Ok, so it is on my list of things to do and I think I am getting the hang of it! Crocheting, that is . . . the gooey cinnamon swirl bread is still a bane, but the crocheting is AWESOME!
Nerd. Yup, that's me. Nerdy to a fault, but I am being honest. I love homecrafts: cooking, baking, sewing, crocheting (the latest) and I am really wanting to learn how to can and preserve fruits and veggies. My mom used to make baskets when we were growing up and I thought that was cool, too.
It's always interesting to see how things are really made. Unless you take the time to do the little bit of research, everything just appears on the shelf of the suburban superstore and you bring it home (usually in a plastic bag, ick). But when you take the time to investigate, you learn that hands make things, or at least they used to!
I want my hands to make things of use so I am learning to crochet. I plan on making supersoft bamboo socks for the fam for Christmas, so if you are a family member and you don't like that idea, tell me quickly! (It's going to take me this long to make all of them, I'm sure)
There is also a group of people where I live who are dedicated to helping teens learn about where their food comes from. The group is Mission Clarksville and they help local teens learn to love the land, learn to love the soil and really understand how food is produced and makes it onto their table. Again, for most people it is just there in the grocery store. They never think it could have been harvested weeks ago, frozen and transported and they never think about the hands that got it there. The teens involved in Mission Clarksville gain a respect for agrarian processes and lifestyles.
Work is Love Made Visible. -Khalil Gibran
Photo from www.MissionClarksville.org
I am really excited about Mission Clarksville and they will have a booth at Rivers & Spires this weekend. If more and more people were concerned about the hands producing their "stuff," the world would become more personal and a happier place to be! So, while this really didn't have anything to do with crocheting, I am going to practice my treble stitch so I can make a blanket for my husband. I think he will be impressed and when you know the hands that produced something for you out of love, the gift becomes that much more special!
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