linen repairing

子ども達の夏休みは終わったが
私は、ひとり夏休み気分が抜けきれないでいる。
朝、お弁当をつくって子ども達を送りだすと
ベッドに足を投げ出して読みかけの本をひらく
途中で同じ姿勢に疲れて、ついうたたね。
気がつくと、シーツの上にじぶんの腕があり
上のほうだけがあかるく
肌のきめ、うぶ毛までが  いやにはっきり
白くひかっている



lazy summer days somehow
still going on:
waking up early to make lunch for my girl
after kids leave for school
i sit on my bed
reading my old books
easy to read on
and sometimes having a nap



i knew there was a rip on the linen 
and so that i have to repair to use on
before washing it all over

it's a french antique of late 1800's or early 1900's
hand spun, hand woven, and hand sewn
so that i am willing to repair by my hand.

(blind stitches on the edge of turn-up:

right is the back side and left is the surface, 

how beautifully and neatly it's sewn up!)

my hand is not so neat
but anyway i have to finish it






















it was a pity that i had no white linen thread
so i used cotton one
making thread bridges and move the needle
just like weaving
so it came like this



















this summer i've got two summer dresses
nakedly thin so that they can easily call the wind through
one for lakeside or lazy afternoon
and one for walk.

for them i thought i need a pair of linen shorts:
cutting my old linen pants and tapered off.
it was just in time for my summer vacation.

and here is my son's t-shirt
me and his favorite charcoal one
with tiny holes around neck
that he chewed up like a baby...
yes, he's still our babe
and i don't stop him as he wanna be
just let he is

i didn't want throw it away so
i put a piece of linen; from my pants
and stitched randomly with thick linen thread

けれども繕い物はやまのようにあり、
ひまをみつけて、いや必要にせまられて
あ、 気分がのったら....
すこしずつ片付けてたりしている。

布類はわたしにとっては  たからもので
なかなか捨てられない
たまっていくばかりなのが  困りもの



i always wonder that vegetable 
opens my eyes with its bright colors of seasons

pumpkin baked one
and my simple lunch

なんにも料理しない日の昼食

あ、きれいないろ