Hope you are all well in your patch of Crochetland? I mean this sincerely...are you OK?
This past week has been, once again, very traumatic for our Planet, in so many sad and senseless ways. It makes me feel so helpless and all I can do is just stop and look up, at our awe-inspiring Galaxy twinkling away in the distance, and send forth a prayer of hope and love to those who have been so adversely impacted, and gratitude that we who miraculously remain physically untouched, live another day to enjoy our Earthly experience as best we possibly can.
In times of great communal heartache, living thousands of miles away, I try and assuage the helplessness I feel by reaching out in any way I can. Say hello to Alfie. I responded to an urgent call for a foster Mommy and without meeting this poor boy I applied and was accepted. Things moved very quickly from there and I am now the proud Mommy of yet another adopted furbaby. Who rescued who is the question, right? Alfie was found undernourished and matted with dirt, in a house occupied by addicts. His nasal passages are inflamed and damaged from inhaling Meth and Mandrax smoke. But, after a thorough wash, which he meekly submitted to, a visit to the Vet for sterilisation, vaccinations and antibiotics, a few square meals, and lots of fresh air, Alfie has blossomed very quickly into a sweet, playful and very loving boy. The cherry on the top? HE 💗 CATS!! But wait, there's more! Our next door neighbours were so taken with Alfie that they have applied to adopt two rescued furbabies... and so we widen the circle of compassion. Not by words but by example, right?
The reason I am telling you this is not for a pat on the back, by any means, but that every act of kindness and compassion helps balance out senseless acts of cruelty and malice perpetrated by those who violently inflict their warped beliefs on others, or by overwhelmingly forceful acts of Nature that leave entire countries devastated. The bottom line is...we are all in this together and no one is getting out alive. We can choose which side of the line we stand. Helpers? Or Hinderers?
But now..let's Colour Friday! 💗 Let's colour our World! 💗
I loved the pretty pinks and soft violet greys in this beautiful image. Pink is a heart-centred colour...and we need A LOT more Pink in our world! 💗
Yarn: Scheepjes Cahlista
🐑 Charcoal 393
🐑 Dark Olive 387
🐑 Topaz 179
🐑 Capri Blue 261
🐑 Blue Bird 247
🐑 Mercury 074
🐑 Amethyst 240
🐑 Garden Rose 251
🐑 Fresia 219
Maryke Etsebeth
Rebekkah Kingston
Maya Novelli
Amanda Dempsey
Very much like a Kaleidoscope, the design changes depending on how the colours are placed. This means you can make each piece uniquely yours. I just love that.
In Crocheland, I am moving ever closer to completing the High Tea Extension! Yippeeee! I hope to release this at the end of March. My mind is absolutely filled with ideas for the next square and extension and I can hardly wait to move on to the next crochet journey! Sloooooow and easy are the key words here. No rushing, no deadlines, no panic to catch up to anyone else. This is a journey and I hope with all my heart that you will enjoy every bit of it..even weaving in the tails! How lucky are we, hook in hand, yarn in basket, a coffee close by and perhaps one or a few of our dearest companion animals at our feet as we work colourful strands of yarn into something beautiful and useful.
Enjoy, dear Friends.
💗 Jen
Thanks Jen for another Awesome Colour Board.Its so sad to see all of the tragedy that's happening around the world at the moment but also heartwarming to see individuals,communities and countries coming together to extend a helping hand and to try and combat all of the attrocities. I'm so happy to meet your beautiful new furbaby,he's such a cutie pie and I can't think of a better place for him to have found his furever home It's great to hear that the love is catching and your neighbours are getting in on the action,there can never be too much love in the world Xx
ReplyDeleteI read an interesting article recently about how Humans are wired to respond to negative news moreso than good news...even though there are more positive things happening in our world than negative. I do believe we can re-program our minds, create new neural pathways that automatically seek out the greater good, the helpers, the doers, the givers, the savers, the growers, the makers, the fixers, the healers and lovers. Energy flows where our attention goes, is such sage advice we should all "pay attention to". Let's do more of that. :-) xox
DeleteThank You for this uplifting post. xx
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DeleteI'm not usually a fan of grey but have recently found myself drawn to pink/grey colour combinations too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for what you've done for gorgeous Alfie! A friend of mine took in a young Cocker spaniel whose meth addict people had shared their stash with him " just to see if he also enjoyed it" !!!�� He turned into the most loving fur ball and never leaves her side.
Oh, just heartbreaking to think what some animals endure at the hands of callous Humans. This may have been Alfies' experience too. :-( We'll visit the Vet on Monday again. Alfie will need to be sedated so they can have a proper look deep into his nasal cavity and sinus's to see what the problem is. But no matter to Alfie, he is filled with love and joy and thankfully energy and a good appetite too. He too never leaves my side even refusing to take walks with my husband if I don't come along! And he LOVES walks! :D Indeed, colour definitely has strong therapeutic qualities and pink/dove grey seems very appropriate right now. xxx
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