Three on Thursday

I'm joining Carole and friends for Three on Thursday, today with three wonderful things that have been shared with me this week.

The world has seemed especially troubled (and troubling) to me lately — Democrats fighting bitterly amongst themselves during the sideshow of debates to the detriment of all of us simply trying to learn about their positions, the spectre of our current president for four more years, the possibility of a worldwide pandemic and all the concomitant unknowns associated with COVID-19, the consequences of global warming that affect so many aspects of our lives while many continue to deny this fact. I've tried staying away from the news, but this was not the answer for me. I have changed how I get my news by reading it on the NPR website and receiving The New Paper emails, but I have found that I still need something else. That something else has been delight. So here are three delightful things that have been shared with me, and I'm passing them along to you.

Many of you may read Vera's blog, and yesterday she shared a link to a piece by Margaret Renkl. I spent lots of time reading anything I could find by Margaret Renkl and her writing style of combining nature with our place in it really spoke to me. She doesn't sidestep the bad stuff but her pieces left me feeling hopeful. I have Late Migrations on hold and I may just break down and buy it if I have to wait too long. Thank you, Vera!

This next delight is a book recommendation from a friend, The Book of Delights. I had come across this one previously but discounted it as a probable feel-good-on-the-surface book, a type that I really dislike. But this friend's reading opinions match well with mine and she said this book made her remember that delight was still present in the world despite Trump. That was enough for me and the book is now on my Kindle for an occasional dose of delight. 

My last delight is some special yarn from Prado de Lana. Patty told us about this farm and their unique virtual shepherding project a few weeks ago. While I was perusing their website I came across this lovely grayish CVM named Mijo because it's spun from the fleeces of a mother and son. This is my sometimes nickname for Justin so I felt an attachment and ordered it. It surpassed my hopes - soft, squishy, and wonderful. Just having it near me and considering what I'll knit with it is providing delight. Thanks, Patty!

While delight doesn't remove the horrors that we see daily, tragedies and delight can still coexist. Sometimes we just have to search a little bit harder and pay special attention to the delight. 

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