Returning to something very Zen.....
Jun. 23rd, 2009 11:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osodecanelaI owe Dan & Melissa a debt of gratitude.
Weekend before last, we met at the annual gathering of spinners here in the county. It was the excuse I needed to go hunting for my bobbins & lazy Kate. I knew exactly where my spinning wheel was, but my accesories had been "put away" by my husband the last time he rearranged the great room. Yeah, it's been that long since I had spun any yarn.
It only took me an hour to find where they were hidden.
The day in the vinyard surrounded by 80 or so spinners was delightful & to my pleasure my fingers remembered their task with no difficulty. And even better, I now had my tools to use again & I can now spin in the evening, untangling the web ofthe day.
So very Zen, to sit, mind centered in peaceful quietude, fingers dancing as tho' swiftly fingering prayer beads, a woolen rosary twisting within my touch. I finish an hour later, returning my tools to their place, my mind clear, my manner serene.
I understand again why Gandhiji insisted those of his inner circle spin.
Weekend before last, we met at the annual gathering of spinners here in the county. It was the excuse I needed to go hunting for my bobbins & lazy Kate. I knew exactly where my spinning wheel was, but my accesories had been "put away" by my husband the last time he rearranged the great room. Yeah, it's been that long since I had spun any yarn.
It only took me an hour to find where they were hidden.
The day in the vinyard surrounded by 80 or so spinners was delightful & to my pleasure my fingers remembered their task with no difficulty. And even better, I now had my tools to use again & I can now spin in the evening, untangling the web ofthe day.
So very Zen, to sit, mind centered in peaceful quietude, fingers dancing as tho' swiftly fingering prayer beads, a woolen rosary twisting within my touch. I finish an hour later, returning my tools to their place, my mind clear, my manner serene.
I understand again why Gandhiji insisted those of his inner circle spin.
