The sun never says...

The Sun Never Says

Even
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth

“You owe me”

Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky

~Hafiz

(translated by Daniel Lashisky, from Love Poems from God

Galileo mittens...

Sometimes there comes into your life something that makes you smile; something that lifts your spirits and gives you inspiration. For me it was discovering a pattern for a pair of mittens that I am going to knit! And the timing could not have been better. I live in Canada and winter has arrived early this year. Lately it has been cold, wet, and snowy. Perfect mitten-wearing weather.

So, to accentuate the positive, I have decided to embrace winter and make myself a pair of Galileo Mittens. Designed by Laura Chau, of Cosmic Pluto Knits, these beautiful mittens are sure to keep my hands warm throughout our long, long winter. I am sure Galileo himself would have loved such a wonderful pair of toasty mittens like these to wear on those cold February nights in 1610 when he sat outside for hours on end, watching the moons of Jupiter through his spyglass, as they travelled along their orbits.

When these mittens are done, I will be sure to post a picture, but for now, please enjoy these which were made by the designer herself. Thanks, Laura, for these heavenly mittens!

To Stir the Stars

I want to stir the stars
Shake up the heavens
And upset the orbits

I want to keep bees
And live on a lavender farm
And sleep on the moss under willow trees

I want to run away
And be someone else…
With red curly hair
And blue eyes

I want to dance
And sing
And paint

I want to stir up the stars
Shake up the heavens
And upset the orbits