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Before I pontificate on the topic of weeds, welcome to my current in-home retreat :-) While the painters continue to progress on the interior house painting, this newly painted room is where my favorite chair is and where my day/night bed resides. Note the suitcase that speaks to my commitment to get this house on the market by July 1, 2018, and be ready to rapidly move to a yet to be determined humble abode. Also, note that in order to create a sense of calm and order around me I have folded up on a footstool a twin size quilt that I think I have not shown you before. Either my Nana or Mom made it long ago. The now vintage materials are sweet to see and I find the quilt construction unusual. As far as I know, there is no batting in it. It is simply two patchwork quilt tops sewn together...no border. Is there a name for that? Over a thermal blanket, it helps me stay cozy and warm. Also note that in the baskets in the bookcase, there are assorted crafting projects and supplies which I don't want to pack yet just in case I can make the time to work on them before I move.
Now to the weeds. According to my online dictionary, a weed is:
noun
1.
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
verb
1.
remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground or the plants cultivated in it).
"I was weeding a flower bed".
The plants pictured above were plants I did not want where they were so I weeded them out of the garden.
Part of the property on which I live is a portion of a watershed project which offers some guidelines to what we "should" grow. Foxglove is on the invasive not wanted list, and I have not purposely planted it, but I have not made any effort to weed out the volunteer plants around the pond because I enjoy seeing them.
The red Rhododendron bushes on the east side of the house are in full beautiful bloom. I was startled the other night when I saw a British drama in which a character was assigned the task of digging up a Rhododendron bush because it was an invasive species!
The Grace Ward Lithodora ground cover is one of my favorites because of its brilliant blue blossoms and it helps to choke out things I consider weeds. The bees love it! I tried repeatedly to take a photo of a bee but did not succeed. :-(
Most of this assortment of plants I purchased from a plant nursery and I am thrilled they are thriving and also seem to help keep weeds at bay. So my answer to the title question is "Yes!" Weeding is a craft that I have not appreciated as such until thinking about it in this post. Besides crafting the choice of plants I cultivate, I enjoy the added benefit of watching bees shopping among the flowers for their sustenance, and I saw a pretty ladybug the other day, and I saw a huge blue heron swoop down into the pond!
As I looked at these plums, I wondered if I will still be living here when they ripen.
As far as stitching goes I have made just a little progress on the preemie blanket I am crocheting and the dishcloth I am knitting, but I enjoyed working on them when I could this past month.
So what do you think, does weeding count as crafting?
Like the bunny on my project bag, I hope you are having a nice day :-)
Gracie xx
