1. tying a ribbon on my beat-up bag.
{and adding some instant cheer.}
2. this new crayon.
{and about forty others, made from all of our old crayons.}
3. this pile of scraps.
{and putting a dent in it.}
4. these wintering geraniums.
{for hanging on.}
5. these cheery napkins.
{a v appreciated gift in a very dreary week.}
other things:
what if the starting point was frailty?
your neglected, painstaking arts of nature and of care.
figuring out how to live justice-oriented lives in an unjust world.
Love the climate grannies! I need to remember that one of the best features of being in your 70s is going to be that who the eff cares if you get arrested, you (hopefully) don't gotta be at work in the morning or get breakfast on the table for anyone!
In Australia these amazing activists call themselves Knitting Nannas.