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There’s a good rhythm to my morning, this morning. There are clothes hanging on the line, tomatoes from my grandmother’s garden are stewing on the stove for freezing, the girls are playing together outside, the baby is napping and before sitting down here, I was happily reading and enjoying cup of coffee while I let my just-washed hair air-dry in the cool breeze coming in the windows.
I love these kinds of mornings, where everything just seems to be working together, where the morning has that steady rhythm to it of work mixed with just a bit of lingering. These are the mornings when I feel like my home is alive and breathing–the back and forth of the washing machine, the gentle bubble from the stove, the sighing of the coffeepot, the chatter of children playing on the rug.
Eventually, I’m sure the day will shift. The breeze coming in the windows will get hot, the children will get tired or hungry and begin to whine and the baby will need me in that same moment, too. The kitchen will be quiet and the pots unwashed, the laundry will be sitting idly in a basket waiting for the next step in its unpredictable journey back into the drawers.
But for now, morning feels good. And I think morning is important. It shapes the day.
"He had things on his mind. At the start of the morning you could feel him aiming himself into the day."
from Andy Catlett, by Wendell Berry
There’s a good rhythm to my morning, this morning. There are clothes hanging on the line, tomatoes from my grandmother’s garden are stewing on the stove for freezing, the girls are playing together outside, the baby is napping and before sitting down here, I was happily reading and enjoying cup of coffee while I let my just-washed hair air-dry in the cool breeze coming in the windows.
I love these kinds of mornings, where everything just seems to be working together, where the morning has that steady rhythm to it of work mixed with just a bit of lingering. These are the mornings when I feel like my home is alive and breathing–the back and forth of the washing machine, the gentle bubble from the stove, the sighing of the coffeepot, the chatter of children playing on the rug.
Eventually, I’m sure the day will shift. The breeze coming in the windows will get hot, the children will get tired or hungry and begin to whine and the baby will need me in that same moment, too. The kitchen will be quiet and the pots unwashed, the laundry will be sitting idly in a basket waiting for the next step in its unpredictable journey back into the drawers.
But for now, morning feels good. And I think morning is important. It shapes the day.
"He had things on his mind. At the start of the morning you could feel him aiming himself into the day."
from Andy Catlett, by Wendell Berry
IN MY KITCHEN
Have you ever told someone about a book or a movie you’ve loved, that just hit you in the right place and you went on and on about it and told the person they just had to see it? And then they go out and read it or watch it and come back to you, after all your build-up and say, "eh. it was pretty good." Too much build-up leads to let down sometimes.
That’s kind of how I felt after this post. I was so in love with the process that I’m worried maybe I built up the end product a little too much. I’m flattered that some of you thought I had the woodworking skills to create things so difficult or intricate–like a musical instrument. But, alas, I’m quite the beginner. Quite.
I made hardwood cutting boards this winter as Christmas presents for my family. And I’ve been itching to make more ever since.
song sparrow board
{9.5" from head to foot, 11" from breast to tail, 1" thick}
$30. S/H $8.95 domestic
These boards are made from one solid, wide plank of wood. They are not edge-glued like most cutting boards today. They have been worked and smoothed both with tools and by hand. They are only treated with a gentle mineral oil that brings out their naturally rich, deep color. These boards were fashioned after boards that grace the kitchens of my grandparents. And those boards, cut from the same wood, look just as beautiful–if not more–some twenty years later.
family tree board
{approx. 9.25" from top to bottom trunk, 9.25" across, 1"thick}
$30. S/H $8.95 domestic
There are only two boards for now. If there’s a positive response, I think I’ll look into making more–maybe by pre-order only, or maybe I’ll just make another batch. We’ll see. For now, I’m enjoying trying my hand at something new.
If you are interested in purchasing one of these, send me an email and I will invoice you through paypal.
Thanks, everyone….Happy Monday.
Have you ever told someone about a book or a movie you’ve loved, that just hit you in the right place and you went on and on about it and told the person they just had to see it? And then they go out and read it or watch it and come back to you, after all your build-up and say, "eh. it was pretty good." Too much build-up leads to let down sometimes.
That’s kind of how I felt after this post. I was so in love with the process that I’m worried maybe I built up the end product a little too much. I’m flattered that some of you thought I had the woodworking skills to create things so difficult or intricate–like a musical instrument. But, alas, I’m quite the beginner. Quite.
I made hardwood cutting boards this winter as Christmas presents for my family. And I’ve been itching to make more ever since.
song sparrow board
{9.5" from head to foot, 11" from breast to tail, 1" thick}
$30. S/H $8.95 domestic
These boards are made from one solid, wide plank of wood. They are not edge-glued like most cutting boards today. They have been worked and smoothed both with tools and by hand. They are only treated with a gentle mineral oil that brings out their naturally rich, deep color. These boards were fashioned after boards that grace the kitchens of my grandparents. And those boards, cut from the same wood, look just as beautiful–if not more–some twenty years later.
family tree board
{approx. 9.25" from top to bottom trunk, 9.25" across, 1"thick}
$30. S/H $8.95 domestic
There are only two boards for now. If there’s a positive response, I think I’ll look into making more–maybe by pre-order only, or maybe I’ll just make another batch. We’ll see. For now, I’m enjoying trying my hand at something new.
If you are interested in purchasing one of these, send me an email and I will invoice you through paypal.
Thanks, everyone….Happy Monday.
art with children
