tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post539689644075601592..comments2024-01-10T11:21:38.863-08:00Comments on SACRED DIRT: What To Do With WindfallsFaith Prayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-7235858155626017512011-12-01T09:53:24.929-08:002011-12-01T09:53:24.929-08:00Faith, i think it would do us all some good if we ...Faith, i think it would do us all some good if we could remember to play too x Enjoy x Im off to decorate soome gingerbread christmas trees ;-) xRuthie Reddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544345949078281235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-50137437048938163382011-11-30T22:19:01.575-08:002011-11-30T22:19:01.575-08:00Dawn and Jessica, thank you for the happy words!
...Dawn and Jessica, thank you for the happy words! <br /><br />Vijaya, I love hearing about how letting the interruptions happen inspired your early work. Thank you for your kind comments!Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-9731239463357344662011-11-30T22:14:05.331-08:002011-11-30T22:14:05.331-08:00Ruthie, I remember burying myself in heaps of leav...Ruthie, I remember burying myself in heaps of leaves as a kid. Why don't I do it as an adult? I need to get past my dirt/buggy phobias and become more childlike, more leaf-happy. <br /><br />Joanne, thank you for stopping in!Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-65717929105081837092011-11-29T03:26:44.827-08:002011-11-29T03:26:44.827-08:00Those are awesome pics! I've never thought of ...Those are awesome pics! I've never thought of doing that with leaves with my kids. Very creative. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-35109464674551375922011-11-27T11:23:56.365-08:002011-11-27T11:23:56.365-08:00I keep coming back to visit your blog often and th...I keep coming back to visit your blog often and this time I just cannot stay silent. You are such a wonderful mother, writer and artist, and I take inspiration from you. <br /><br />The other Faith gives good advice. I always find that giving into the interruptions is what has made my life richer, so that I can write about it. All my early stories (magazines stuff) are about the daily activities I did with my children.<br /><br />God bless.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-84692885366831824262011-11-26T22:56:22.495-08:002011-11-26T22:56:22.495-08:00Such a beautiful post! The words, the photos--all ...Such a beautiful post! The words, the photos--all of it. You always have such a great outlook! I have no tips to offer. I love that you're embracing the time with your family.<br /><br />I haven't seen THE DOG WHO BELONGED TO NO ONE. I'll have to check it out!Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-52685229290879110832011-11-25T13:29:50.914-08:002011-11-25T13:29:50.914-08:00This is a lovely post with autumn photos. Your chi...This is a lovely post with autumn photos. Your children have made beautiful things out of the leaves. The leaf necklace and chandelier are perfect. Such precious moments with little ones.<br /><br />The book looks great. I must add that one my collection too. Thank you for sharing!Jo Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365999873131320691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-86996971668875034592011-11-25T13:28:17.695-08:002011-11-25T13:28:17.695-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jo Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365999873131320691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-81832438542053446262011-11-24T08:38:25.921-08:002011-11-24T08:38:25.921-08:00Oh such lovely words Faith, "gather up our th...Oh such lovely words Faith, "gather up our thankfulness by the armful", delicious. When my 3 were wee they loved to bury themselves in the autumn loveliness of leaves & burst out like a shower of fireworks, colours blazing in the afternoon sun. Happy memories.<br /><br />Richard - flattened angels, hmm, pictures conjured lol, i shall keep an eye open for angel shapes here and there on my next walk ;-)Ruthie Reddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544345949078281235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-73267840532458951172011-11-23T22:36:45.019-08:002011-11-23T22:36:45.019-08:00Tricia, I wish I could have posted the entire book...Tricia, I wish I could have posted the entire book. It really is fab! <br /><br />Jan, we are all rubbing our hands together down here hoping for some good snows this winter. I hope your snow day is well-enjoyed, or at least that your book is happy because of it. <br /><br />Dad, I can honestly say I've never thought of flattened angels! Wow! You really got a good gust on that one. I can almost see the picture book that springs from it. The Book of Preserved Angels. Yow.Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-39703966318475703572011-11-23T22:31:45.128-08:002011-11-23T22:31:45.128-08:00Hello Kate! Early and awake.. barely! I hope your ...Hello Kate! Early and awake.. barely! I hope your Thanksgiving is dry and warm, and that your little grand baby is somewhere close by!<br /><br />Faith, I love that advice. It's always difficult for me to jive with interruptions at first, but you're right, if we let go, it does turn out better. My latest interruption? Exploding glitter glue. My kids started laughing - it was pretty hilarious, so I started laughing, and I have to say that the horrendous clean-up wasn't so horrendous after all.Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-48534805533154400092011-11-23T17:48:04.306-08:002011-11-23T17:48:04.306-08:00I love this post, Faithy. As I was reading your br...I love this post, Faithy. As I was reading your breezy words, a window blew open in my strato-cerebrum and a thought skimmered along the gust settling on the dusty attic floor. Could leaves be angels flattened by time? Gone crispy because their visas have expired?Richard Jesse Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526212532259535346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-37059398909359907942011-11-23T17:42:08.298-08:002011-11-23T17:42:08.298-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Richard Jesse Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526212532259535346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-75024927573207985132011-11-23T07:24:58.544-08:002011-11-23T07:24:58.544-08:00Another wondrous post - it is snowing like the dic...Another wondrous post - it is snowing like the dickens up here in the North - and I like to imagine you'd have your brood out quickly making snow angels. I'm puttering about having an unexpected snow day. Maybe I'll work on my book!<br />I love the look of that book - especially the wee girl on the bike. I'll be looking for this one. My brood of grandkids is a bit old for picture books but nah, not!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-47561670781441180522011-11-23T06:53:57.111-08:002011-11-23T06:53:57.111-08:00Oh, the art in that book is fabulous! There's ...Oh, the art in that book is fabulous! There's nothing as magical as a great picture book--except maybe your house of leaf chandeliers. The way you incorporate the seasons/nature into your children's lives awes me.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-60928958596225943982011-11-23T06:17:56.774-08:002011-11-23T06:17:56.774-08:00Aw, this was wonderful! My husband gave me some gr...Aw, this was wonderful! My husband gave me some great mothering/writing advice on a hard day: "Remember that sometimes interruptions are God taking control...if you let him, things will work out better."<br />And how can you write about life without living it to the fullest?<br />Happy Thanksgiving!Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4913717431702479722.post-35868923817874183762011-11-23T06:16:47.963-08:002011-11-23T06:16:47.963-08:00It's nice to know that someone is up as early ...It's nice to know that someone is up as early as I am. I love windfalls...all kinds. And I loved your post. And my brood, although mostly grown are my interruptions, my anchor to reality and my inspiration.<br />Have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your family...and stay dry!Kate Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861373649696211491noreply@blogger.com