duke

went to Rainbow Bridge

August 13, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

Summer Garden

I can't help it - more garden photos

Yesterday a hummingbird visited!

Love, Linda

Lilies!

The "pre cooled" lily bulbs I bought at the Phila. Flower Show

are blooming! They are spectacular!

First "the promise" -

I bought a dozen of white Casa Blanca lilies

and a dozen of pink double.

Aren't they just wonderful!!

I couldn't stop looking at them.

They smell wonderful too.

Love, Linda

Dancing by the light of the moon

My wall hanging has finally begun.

After all the sampling I have done, shown previously,

I have started stitching the actual piece!

Here is my template drawn on brown paper:

Below is the first "clump" It will be in the space second from the right

on the bottom row.

It started with some free motion embroidery, adding snippets of lace

and fabrics while stitching, them embellished with

french knots and buttonhole stitch.

Some of the clumps will be padded.

It took an age!

I am planning the second clump.

Below is Dukers sitting like a human.

And feeling very pleased with himself.

Love, Linda

While the cats' away . . .

With Karen gone to Glastonbury, I am catching up on some other sewing

before she gets back and starts cracking the whip.

I finished 3 baby daygowns in pink, white and blue,

all hand embroidered and listed on etsy.

I've also been working on the garden, my astilbes are blooming

and I got rid of the mistake, planted in shade petunias

and planted coleus and white New Guina impatiens.

Have a great week! Love, Linda

Duke Here . . .

Our new place is not all that bad . . . we have a park where we walk

and I can check out where all the other dogs have been.

I leave lots of calling cards!

 Every night we walk to the mailbox and I poop on the neighbor's lawn.

Mom carries these little blue bags.

I love the porch. I have a long thin lead and I can walk everywhere.

Mom sits and sews and I nap, chew a bone or 

lick her leg. It's great together time.

She works on her flower beds too, and I love to lie and watch her.

 Sometimes she goes into the house and if she doesn't come out right away

I have to howl.

I get lonely pretty fast.

Sometimes I chew on the container plants when she is gone.

That helps her come out right away.

She planted a new white clematis that she loves

so I don't chew on that!

She always brings me a soft cushion to lie on,

but I don't lie on it!

I like summer so far!

Love, Duke