Yarnstorm

Last week I was exploring different knitting sites when I came across Yarnstorm.  When I started to explore the site, I felt as if I had been handed a gift.  The more I explored, the more intrigued I became to read on.  I took my time reading the entries in each category, moving from knitting, to quilting to gardens, and then on to books and so on down the list.  If you do not have to time read all the entries then look at the photos, they are beautiful.  My favorites are the flowers and the quilting fabrics.  I fear I have become a Yarnstorm groupie.  I am sure part of it comes from being blessed with an English mother who has told me many stories about life in England. I guess that is the root of my love for anything with a bit of history, whether it is a garden, a teacup, or a tablecloth.

So I have been truly inspired by Jane Brocket.  And anxiously await the publication of her book in the United States, The Gentle Art of Domesticity.  Having fought my own little battles for women's rights, I am content to sit and reflect on some of the things that were sacrificed in that fight.

My iPhone pictures do not capture quite the same detail, but here are some photos taken in downtown Jersey City on a beautiful Spring day.