Names

Names are powerful things, for good and ill. With few exceptions I have given all my animals person status with their names. For the most part they have fit them too, or maybe that is just how my memory works. I wove the log cabin warp off and got to work adding all the names to Buttercup. She is a receptacle not only as a fiber eating monster of a loom, but as a touchstone of names, memories, imagination, good will, and things Zen.















My long time readers will recognize some, if not all, of these names, There are those who wait in beautiful places and those stuck here with me still. ;-)  Everyone's name is on the loom somewhere and still there is room for more. And of course, I have added a true wind horse.



 I doubt I will ever let this loom go. And now she is ready for another warp. Rag placemats.

And since we are on names, I want to tell you I have new lifetime favorite book. "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. If you don't like fantasy, let alone epic fantasy, this may not be the book for you, but if you do, the writing is poetry, the characters deep and interesting and the world more magical than Hogwarts or Pern or Westeros. This is book one of a trilogy. The second book is "The Wise Man's Fear". I have both of these books in my Audible library. I am on the second listen to the second book. The third book is still in the works. Patrick Rothfuss is a lyrical writer, but he is not fast dammit it! I have to say I have enjoyed dipping back into fantasy books. I keep up with the news, so really, I much prefer to have my reading or listening time as far away as possible from current fiction or biography. Escapism at it best.

I even send my dogs on magical adventures. Look, one of the Jacks escaping for a bit of a sail.



 This lovely banner was handmade by Etsy artist Karly Fae Hansen.

You can be sure I have her little shop is bookmarked and other favorites picked out.

I also got the lovely Eagle print framed. Something simple so that the artwork shines.



Now it would have been easy to give you "The Name Game" as a song for this post, but I'm thinking something a little smoother. I dare you not to be humming this at least until the end of the day!

Parting shot: Sleeping in.