Lenten Rose & Space and Time

As winter gives over to Spring the Lenten Rose starts crawling out of the ground and sending up leaves and eventually flowers.  I have two plants over by the south western side of the house.  With a rock path nearby to catch even more warmth from the sun.  I can see the plants (when they emerge) from the French doors in my dining/family room.  The room with the new rug.

We (G, Riley and I) didn't see much of the recent storm.  No wind and no rain and no storm surge as we are too far inland.  But right now, at 11pm, snow is falling.  Winter clings.

G and I voted to NOT watch any news today.  News Free Day.  We may continue it into Monday.

We watched Netflix--The Voyager satellites sent up in the 70's and finally reaching and crossing out of the "bubble", as the science guys called it, of our solar system into the unknown. 40 plus years. It was sort of like writing a paper and then waiting 40 years or more to see if you got it right. We still don't know if it will make contact with who or what is out there. Still sending messages back to us.

As we watched, the film marking events as years passed and the Voyagers I and II  passed Jupiter, Saturn and Voyager II headed for Neptune and G and I recalled the events of our life together.  From first child to sitting on the couch together tonight.  I'm so happy we can still remember.

I found folded and yellowed and stained yardage of old cotton fabric (the attic) --from the years when the width was 48 inches but could be less.  I cut a section (small) off and washed it and it came out so soft with a incredible feel to it.  Perhaps overjoyed to have been found again?  It is antique white ;-) but...I went and got the rest and washed it.  Deserves to be seen, touched and used.

I don't know where it came from or how long I have had it up there.  I am reminded of two possible sources.  One a woman who collected odd fabrics and moved away from Maine and was selling her fabric.  She asked me over before she left and filled my car with what was left, unsold.  I think I got that old yardage there and an old cupboard (taken apart and stacked in the garage).  Over 25 years ago. Voyager hadn't reached Neptune yet.