tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post8320505400683653361..comments2024-03-28T12:32:29.797-06:00Comments on Mystic Meandering: My Grandmother's Mandala...Mystic Meanderinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-5960707127293416092013-05-24T16:08:45.474-06:002013-05-24T16:08:45.474-06:00Thanks Stacy. You most definitely have wonderful c...Thanks Stacy. You most definitely have wonderful creative gifts! :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-77451542846661901682013-05-24T14:44:44.356-06:002013-05-24T14:44:44.356-06:00Such a moving reflection, Christine - and what bea...Such a moving reflection, Christine - and what beautiful handwork of your Grandmother's. My maternal grandmother sewed...an aunt (one of her daughter's crocheted) and I always wanted to learn to do both, but alas my attempts led me to believe I had no creative gifts. As an adult now, I am amazed at how many of her grandchildren have become artists of one sort or another.Stacy Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772566037273877407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-14539904722118683342013-05-14T20:38:01.025-06:002013-05-14T20:38:01.025-06:00Thank you Ruth... Am glad you found it comforting....Thank you Ruth... Am glad you found it comforting. It was a comforting moment for me too. When I used to crochet I found it very therapeutic. It was so rhythmic.Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-71207522639168378852013-05-14T20:35:05.144-06:002013-05-14T20:35:05.144-06:00Yes, connections in so many ways... Am glad it br...Yes, connections in so many ways... Am glad it brought good memories :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-40834040897152665032013-05-14T13:57:42.043-06:002013-05-14T13:57:42.043-06:00Your thoughts that lead on into beauty are wonderf...Your thoughts that lead on into beauty are wonderful. I have a friend who recently lost his father, and this is quite comforting.<br /><br />I remember women in Istanbul crocheting; they made lots of doilies. I miss working with my hands (knitting, quilting).Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-65533404072718278272013-05-14T11:13:48.221-06:002013-05-14T11:13:48.221-06:00Beautiful how the threads connect. Your memories o...Beautiful how the threads connect. Your memories of your grandmother triggered memories of my mother knitting. Thank you!David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-75208965530623650092013-05-12T16:33:06.039-06:002013-05-12T16:33:06.039-06:00Thanks Lynne :) It was guite a discovery to see th...Thanks Lynne :) It was guite a discovery to see the "mandala" aspect of it. I used to crochet afghans with yarn - much easier than the thin cotton threads. I would get crochety too! lolMystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-45726940428450912882013-05-11T20:32:07.755-06:002013-05-11T20:32:07.755-06:00Oh, that's brilliant and beautiful and touchin...Oh, that's brilliant and beautiful and touching, what you wrote about your connection with your grandmother. I will never look at doilies the same now. (As for crocheting, I admire the delicate handiwork of it as whenever I have tried it myself it only made me very crochety!)Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-24072441196674207942013-05-10T16:30:09.281-06:002013-05-10T16:30:09.281-06:00Yes, I was very fortunate to have the relationship...Yes, I was very fortunate to have the relationship I had with her. We were very close. Unfortunately she moved away when I was 14, but we were able to maintain a close bond.Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-59970392093189987832013-05-10T12:57:46.229-06:002013-05-10T12:57:46.229-06:00lovely thoughts about your grandmother. love the ...lovely thoughts about your grandmother. love the idea of the doily as mandala. sounds like you had a wonderful relationship with her. you were lucky.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-31617024575372383662013-05-10T12:44:23.416-06:002013-05-10T12:44:23.416-06:00I agree, Christine, and have a dear friend who say...I agree, Christine, and have a dear friend who says her crocheting is just that.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780016835799337620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-72948531680193904372013-05-10T09:57:55.601-06:002013-05-10T09:57:55.601-06:00Yes, the doilie triggered some wonderful memories!...Yes, the doilie triggered some wonderful memories! I miss her presence in my life. How interesting that we both have the comforting memory of our grandmother's crocheting. In a sense I think it could have been a form of meditation for them. Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-48598336807776199192013-05-10T09:54:05.051-06:002013-05-10T09:54:05.051-06:00Thanks Tracy :) Yes, am recognizing mandalas every...Thanks Tracy :) Yes, am recognizing mandalas everywhere! lol Hugs to you too. :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-50772398462663530182013-05-10T09:53:00.670-06:002013-05-10T09:53:00.670-06:00And thank you for your lovely words as well! I lov...And thank you for your lovely words as well! I love the imagery - of course :) And now you have a fox cub! Hope you post about it...Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-27701292359531684362013-05-10T07:47:47.977-06:002013-05-10T07:47:47.977-06:00This touches me on so many levels. . . as my own g...This touches me on so many levels. . . as my own grandmother was so important to me, too, and she also crocheted---and relaxed to its stitching. Isn't it amazing how we can suddenly SEE something anew that has been there all along (i.e., it "dawns" on us), like the ubiquitous doilies that I also love. Thank you; I will be reading the piece on death that you reference, too. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780016835799337620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-38267240430050068272013-05-10T05:33:34.268-06:002013-05-10T05:33:34.268-06:00Mandalas can come in so many dazzling forms--croch...Mandalas can come in so many dazzling forms--crochet too. This was sooo lovely story, Christine. So glad you shared this, and your grandmother with us. Your altar table is beautifully arranged. :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905400852427551541.post-16018328157414118512013-05-10T01:36:05.610-06:002013-05-10T01:36:05.610-06:00Your words are soothing like the silent presence o...Your words are soothing like the silent presence of a beautiful hand absorbed in the delicate work of care.<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend, I'm off to be with my little fox-cub Connie! x foxysuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620248626509576905noreply@blogger.com