Songs Help Heal in Troubled Times

 I have crafted a bit, to calm my nerves.  Bought this panel from 

Missouri Star Quilt Company. and used an old canvas to mount it.  

Brought out the electric staple gun, a little bit of sewing and up it went. 

The blue ball jars are a favorite of mine,

 and who doesn't need cheerful in these very serious times?

 I also stamped this and made the pillow.  

A ad keeps coming up in my feed for a $70 pillowcase, 

yes not even the pillow form is included.  

It is embroidered on denim. 

Mine was stamped with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 

on an old pair of jeans I cut up.  

The back is a lovely piece of linen from my pal Carmella. 

 Seriously, this is just distraction for the ever present 

and overwhelming reality of the 

deadly virus we are all faced with.

 This morning I woke up to the most beautiful 

snow covered landscape.  It was a perfect snowfall.

The roads stayed clear, the walks need no shoveling.  

Magical really, when we need some magic.

 All week and weekend I have been home, like so many of you, 

staying home to help stop the spread of the virus.  

I have spent my time being lonely.  

The first real time I've been away from my kids and granddaughters. 

Phone calls and Face Time help. 

 I've missed being there for the girls first steps, 

and they can't really understand why grandma can't pick them up. 

I have everything I could possibly need, except a hug.  

I really need a hug.

 Everyone is safely at home except

 my son Jonathan who works in a vital 

City of Chicago building.  

 I've been watching so many music artists perform from their homes.

 It has been amazing to hear the unvarnished performances, 

hearing the bare bones talents that make 

many of these performers super stars.  

Alone at night I watched John Legend, Chris Martin from Coldplay, 

Andrea Bocelli, James Taylor with his family, 

and last night Mary Chapin Carpenter.  

She sang a song she recorded with James Taylor.  

I was on my iTunes account and I purchased the song, before the next video started.  

What a comfort music is to me.

 I took these photos on an early morning walk today.

                                                      It's called Soul Companion

All of our dreams are laid out and measured

Arrows and pins and a rainbow of threads

Like hope on a string, sewn into the linings

For the courage to face the unknown ahead.

My soul companion

Out in the world somewhere

My soul companion

I'll meet you there

I'm packing my compass, trusted and tested

My dog-eared maps to study and fold

Into a pocket, I'm traveling light now

All that we have is all that we hold.

My soul companion

In my heart you are

My soul companion 

Just like a star

 There are no boarders, there are no boundaries

There are no fences up around me

But I get quiet and I get lonely

Just like everyone

These are the old roads, these are the stations

I look for my ride, you wait for your train

These are the chances, a life's incantations

These are places that don't know our names

My soul companion

Love finds it's own way in

My soul companion

Now let us begin

My soul companion

Out in the world somewhere 

My soul companion

I'll meet you there. 

Song by Mary Chapin Carpenter

If I ever needed my Soul Companion, it is now.

 My soul companion

In my heart you are

My soul companion 

Just like a star.

Thank you for stopping by.

Sending a virtual hug to all my dear readers.

Enjoy this beautiful day, and be safe.

Love, Penny