Monday 30 April 2012

The length of Four Months of Daily Scratchings


A week of storms and the return of cold
but the forsythia still shines brightly in her yellowness
Loose Threads had a day together
And the pheasant strutted through the garden.


Daily scratchings are now about 8 feet long
Long enough to climb up a mighty rock...


...ramble across crusty lichen...


...and make its way...


...down the other side.
I just thought...
if its  8 feet now...
it will be 24 feet by the end of the year.
Woops.
Perhaps I should make 3 sections that button together!

22 comments:

  1. These are really beautiful. How lovely they look in amongst nature - truly organic.

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    1. ...or make it into a set of long cushions to put on some very large sofas! :-)

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  2. Fun to see the length, Penny, laid out in its inspiration. -sus

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    1. Hi Susan...I see the snow is melting up where you are.

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  3. A trail of memories and life lived well. Love it!

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    1. Hey, Yvonne, I like that "trail of memories"...I might steal it!

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  4. What a wonderful stitch diary! I love the idea and the results look perfect outside enjoying the natural world.

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    1. I fought a cold, cold wind every minute of that photo shoot!

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  5. Penny, this is WONDERFUL! Thanks so much fir sharing all of it. It is so impressive when it is ALL there.

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  6. It's looking great already, but yes, maybe sections would help. It rather depends on what you are planning to do with it..

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    1. Yes, but I really don't plan that far ahead!

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  7. Ahhhh, Penny every time I visit here, I see your daily stitched scratchings grow .... I really enjoy it, every time !

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  8. Such an amazing journey! I like the long scroll of days that it is :)

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  9. even not yet the longest day....
    love you!

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  10. 8 feet.. that's a lot of days... Imagine how long our lives would be if we measured them in minutes instead of years.

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  11. i somehow managed to miss that you were actually doing *daily* scratchings and this was to go on for a year! wonderful! every time i see a new post on your daily scratchings, i find myself in a state of wonder and joy. thank you so much for including us in this magical journey!

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  12. 24 feet sounds like an amazing piece. as i think of this piece growing and mapping your days, i get happy!

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  13. 24 feet already? I'm blown away at the thought. It's magnificent now and just think what it will be like when the year is done!

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