Road obstructing cutlery
“If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” -Yogi Berra, major league baseball player/manager/master of malapropisms
I’m feeling rather dull these days…
Knitting in progress with nothing to show.
Warp on the loom and no incentive to weave.
Book in hand but one I’ve read before.
House is grimy.
Garden is weedy.
Dishes are dirty.
Winter’s over…..days are lighter and longer…temperatures warmer. So why the blahs?
In a fit of ‘it’s-not-Sunday-but-let’s-do-some-reflecting’, I think it has less to do with winter doldrums and more to do with future forks in the road. The calm before the storm of activity. Waiting for events outside of my control to happen. Waiting. Waiting. And so I go about my daily activities with an underlying distraction, waiting for the moment to take the next step. One balm for the soul, however, is the ever-brightening colour popping out in the garden.
Leftover from last season, a little Gerber daisy re-blooms…
Although considered by some to be weedy, nasturtiums at the doorstep are a cheery sight.
There’s nothing like some bright flowers to cheer you up. Hope you get over the blahs soon!!
25 Apr 2007 at 10:52 am
Maybe it’s the general unsettled-ness of the season? Makes it hard for me to concentrate on 1 thing sometimes too.
25 Apr 2007 at 12:16 pm
Your not alone….feeling like this a lot lately…..I put it down to an age thing…you know kids all flown nest….I think my blahs is that I had dreams when younger that all our children would want to know us and sadly it hasn’t worked out like that…..damn blast and blah it…ops sorry…should be cheering you up…flowers are pretty. knittings great. summers coming…..hubby just rang and said hes taking me out tonight for dinner.
25 Apr 2007 at 12:23 pm
Have you got nastutiums out already? My goodness. Our garden seems to get every cold wind which breezes across Scotland so mine are just shoots at the moment.
25 Apr 2007 at 1:14 pm
I think that blogs are great for the same reason that I think books can be so wonderful. They help you realize that you’re not alone with your feelings. I’ve always liked the term “knitting doldrums,” but I’m starting to understand that it’s usually bigger than just knitting and that lots of us knitters get it occasionally. AND I also know that knitters are often contemplative people who find ways to work their way through it. Waiting can be so difficult! Thanks for the “flower pick-me-up” for the rest of us and I hope they helped you a little too.
25 Apr 2007 at 5:46 pm
Hmm, I hope your upcoming events will be nicely negotiated and allow you some freedom from distraction in your life again.
26 Apr 2007 at 12:05 am
Hi Cheryl. I recently got nominated for a Thinking Blogger Award and had to name 5 blogs that make me think. Yours is one of them! If you want to join in this meme or just want to see what I wrote about your blog, come visit!
26 Apr 2007 at 2:59 pm
I enjoy the garden of flowers on your blog…thanks for encouraging me to take the time and smell the flowers/roses…
26 Apr 2007 at 4:56 pm