wrap up (some more) for winter

 

we had a glorious day at Poet's Ode last Sunday

wrapping and dyeing beautifully soft pure wool shawls

in a cauldron heated over a lovely twig-fired heater

made especially for me by my blacksmith son

the sky was blue, the lunch delicious

we drank tea, told stories

played and worked in the back garden

(an oasis of quiet hidden from the hubbub of Hahndorf)

laying our shawls out on the grass

and happily strewing leaves 

we composed a little spontaneous poetry

while waiting for the bundles to cool

it was such a lovely time that we're offering a repeat

(i'm not in South Australia much after all)

the weather might not be so kind on June 6

but we can cosy up in our lovely workroom

make a fire in that lovely hearth

and wrap up in our wool shawls

because wool is warm even when wet

Sam and Yoda won't be getting off the home sofa though

they're much too comfortable