06.03.07

The Memory Lingers On

Posted in Embroidery, Gardening at 12:12 pm by Administrator

On our “summer porch,” a bouquet of Lilacs graces
a simulated antique washstand that Jim built.
In the background, a Redwork splasher with an
antique design is hung.

The intoxicating smell of Lilacs lingers in memory. Their blooms are always too short-lived and I feel a sense of sadness, a sense of passage into a new season when all that remains are the sad, brown remnants of flowers.

Yet, I know that other flowers shall have their turn, as now the Iris are blooming as are the Bleeding Heart, and the Tall Pink Phlox amid the Blackberry bushes that appear to be covered with snow because of their white blossoms.

We have had our first taste of Rhubarb Crisp, with its lovely topping that includes oatmeal and brown sugar, etc. Jim has cut up some stalks into chunks to put into the freezer. We will use that next winter when we need a boost of Vitamin C and minerals.

If the berries don’t get drowned out by rain, as often happens in June, we shall be able to pick a few strawberries this year in our garden, tiny as they may be. There is not enough to make a Strawberry shortcake dessert, but each berry is a burst of flavor, picked warm off the vine.

Today is an overcast day and pretty gloomy looking outside. It would be easy to just go back to bed, on a day like this, at least for a little while.

The camera is a wonderful invention. I can enjoy flowers from our garden, any time, if I wish, without budging from in front of this computer, although doing THAT would be a good idea, too.

I hope you enjoyed seeing our Lilacs. We have them in three colors: white, lavender, and deep purple. The memory of their unique and intoxicating scent does linger on. “God doesn’t make ‘junk’.”

There is a new yahoo group for Outline Stitch Embroidery: Redwork, Bluework, Greenwork, and Multi-thread color work, and the History of this specific needlework technique with roots in the nineteenth century.

Won’t you join us?

Pat

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