Voice From The Past.....

still rings true! I hear you Julia, loud and clear! Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation - 1870

Arise then...women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts! Whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: "We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, For caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the women of one country, Will be too tender of those of another country To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs." From the bosom of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with Our own. It says: "Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice." Blood does not wipe out dishonor, Nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil At the summons of war, Let women now leave all that may be left of home For a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means Whereby the great human family can live in peace... Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar, But of God - In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask That a general congress of women without limit of nationality, May be appointed and held at someplace deemed most convenient And the earliest period consistent with its objects, To promote the alliance of the different nationalities, The amicable settlement of international questions, The great and general interests of peace.

Mother's Day Peace Vigil

I WILL NOT RAISE MY CHILD TO KILL ANOTHER MOTHER'S CHILD

this is a pretty powerful statement, and our dear friend Auntie Felt turned us on to this awesome CodePink project going for Mother's Day. So Desi and I have decided to join the movement. We have knitted a small number of pink squares to be a part of the "cozy" that will be hung on the white house fence for the Mother's Day Vigil.


Our squares are done and headed for the mail stream today!


there is still plenty of time for you to get involved too!
The squares are very simple and I am sure there is some yarn in your stash that you just have no clue what to do with!

Not a knitter but find this message resonates strongly for you??? Not a problem!
Follow the link and take the mother's day pledge.

whirlwind trip

Literally!

we have just been blown back into town after a super quick camping trip out to joshua tree. Had to sneak this trip in before it got to hot out there! It was absolutely lovely even though we froze our butts off at night. Oh man was it could and windy! Brings to mind the sundowners trip for those of you who accompanied us for that.


The highlights included glorious rocks for climbing and all of the spring flowers still in bloom!
I tried to figure out how to get a shot of all the stars but you will just have to imagine it.
They were amazing!

desi on musical saw

alaster on spoon drums

we also enjoyed an impromptu jam session. Everyone got in on it. The kids made up songs that the grown-ups had to sing and play.


yes, the mustache is still in full effect and oh my isn't it getting fancy!
shh don't tell, but i think it is getting kinda cool!


We are all sunburned and wind chapped, tired and dirty!
and extremely happy!

catching up....

we have been crazy busy around here! just what have we been up to??
Adventures of course, well that and running amok.


here is the proof!


we seriously love this beach. It is such an awesome beach for shells.


Totally worth the drive!

easter recovery day

today really should be voted another holiday unto itself! I here by dub the day, National Easter Recovery Day! My children are both toast ( and thankfully still asleep!) The younger is by far the worse for wear though. Sugar, sadly, is not his friend. He didn't even get that much and he is still a mess. I blame all the corn syrup in everything and If I see that pro corn syrup ad on the tv today, I might throw something! Good thing i have outlawed the tv:)


so beyond the sugar roller coaster, we had a nice day. Easter baskets were kept simple and sweet and loved by both of them.


Best of all, I was able to knit my heart out most of the day!

just because...

these showed up the other day!

my husband rules!
he does, however, think this is some sort of get out of jail free card for everything