The calendar is not nearly as good at identifying the changing seasons as are the critters in the barnyard.
Saith Me… Life with Pets
Cat hair or rabbit hair or both.
Ingested is never good.
I think I will need a nap once I stop coughing up this hairball and the allergy medicine kicks in.
Saith Me… Age and Wrinkles
Age makes my thoughts hard to hold on to.
But my wrinkles catch the thoughts as they fall.
Affording me a second chance to cherish them.
Saith Me… Lumps and Bumps and Even Patches
Handspun yarn is much like life. The beauty is found in the lumps and bumps as well as in the smooth sections.
Spinning and knitting in small scale can be a fun way to try out new ideas. Working with small gauge needles when the hands no longer cooperate all the time can be a challenge, but I am learning to embrace that challenge. The speed and dexterity of my youth may be long gone, but patience and determination have become my companions.
Saith Me… Wisdom and Foolishness
Age may be making me wiser in many ways, but I still sometimes foolishly think my body can handle the abuse it withstood when I was much younger.
Education and National Defense
I have been pondering the connection between national defense and support for education. In a war between ideological enemies, support for education seems to have been very important. Yet education seems to be losing public support even though past wars have shown that an educated populace makes for a stronger society and better military force.
The following are two Pithyhistory posts that resulted from my ponderings.
Saith Me… Education and Skill
Education and skill go hand in hand. It matters much less how they are obtained than that they are, indeed, obtained.
Artisans and Their Worth
Too often artisans are viewed as having less worth than their mechanical counterparts. In truth, an artisan is not only someone who can create an item of practicality and beauty, but they are often the keepers of the history of the craft they love. Their work is priceless, even when they do place a price tag on it. Handcrafted should never be devalued, nor should people be surprised when a lovely piece of work is priced much higher than the average person might wish to pay. Whether it is the hobbyist or the professional, handcrafted work is much more than just an average mass produced item found in a retail store.
Saith Me… Politics Today
Politics used to be likened to a Three Ring Circus, but now it seems to be much more like a Reality TV Show – entertaining, but terrifying in its portrayal of human nature and intellect.
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A Morning View
After the storm, the view is so lovely.
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Pithy Ponderings 