February 29, 2012

detached retinas

cat no longer

leaps

tutoring and 

appointments

rain and

wind

mixed day

February 28, 2012

randomly generated haiku:

seagull paws, dragon

rippling image recollects

gleeful passenger

my rewrite:

seagulls dive

rippling images of dragons

with smiling riders

tutoring resumes

quilting continues

rain again

cat in a dog bed

dog in a cat bed

February 27, 2012

a most marvelous

magnificent magical

majestic moment

(Written in response to the NaHaiWriMo prompt to write a bad haiku)

108 triangles 

sewn into 54 squares

laid out into

a 6 x 9 grid

winter break ends

February 25, 2012

yellow dinosaurs

and red kites

a new quilt

material chosen

for a new quilt

pattern picked

chores done

reading and napping

February 26, 2012

zipper snags

winter break

ends

216 triangles

paired and sewn into

108 larger triangles

snow flurries turn into

a sunny day

February 24, 2012

xylem and phloem

up and down goes

the yo-yo

four quilts

completed

therapy session

running errands

a long nap

February 23, 2012

a moth

circles the lamp

the cats wig out

four quilts

pinned, quilted,

squared and half-bound

new water heater installed

most productive day

February 22, 2012

fierce winds

a cat sleeps atop

the heat vent

four quilt backs sewn

binding made ready

teaching bridge

weekly vet visit

unrelenting winds

February 21, 2012

four day pass

music everywhere

Bumbershoot

piecing two

quilt tops

reading napping

winds howl

dog shakes

February 20, 2012

scrambling over talus

uphill and down

100 mile trail run

a quilt top pieced

new trees planted

one book finished

another begun

rain returns

February 19, 2012

shoveling snow

in Birkis and short pj’s

a crow caws

sewing machine

foot pedal

dog helps quilt

writing and reading

around a nice nap

Wordle 44

Restless and unable to sleep

I wander through the house,

clutching a smudgy and scorched

piece of paper, with faint words

I know too well.

Heading out into the woods,

I go where I have gone 

so many times before.

A train whistle echoes in the distance

as I climb the path.

Suddenly losing my balance 

I slide downwards

through bizarre shadowy places

filled with ghosts.

I grab branches as if they were straps

and haul myself upright.

I am covered in sores and

mud seeps in everywhere.

I hear a loud buzzing sound--my alarm! 

Awakening, I realize it was all a dream.

I am safe, nestled in my bed.


This poem uses this week's Baker's Dozen words (smudgy, nestled, ghosts, shadowy, straps, bizarre, whistle, know, balance, restless, seeps, sores, scorched) for Wordle 44 from The Sunday Whirl.

Six Word Saturday

Day of solitude recharges my batteries


Ok, just found out about this site where you can describe your Saturday in six words and I'm a bit late this week, but there it is.  See the button on the right if you want to do this yourself.  Anyway, this does describe my lovely Saturday where the weather outside was foul but inside it was warm and comfy and I got a lot done at my own slow puttering pace.

February 18, 2012

the wind

rattles the front door

three cats sleep

chores done

haiku submitted

blog posts written

afternoon spent

reading and napping

February 17, 2012

an endless

queue of raindrops

winter break begins

appointments 

and errands

well stocked pantry 

last student before

winter break

February 16, 2012

pools of green

shining in a sea

of black fur

end of the week

arrives at last

meetings, errands,

tutoring, and vet visit

quiet evening

February 14, 2012

a slug

crosses a hellebore

Valentine hug

day starts and ends

with hot tub soaks

tutoring, reading, napping

good friend’s visit

in between

February 13, 2012

mountains

reflecting the sunrise

a dog barks

hot tub swap

new dwarf conifers

cabinet doors

off to be painted

student stops by

February 12, 2012

cats watching

front loader spin

pouring rain

piecing squares

laying out

four new quilts

writing new posts

reading and napping

February 11, 2012

piecing

quilt squares

fresh olive bread

turning small squares

into larger squares

reading Terry Prachett

long nap

peaceful day

February 10, 2012

night walk

to the hot tub

a snail

morning appointment

and errands

olive bread for lunch

fading fast

after long week

February 9, 2012

winter

nearly iceless

cyclamen blooms

end of a long week

sister visits

tutoring here and there

great news from vet

fog rolls in

February 8, 2012

student’s hat

filled with buttons

geometry lesson

tutoring and teaching

cataloguing books

vet catches shy cat

at a good vet home visit

long fruitful day

February 7, 2012

the mother

I never knew

a bee in the hellebore

quieter day

student link tutoring

reading and napping

geometry tutored

household chores

February 6, 2012

centered

in the kitchen window

full moon

friend takes 

me into Seattle

allergy doctor finds

only grass allergy

glorious day

February 5, 2012

hatching

quilt designs

hot tub soak

piecing 3” squares

into 6” squares

four patches

reading and napping

listening to ragtime music 

February 4, 2012

listening to rags

quilting up a

storm

three dogs

racing downhill chasing

nothing

trying out

my new crock pot

piecing lots of 

quilt squares

gorgeous sunny day

Wordle 41

earth born in flames
anguished shocks subside 
serenity arrives as if
through a permeable membrane
many feet crunch
across frozen fields
startling birds
a fresh beginning

Process: I recently discovered a wonderful site The Sunday Whirl where 12 words are given each week in what is termed a wordle and the trick is to write a poem using the words.  I missed several weeks but I have now subscribed to the site so I won't miss any prompts and hopefully I will now write one each week. This is my second attempt at this and it was fun.  I'm not sure what I have here, but here it is nonetheless.

The words for the week are: born, feet earth, flame, anguish, shocks, field, fresh, frozen, serenity, startles, and permeable

February 3, 2012

cleaning closets

sorting stuff

no catfish

morning appointment

lunch with a good friend

household chores

moon shines into

the hot tub

February 2, 2012

waves of lights

cat sails through

dental surgery

tutoring

doctor’s appointment

picking up Laoise

tutoring and more

tutoring

February 1, 2012

two geometry exams

both perfect

better than an apple

tutoring and

marking exams

teaching bridge

therapy and vet visit

good day