The warm days of drying clothes out on the line are coming to an end, but I wanted to pay tribute to the deep contentment that can be found in daily work and the interface between home and the outdoors, with a quote I ran across at MaryJane’s Farm:
“…the powerful religion of ordinary life, a spirituality of freshly mopped floors…and clothes blowing on the line.”
~Adair Lara
The sentiment seemed reminiscent of a Zen proverb I often call to mind:
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
Somewhere in these lines, lies the essence of late summer.
Cool! Love the pumpkin banner art and the preserves look beautiful too….
Thank you. It's been a productive time around here!